Baseball with Grandpa and Cousin Dave

Miller Park, Section 230 Row 9, April 27th, Brewers vs Reds
Cousin Dave, Grandpa Gary and Grady
Father and Son
Grady's buddy Bernie (Bernie is also Grady's Great Grandpa's name)
Grady, Shawn (works with Dave and me) and Dave sharing some peanuts.
Fireworks!
Grady does his best Bernie impression.
Hanging out with the Racing Sausages
Back to the game...Brewers trailed 4-0, came back to tie it at 4. Then trailed 6-4 and fought back to tie it at 6. They ended up losing 7-6 in 10 innings.
The highlight of the game. He earned the record by getting hit by a pitch.
Grady made it through 7 innings.

Easter in Sun Prairie

What could possibly go wrong with the time honored tradition of decorating Easter Eggs with an 11 month old and 2 1/2 year old?
The final product.
The search for eggs is on!
Audra joins in the hunt.
Eggscellent Eyes!
Audra gives Brooks instructions on what he should be looking for.
I know there is a green egg up here somewhere!
Audra hits the jackpot! (Grady's easter egg basket)
Mommy helps them go through their Easter Basket
Grady is super happy to get a Robin Yount and a Ryan Braun baseball card.
Audra checks them out.
When I was kid the Easter Bunny would always leave me Baseball Cards. It is something I want to continue to do for the kids.

Easter in Dodgeville

Grandpa Gary briefs the boys on the rules of the 2011 Easter Egg Hunt.
Grandma Joan gives Audra some assistance.
Aunt Michelle, Cousin Luke, Grady and Mommy search the compound.
Cousin Luke shows Audra and Grandma the way to find more eggs.
Uncle Rick and Grandpa oversee the campaign from the observation deck.
Grandpa actually drew a map and number the locations of where the Easter Bunny left his eggs.
He retired on Thursday so I forsee a lot more of these type projects in the future.
Grady heads back with a basketful.
Luke celebrates another find.
Look what is hidden in this tree.
What do we have done here?
Murphy helps out with search.
Bears don't make purple eggs do they?
Cousin Luke demonstrates how to take a proper silly photo.
More Easter treats from Grandma and Grandpa.
Lunch time with a Bunny Cake for dessert.
Luke found a lost egg and shared it with Audra.
mmmm Bunny cake.
After lunch it was back outside for some F 150 off road action.
Luke decided to use the bean bag toss for jump ramp.
Luke takes a closer look and Grady offers his assistance. The F 150's top speed isn't quite high enough to get the proper lift needed to get it done.
Luke went it to ask for assistance. Meanwhile Grady did his best to free the truck.
After the boys were reminded that bean bag ramps were not for jumping trucks, Luke asked if he could take Audra for a ride.
Before we agreed, we made sure she was properly protected with blankets. We also gave Luke very specific rules to follow. #1 Only drive in slow gear. #2 Stay on the level area and don't go down the hill. #3 Be careful and watch where you are going.
Luke was very excited to have someone to drive around. Grady refuses to ride in the truck when Luke is around. When we asked him what the rules were he responded, "no running into people and no getting out of the car while I am driving it" not exactly what I said, but it was a start.
About 2 minutes into driving around the back yard, Luke did this.
I look forward to the day when they are both in HS and I can show them this picture.
Audra never cried and seemed to enjoy her ride. Luke was all smiles.
Happy Easter from the Lobenstein and Marx families.

Easter in Watertown

EB meets Audra Eve
Saturday we celebrated Easter in Watertown with the Phelps, Schott and Wagner families.
Aunt Ashley was busy with the tradition of hiding eggs for all the kids both little and big!
Look what the Easter Bunny left for us.
Audra loves carrots.
Grady on the hunt!
Audra finds her first egg with the help of Dad.
Grady searches low.
Austin searches high.
Grady gets a lift from "Auntie" Mary.
Al with some friendly advice for Grady.
Mommy helps Grady checking for treasure.
How did Audra end up stuck in her bucket?
Egg Summit.
Look what we found in the eggs.
Grady takes a turn.