Fun Memorial Day, etc

I haven't blogged in a while, so there's lots to catch up on.
We had a fun time in Canada at the end of April. We stayed with Grandma Ruth and went to visit Grandpa Ted in the hospital. The kids were able to see my dad for the first time in a while. They couldn't see him at Christmas because he was in the ICU. This time, they had to put on gloves and gowns because he's carrying a superbug, but they were allowed in the room. I was a little nervous, but dad was so happy to see the kids and they were so happy to see him. I wish I had taken pictures of them together.

I do have pictures of the fun we had with cousins Kate and Alice, but somehow didn't get any pictures of my mom or sister either. I need to work on this photography thing.

We were in Thornhill for Easter. I dressed the boys up in new ties. And of course, Anna had a cute new dress that her Aunt Cynthia bought her when we were in South Carolina.

Isaac spent a lot of time holding his sweet new cousin Alice. She is very cuddly, and seemed to bond with her oldest cousin. I think Wendy appreciated having a willing Isaac around to hold the baby. 

Meanwhile, Anna had fun bonding with Kate. They had so much fun together, and mostly didn't fight. 

We also spent some time in Syracuse with Jill, Monica and Anika and their kids. We had a fun Easter egg hunt. 

I always love seeing these lovely ladies. Doesn't Jill have a cute baby bump?

Since then, we've been in sports-land. Baseball and soccer take up most of our "free time." That, and trying to keep the house clean just in case someone wants to come see it. But no one does. Big, big sigh. Oh well, moving on. 

Here's Thomas playing soccer (he's the one in blue shorts)...

So, now I get to today. Memorial Day. We had such a fun family day! Matthew and I went to the Temple this morning, which was open just for our stake. It was great. Then we went as a family to a New Hampshire Fisher Cats game. The Fisher Cats are a minor league team in Manchester. And in a fun twist of fate, they are the feeder team for the Toronto Blue Jays. Cool, right?

Thomas was in fine form. He mostly wore these around his neck, but put them on from time to time. Not sure why. 

It was a particularly fruitful day at the ballpark for our family. Joey had been begging for a hat or t-shirt, or something. We kept saying no. Then he was selected as the fan of the game! Here he is waving on the big screen. It's hard to see, but that's him in orange standing next to a Fisher Cats employee. They gave him backpack with a cup, cup holder, and a Fisher Cats hat! Very exciting. 

Then Isaac caught a fly ball. It was a high fly that went right over the net behind home plate and hit the top of the stadium wall and bounced back down toward us. I ducked and hid my head, and all of a sudden I hear this "thwack," which was the ball hitting Isaac's open glove. It was a great catch! The whole stadium clapped for him. He also, I should say, saved Thomas from getting bonked by the ball. His glove was right over Thomas' head. I have always had a small phobia of getting hit by a fly ball, which is why I ducked and covered. I know, I probably should have been protecting my children :)

It was the front part of the roof that the ball hit, above the flag, before it came back toward us. 

The most exciting part of the game was the 9th inning. The Fisher Cats were down 6-2 going into the bottom of the 9th, then they rallied and managed to win 7-6. It was very exciting... you'll have to take my word for it. The guy who hit the fly ball (Sobolewski) that Isaac caught also hit the single that won the game, so after the game Isaac went and had him sign the ball. It's a great souvenir of a fun day!