Playing Baseball with the Salt Lake Bees Players!!

 Wyatt stretching out.

 Wyatt got to throw the ball back and forth with another child and then to one of the Bee's players.

 This is in the locker room where the players get to work out and hang out.

Wyatt getting his baseball signed by the Bees Players!!

Since Wyatt was in Tee Ball this year he is in a club called the Knothole Club.  He gets a free ticket to a Bee's game, free meals at Denny's, etc.  We found out that since he is in this club the Salt Lake Bees do a couple of practice clinics.  We went up to one of the clinics on a Friday.  It was pretty neat.  6 of the Bees players volunteer their time to go over things with the kids.  They first introduced the players, then we went down on the field, they all stretched out, then went to different stations.  First Wyatt practiced throwing the ball back and forth to another child and then to the Bees player.  We then went inside and saw the locker room where the players hang out, work out, eat, etc.  Wyatt then got to go practice hitting the ball.  He then practiced catching fly balls.  He finished up catching ground balls.  It was pretty cool.  It was a 2 hour clinic.  They gave all of the kids who participated a hat from Denny's with a coupon too.  All of the players also did autographs as well.  It was a really fun day.

Fun Creatures in our back yard!!

Look what I found in our back yard one night around 9:30pm.  Doug and Wyatt had gone to a neighbors house and I was out in the back yard trying to get the cats inside.  I was holding Wyatt's cat at the time and walked just inches away from the snake.  It was crazy.  It definitely startled me.  I called Doug to come home and get it.  He thought it was a gardener snake.  It ended up hiding itself in our rock wall and we haven't seen it since.  This was was the week of the 4th of July.  The next morning after the whole snake thing Doug let out Wyatt's cat.  It ended up catching and killing a bird and putting it under our back deck.  There were feathers lying around everywhere so I figured something had happened.  Wyatt was the one who told me there was a dead bird under the deck.  Wyatt started freaking out at his cat thinking it was a bad thing.  We had to explain to him that that is what cats do.  They hunt things.  They have been very helpful in killing all of the flies in our house this summer.  It has been kind of a crazy month with animals.

Look, It's Super Kitty!!

Here is a fun photo of Wyatt's cat Puffball.  He really looks like a Super Kitty.

Sleepy Wyatt!!

Here is a picture of Wyatt totally wiped out.  We had a party get together last Saturday to celebrate Wyatt's, my dad's and my brother Tyler's birthdays.  It was so fun.  We had a BBQ, the kids/cousins and my dad played in the water (pool, sprinklers, slip 'n slide, etc.), everyone played with water balloons, we opened gifts, had cake and ice cream, played basketball, etc.  I think Wyatt was so tired from all of the excitement.  He had laid on the bed to pet his cat and this is where I found him zonked out.

Wyatt's Last Tee Ball Game!!

Wyatt had his last Tee Ball game on Saturday June 22nd.  Wyatt did a great job in tee ball.  He was very focused and didn't want to get interrupted during the game.  He hit very well too.  At his last game he got a metal, a completion certificate, a ticket to got to a Salt Lake Bees Game, and a discount card to get into Denny's and other venues.  He was so excited to get his medal.  Way to go Wyatt!!

Silly Cats!!

Here is how our cats have been sleeping lately.  Wyatt's cat is a hoot.  His cat is the one sprawled out on his back with his bell up.  Apparently he is comfortable.

Wyatt's Friend Birthday Party!!

For Wyatt's friend birthday party this year he decided he wanted to go see a movie in the theater.  We went to the Larry H Miller Megaplex by Thanksgiving Point.  We picked up 5 of his friends, Justin, Johnny, Cameron, Jackson, and Maggie.  It was awesome what the movie theater does for a birthday party with their package.  They had tables decorated and set up, they had the area roped off with a sign that said Reserved for Wyatt's birthday party with a  picture of the movie we were seeing (Monsters University in 3D), they had balloons to decorate the area, we had a host waiting there to greet us, we had reserved our seats in advance, he took all the kids drink and treat orders, he brought over the drinks first, then about 6 employees met us in the theater with the kids individual popcorn and treats, they waited for a few more people to show up in the theater and turned down the sound, he announced that we were there celebrating Wyatt's birthday and had everyone sing to him.  It was pretty cool.  Wyatt had asked me this morning if they were going to sing and I told him maybe.  I didn't want to ruin the surprise.  I told Doug that they were going to sing when we got to the theater.  While we were in the movie they held the gifts in a special spot so they wouldn't get taken as well.  They had them back out on the tables when the movies was done.  After the movie got over we headed back out to the tables, had cupcakes and opened gifts.  They gave Wyatt a T-Shirt and a bounce back pass for a future movie for him to get in for free.  It turned out to be a really fun birthday party.