weeds

Just wanted to share some pictures of the humongous dandelion thingies I saw in the ditch on the way home.
I say 'dandelion thingies' because I am pretty positive it isn't a true dandelion for two reasons.
Reason one: Because the stalks and leaves look nothing like a dandelion's leaves.
Reason two: They are so darn big that there is no way it could really be a dandelion!
To put it into perspective...here are three of them in a vase next to Grants head (and trust me, my kids do not, by any stretch of the imagination, have small heads!)
Next, here is one of them compared to my hand.
I know they are technically 'weeds' but these weeds get center stage, right in the middle of my dining room table.
I am curious to know...Does anybody have any idea what these gorgeous weeds actually are????

i heart faces - 'All About Babies'

Babies. All about babies. What's not to love? I can tell you that I love that iheartfaces chose 'All About Babies' as their theme this week. You know for sure that the competition will be stiff and that there will be a plethora of cuteness for our viewing pleasure. I can't wait to see what everyone else has entered!
Since my kiddos were out of their itty bitty baby stage before I got my DSLR and really got interested in photography, I am entering a picture of my dear friend, Lisa's little boy. He is the cutest little rolly-poly baby I have ever laid eyes upon. I could just eat him right up! This pic was taken last Oct when he was 3 mos old. Crazy to believe he will be 1 year old this July AND he will be a BIG brother around the same time. His Birthday is July 15th and his little brother is set to arrive around July 24th!!! Can't wait to meet and photograph that little darlin' as well.

Make sure to head on over to http://www.iheartfaces.blogspot.com to check out all of the other adorable itty-bitty baby pictures.

Lets Play Ball!

Yesterday was Grant's first night of T-Ball. In true Kleman fashion, we got there right on time a couple of minutes late so Grant headed right out to the field to meet the coach.
The whole thing was super cute but kind of a circus! There were so many kids scurrying around and going in every direction not really knowing what they were supposed to be doing. Sorta organized chaos :) I give credit to the coaches for having so much patience, especially since it was the first night and they didn't even know any of the kids names yet.
To start off, the kids lined up for a warm up lap around the bases. Check out how tiny Grant is compared to all of the other kids! Granted, the team is 5 and 6 year olds but I guess I never realized how small Grant looks compared to kids his age.
Look at that little punk rounding 3rd base and heading for home.
Next they practiced playing catch.
Grant was a little anxious about using a glove (actually a week ago he flat out refused to wear one and when I told him he had to if he was going to play t-ball he then informed me he was not going to play then! At times he is JUST like his Dad!!!)
He was pretty proud of himself because as soon as we got into the car after the 'game' he announced that he even caught 3 balls while playing catch.
Tootie had fun watching from her stroller for all of 2 minutes.
She got a little restless and decided she wanted to get out and run around like the rest of the kids.
Waiting in line for his turn to catch a grounder...
Look at the arm on that little stud!After practicing for a while, the 'game' started. Grant's team was in the outfield to start off.Audrey could have cared less that the 'game' had begun. She was much too busy running off some steam and playing in the batting nets.
Patiently waiting for his {one} turn to bat.
And finally lining up for the long awaited hit.
He's not used to hitting off a tee because he likes us to pitch to him at home. He had a couple of strikes but finally he hit the ball...and the T!!!
Go, go, go...Check out that stride!
He did end up getting tagged out but...
that didn't stop him from getting his very own 'home run!'
I am so proud of my little man and so happy that he is happy, healthy and able to have so much fun.
On the way home, he asked how long until he could play again and I told him it would be a whole week. Then he asked 'How long is a week? Of course I had to go into the explanation of how he had 2 more days of daycare, then 2 days at home and then 3 more days at daycare and after the 3rd day, then he could play again. I am sure it sounds like FOREVER to a 5 year old!