Brown Eyed Girl Meets a Blue Eyed Boy: yankees

This year Mother's Day was spent at the baseball park watching our beloved Yankees play the Royals and what an awesome day it was! It was such a nice day out and our seats were in the shade which was perfect for the kiddos.

We took off early Sunday morning with a carpool consisting of our family, my brother's family, my sister Jacinda's family, and my parents and made the 3 hour trek to take in a game. All the kiddos traveled well, which is something I often take for granted but need to realize more often how much of a blessing this truly is. We literally didn't stop once on the way down except for at a rest stop just outside KC for an adult potty break and kids diaper change - since it'd be easier to do it there than the baseball game.

We arrived at the game a bit early to catch some of the batting practice which was lots of fun as we were able to get really close to the field - Lily loved it. Whenever baseball is on TV she gives us the play by play - "they hit the ball" "they catch the ball" etc etc so I think it was fun for her to see it in real life. Who knows maybe she will follow in her mama's footsteps and love the game too!

During the game the kids were great. We went ahead and bought Lily a seat so we'd have a little extra room and I'm so glad we did - it was really nice having the extra room for her, Devin, and Eden to roam around a bit. Preston slept through most the game, noise and all! And Paisley was a bit more bothered by the noise and wouldn't fall asleep but still did great!

The Yankees ended up winning the game 4-2 which is the first time I think we've actually seen them win, they always lose when we go! And we also got to see Riveria pitch the last inning which was awesome since he's retiring this year, we are huge fans of his, and we've never seen him pitch!

After the game Jimmy hopped in with my sister Jacinda and her family to head back to Des Moines while the rest of us stayed the night in KC. We made reservations a while back to stay at the Great Wolf Lodge - which is basically an indoor waterpark hotel and the kids loved it! The slides and most of the playground stuff was a bit too big for Lily but we still had a great time splashing around in the little one's area and spent some time in the "kids" hot tub. Preston absolutely loves the water too! It was a long night for me as Preston didn't sleep too well in the pack n' play and Lily and I slept together in a bed that she took over, in addition to fell out of.....However, it was so worth it to get away for a night and enjoy a new place. Sometimes it's such a hassle to get everything ready for everyone to go somewhere but it's always so much fun and I'm always glad we went!

Motherhood has brought so many new challenges to my life. It has tested my non-exsistent patience more than I ever thought possible. However, it's brought SO much joy, love, and laughter to my life. I truly don't think there is anything better! These two little people fill my heart in a way nothing else can and I just pray that I always always radiate that love, even in the hard times, and Lord knows sometimes it's hard! I often pray that my kids will always remember me for being a mom that enjoyed being with them - that stopped what she was doing to blow bubbles, play ring around the rosy, read them a book, or tickle them until we both laugh, opposed to the mom that didn't have time to play or was too busy cleaning my house, or doing my make up to be the thing that I am called to do - be their mom. My family truly is my most cherished Earthly blessing and I feel blessed beyond measure to be a mom and wife.