My cousin Nic called and invited Randy to play in a Baseball tournament with his team in Arizona this year. You heard me right, baseball, not softball. I don't think he's pitched a game in at least 11 years, BUT of course we went, Randy got back into his old groove, and we had a blast. There are a bunch of families on the team so the dads play games, the moms chat and chase kids, and the kids play and run all over the place. The games take place in a few different fields and stadiums so there was a new place to explore every single day for our kids. We had a BLAST with Nic, Trudi and their kids and we are so glad we went!
Yep - my man's still got it. What a hunk! The clincher for me falling in love with Randy was seeing him pitch for the first time 9 years ago so it was so fun to see him play again! It was also really fun to see Nic play because growing up as cousins, I watched him play baseball quite a bit. It's just crazy that we've come full circle and are now making more memories as grown ups with our little families! (I use the term "grown-up" loosely - I'm not sure if we've actually matured any, but we are certainly getting older) :)
The kids had a blast. They literally played, played, and played some more for 4 days straight. Boston was a little champ and his usual angel self, but I did manage to snag a few pics of him saying, "I've had about enough of this!"
Boston was really good about napping and eating pretty much anywhere. I guess by the time the 3rd kid comes around they just learn to roll with the punches and go with the flow. He slept on the bleachers, in the stroller, and in his bouncer under an umbrella at the pool. Wow - writing this all out makes me want to go back to do it all again!
Trudi and I had a blast - especially the night we went through the McDonalds drive through and ordered 40 chicken nuggets along with fries and drinks. You would have thought we were feeding the entire team, but it was just for our 2 little families! We had a good laugh about that. Kai and Nixon also wore the exact same outfit one day without us doing any planning. They thought that was pretty cool. In fact, when Nixon came to our door at the hotel that morning I said to him, "Kai has that shirt!" while pointing to the shirt he was wearing. He got all wide-eyed and said, "So do I!" So cute. They were like 2 peas in a pod and had so much fun. (Oh - and I don't have any pictures of cute Taytum because she was less than cooperative for my camera - ha ha)
We also had a ton of swimming time. We were able to get a sweet deal at a Marriott resort and the pool was to die for. It was absolutely gorgeous and had a really fun slide that we all went down over and over.
Sometimes it's hard taking vacations with kids and babies when you consider the driving, eating, sleeping at hotels etc., but it is so worth it when you look back on the pictures and realize what a fun time it was! I'll leave you with this little gem of a picture. Have you seen anything cuter? I think not. :)
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