T-Ball Team Swim-Fest

To commerate the end of a long t-ball season, us parents thought it would be fun to get together for a little BBQ over at the Dutton's abode.  To be fair, the season really wasn't that long, but as the weather got warmer, it sure was harder to force ourselves to go to the games.  There's just something about a game at 3pm in 100 degree heat that really made us wonder...do we really want Nicky to be an athlete?  What he lacked in skills, he made up in cuteness and friendship making!  He also became less shy about performing in front of a crowd, so maybe his social anxiety is waning?

Anyhoo...back to the shin-dig!  We had a lot of fun.  Two other families came besides us, so it was small, but just the right size.  The boys had a lot of fun swimming and splashing about, while the parents chatted and had a few cocktails.

Here are a few pictures of the crazy boys jumping into the pool...I guess they did a lot more of that than actual swimming, but at that age, isn't that the point of being in/around a pool?  Jumping, splashing and having a rowdy time?!

All was fun and games until this guy crashed the party...

...and of all people, Momma was the one to actually pick him up!  For some reason they don't really gross me out that much - snakes and other reptiles, yes.  Frogs - not so much!  Needless to say the boys were interested in the bumpy critter, but wanted nothing to do with him.  Nicky kept knocking him into the pool while I played the role of the life guard rescue patrolwoman!

After the boys got out of their wet suits, Trevor, Nicky and Brennan paraded down the stairs as their alter-egos...

...pretty funny stuff!  All in all, everyone had a great time...and Nicky was so tuckered out it took him about 5 seconds to end up like this on the way home...

Although we don't miss hanging out in the heat for an hour each weekend while Momma has to control the banshees that the little t-ballers turn into whilst in the dugout, we do miss hanging out with our new-found friends!