Angels Opening Day

This year our 3 boys are playing on the same baseball team. The Angels. It is probably the first & only time our boys will be on the same baseball team so we are really excited. Besides being able to see them actually play together it also means I can actually watch all of the practices & all of the games. I'm so excited & so are they.

Opening Day

It's spring which means another baseball season is upon us. This season all the boys are on the same team. The Rookie Angels. It's the first time all the boys have been on the same team & it may be the last time for a good long time. It should be an exciting season with the boys learning to play together & it will be great for us to see them interact on the field. 

 

And Holly still has 2 years until it's her turn to play softball but there's always time for a Bolander kids photo.

Great Gatsby Night

Each year my company has a holiday party & this year it was a Great Gatsby party. It was so fun to get dressed up in 1920s era clothes, hang out with friends & dance for the night. 

Happy Birthday Joe

Today is Joey's 6th Birthday!  

Our boy is still spunky, a little character, never wants to sit still, loves chocolate, still hates clothes, loves his siblings & still loves his daddy more than anything. As can be seen in the following photos Joey & his siblings are definitely a little crazy together. We love you Joey. Can't wait to see what this year brings us in your world.

Merry Christmas

from the Bolander Home!

Oh Christmas Tree

We have been so busy this year that we just recently put the tree up. Rick put the tree with lights up & then we let the kids (with daddy's help to reach the higher parts) decorate the tree.  
They all had so much fun. Johnnie is a pro at this point & picks out the perfect spot to place the ornaments.
 Joey wants to place all his homemade ornaments up high to avoid Holly's little fingers. Jimmy is still a little perfectionist & spends a lot of time trying to decide where to place his ornaments. Holly just enjoyed removing the ornaments & putting them back but she was smiling the whole time so that was okay. Once the tree was decorated I took a photo of it with our decorated mantle. And then I wanted a closeup of the tree but quick children bumping into mommy tends to create a blur (a pretty one, but still a blur).  
And last but not least I was able to capture what is now my favorite Christmas photo of my children. A peaceful moment of them admiring their handiwork. We're ready for Santa's visit now. Are you?

Engagement Party

Tonight Rick & I were given the opportunity to throw my sister & future brother in law an engagement party. We couldn't be more excited for them & we are so happy that she has found forever love. Everyone was happy to toast the future Mr & Mrs.Bebich. And even Holly had a great time dancing with her daddy at the party.

Tough Mudder

At the beginning of this year my knee was operated on. As soon as I started to heal I decided I needed to sign up for some type of race to train for...a 1/2 marathon, a mud run or better yet a combination of the two. Then my friend Heather made the suggestion that we should get a group of girls together & do the Tough Mudder. My decision to pick a race was made for me. So a group of 5 ladies set out to get ready for this run. We ran, did pushups, situps, stairs, pull-ups & of course the occasional happy hour was attended. The weekend had arrived. We donned our referee inspired outfits & took a picture to document that we started out clean.  

We ran 11 miles & completed 29 obstacles that included crawling through mud, jumping into freezing ice cold water, climbing up horrible sand dunes, scaling walls & the final obstacle of running through wires containing 10,000 volts of electricity. It will take a while for me to forget those wires that I expected to feel like bee stings but instead felt like baseball bats but overall it was a great race. And we may not look that muddy but I think our filthy, stained outfits speak for themselves.  

We were very proud of ourselves & headed south to check in to the San Diego W for an evening of drinking & dancing. It was a great weekend spent with girlfriends & it was all thanks to our husbands who stayed home with kiddos.

1st & Last Day of Soccer for Joey

This title holds true for many reasons.  The pictures here are from Joey's 1st & last day of the soccer season & quite possibly the 1st & last season of soccer he will ever play. He didn't really enjoy the game. He liked the kids, the oranges at half time, the water breaks & the snacks but when it actually came time to play, Joey was not at all thrilled with the game so unless he begs to play next year I'm not going to put him through this again.