Look at these two! How can you not have a great weekend with these little ones? We had a great time in Houston - ballgames and pool time filled our two days, but it was a great trip! These are only a few of the pics, but as I looked through the downloads, I realized all of the pics were either of LJ, Addie or LJ & Addie. The only way an adult made it into any photo is if they were holding and/or playing with one of them. They are not short on love!

Enjoy the photos!

Sweet hands. They really love each other and play so sweetly. A tough task for a 2 and 3 year-old.

Pops with his little ones before we headed into the game. LJ's smile is saying, "Please put up the camera so we can go in now!"

Totally running the show. She is so precious - I love this face. It's totally her.

Dancing while the boys play ball.

Watching some BP - look at the # on Addie's dress...there were lots of Cormier fans there :)

Not so sure, but she needed a picture with him. I have a picture of Lance with LJ & Addie, but it turned out dark. I'm gonna work on it.

Yeah - we went to Houston for a ball game...this one! LOL L.J. hit a "crank" over the wall then relinquished his bat to Addie for her to try. He must really love her, huh? :)

Walk with me, if you will, through L.J.'s "emotional stages" as we leave the ballpark. You may have to click on the above picture so you can more clearly see the stages. An almost-daily occurrence, you'd think it was the first time each time we leave. He's shocked we have to go. He goes through these stages of grieving...oops, I mean leaving, (maybe I was right the first time?), as we exit. Occasionally, we skip stage #4, "exhausted contentment" and replace it with "exhausted sleep", (not pictured above). Either way, I pray each day as we enter the ballpark that we will zip through the stages quickly upon our exit, or even skip #'s 1 & 2. We sometimes do skip the anger and sadness, like a little gift from above, and just leave with smiles. My motto is, "if we leave sweet, we get a repeat", (i.e. we can go back). A little glimpse into the heart of a three-year-old baseball addict. :)

Individual shots below in case you couldn't see those faces well. By the way, I didn't let him know I was taking these pics - I don't want him thinking I'll take pictures of him when he's crying and also I didn't want to change these moments by bringing out the camera. I was sly and held it next to my leg as I shot. :)

I tell him that they are closing the field and we have to go. Every time, his answer is a tear-filled, "why?"

He's mad...at me. Thinking, "if it weren't for you, I'd still be on the 'tield"

Replaying the day in his head, tired and thinking of something he did that was fun.

Finally content, knowing we'll go back soon. I love that smile.

What a great trip to Gulf Shores this weekend!!! Above, you can see LJ swinging at the bay, (and below as well). I think it was his favorite part of the trip. We pushed him so high, and he just giggled and soaked it up!

Me-Maw pushing him on his swing.

We even got to ride the Wharf Ferris Wheel, (of course!) It was my dad's favorite part of the Wharf, and we never visit without at least one ride.

Also, We put the little concrete poodles in the dog park. My mom has done such a good job keeping this park beautiful. My dad would be so proud. Now, "the boys" are right in front of the sign, and we got to help!

We had gumbo, chocolate cake, lots of swing time, golf cart rides, dog park pruning and tons of sun.

What a great trip!!!!!

Today we had our first trip to the beach of the season. We had breakfast nearby then spent about an hour playing ball and looking for shells. It was a PERFECT morning - mid-70's, calm blue water and a family ready to play. I hope you enjoy the pics!

Is he turning into his dad, or what??

St. Anthony's Triathlon is over and I did it!!! My first Olympic Distance Triathlon is under my belt!

Here I am pre-race with my mom. The sun is coming up over the water, and it was a beautiful morning! Thanks to her, Lance was able to run all over the place and take great photos...these are only some of them! She helped with LJ while he played photographer.

Right before I started my swim with my best little buddy! I was a little nervous before, and a hug from him was just the trick. He was such a trooper!

Here come the yellow caps! That's my group - women 30 -34. there were 132 of us, I finished the race right in the middle at #65

This is at the turn-around of the swim - I didn't notice the water getting too rough until this point. It's amazing how you can even make the right turns, stay within the bouys and get there! With all the hands and feet, dark water and current, sometimes you feel like you're swimming in place. You can see the pier in the background - how cool that this is so close to our townhome??

This was possibly the best part of my day, aside from the finish! The swim is intimidating, and it's great to finally finish! 31:33 for the mile (My goal was 32 minutes)

Finishing the 25 mile bike in 1 hour 29 minutes - my goal was under 1hr. 3o min. I am SUPER slow on that thing, but I enjoyed the ride. Other than the wind, it was beautiful out there! A man even passed me and said, "This ain't a Sunday joy ride." ahhh...it kinda was for me :) Plus, I was going as fast as I could!

headed out for the last leg: 10K run Finshed in just over 59 minutes ...wanted 60 min. or under. I did not push it AT ALL on the run because I had no idea what I had left in the tank. It ended up being a nice comfortable run with about a 9:30/mile pace. I could have pushed it after all, but I just didn't know!

At the finish, feeling great and so happy! 3 hr. 6 min. and 33 seconds My goal was between 3 and 3 1/2 hours.

After the race with my favorite photographer :) I loved having him there, and my mom and little buddy, too! Mr. bob, (our sweet neighbor) even came. What a precious cheering squad!!

Crazy inning link!

Click on the above link - I rarely post baseball stuff, but I know some family missed this outing. Awesome win for the Rays, craziest inning I've seen. I have never seen outfielders move to the infield, but it works! :) Lance started this game in the bottom of the 9th, postponed from the night before, tied at one. So hard fought - we love watching this team and are so thankful!

Fenway Park :)

We had a great day off in Boston. With a visit on our own to Fenway Park, lunch at the Quincy Market and an awesome dinner at "The Barking Crab" it was probably the best day off ever! Here he is sitting in his daddy's seat in the bullpen :) I took the pic from the stands through the hole in the fence as if I was a fan. Sorry the pics are so out of order, but they uploaded that way!

This is from the clubhouse to the field - LJ's fake smile is because he hated stopping for this picture. He was ready to go on the field!

He had to wait for Lance to come out in order to get on the field. Above, you can see Lance has come out :)

My little monster resting with his back against the monster :)

let's throw dirt at "the monsta' "

We headed to Quincy market for lunch after playing at the field. There was a magic/comedy show going on at the market center, and LJ got chosen to be the helper! Our little star got to throw him a baton to juggle - I was so proud of how he listened...he was given a lot of instructions for a three-year-old to follow. He wasn't scared of the crowd cheering him on or anything!

For his participation, he got a prize...

Truly a "million dollar day off" :)

My boys taking a pic in front of the green monster. Tampa is at the top early in the season :)

Ready to hit. :)

I love this picture of Lance pitching to him with the green monster in the background :)

He wanted to call the bullpen so bad he could taste it. Can you tell? He's in the dugout here.

Reflecting...what a day, the view from the cheap seats :)

Waiting on Lance - I wonder what he's thinking here?

My favorites walking across the bridge back to the city after dinner.