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Friday, April 29, 2011

April 2011

All is usual out here in California this month. Holden grows more and more into a little boy every day before our eyes!! He talks so much and his favorite saying is "I need more". He calls his pacifier pappy and his lovey Ya ya. He loves to sing, color, dance, paint and play baseball. He loves to brush his teeth (putting the toothpaste on the toothbrush by himself) he says "I see, I see" and he loves to help me cook. He loves books too. Last week we went to toddler time at the library with his buddies AJ and Brady and he thought that was great. He would live in our backyard and sleep with his baseball glove on his hand if I would let him. Yesterday we caught him "drawing" pictures on our wall...of the rented house we are in...GReAT!!
He loves when his Daddy is home and has to go check the bed every morning to find out where he is. As far as potty training goes, we are working on that and we have an understanding of it, and like to pretend we do it, but when it comes to actually doing it, well that's where the disconnect is. Overall, we feel like the most blessed parents ever to have such a sweet, easy going, good natured little buddy. We can't wait to see how he changes even more every month!
We are onto the final set of house plans and we are looking to break ground June 1st. We are so excited about the possibility of still being with family, but being so close to great friends. Holden is going to grow up thinking life is one big slumber party! God is Good!

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

More Seattle




More pictures from Seattle

Back in the desert

Spring Training this year was the same as the years past ( and I'm not just talking about the moving and our place). Once again Landon was fighting for a spot on the roster and praise the Lord, we made it. It came down to the wire, but we had some wonderful people praying for us ( and my sanity). WE are loving being back in Walnut Creek, it is kind of starting to feel like a home away from home! We are in the same house as last year and it is perfect for our little family. Holden loves the backyard, he is out there every day first thing in the morning with his buddy Sasha. He has another buddy next door named AJ that he loves to visit as well. He loves being back around baseball and he hits and throws ALL day every day... it is about time for Mommy to have a girl ;). We are truly loving our time with him though. We even had an Easter Egg hunt in our backyard for all our friends!!
Our first trip of the season was to Seattle, and it's one of my favorite cities!! We went to the aquarium where Holden had a blast. Every time we left a fish tank he kept saying " I need more, I need more". The only thing he didn't like was the octopus, but Mommy thought it was pretty gross too!
For the second year in a row, the Easter bunny came to visit us in a hotel, but little man didn't care. His favorite treat in the whole basket? A blow pop..go figure, give the child a sucker and a 99 cent ball and he is as happy as a lark...not quite as high maintenance as yours truly...hehe.
We truly feel blessed and are very excited to see what the 2011 season has in store for the Powell family!! God is good..all the time!

A lot of time has passed





So I have been absent from my blog for quite some time now, but I have good reason. We had a wonderful and very busy off season! We sucessfully pulled of our inaugural, and one of many to come 2010 Donors on the Diamond at Fluor Field in Greenville in which we raised over $40,000 for organ and tissue donation awareness. We also visited Hawaii, courtesy of Dallas Braden as a gift for catching the "perfect game" and took a trip to Mexico with some wonderful friends. On top of that, we enjoyed the holidays and spending time with our friends and family. To end a perfect off season, Landon and I were both baptized just days before leaving for the 2011 season. It was a really special time for us and we are so blessed to have such supportive people in our life that we could spend the day with. God is truly at work!!