Travel Baseball- Oakley California

Last weekend we traveled to Oakley, California which is near Antioch/ Walnut Creek, not to be confused with Oakland. Anyways, Caedon and his team played very well. Caedon even had a chance to pitch! They played 2 games on Saturday and 2 on Sunday. They won 3 and lost 1 game. Go Hurricanes!

Caedon prepares to hit



He swings and hits!



He makes it to first.

He sprints to second

Leading off ...

He makes it to third and we did not get a picture if him coming home.

He has beautiful hair!

Meanwhile Maddy was playing football with her friend Nick.

Apple Pie and Baseball

We are in full swing with fall activities. Our apple tree produced record amounts of apples this year. Maddy helped me pick some good ones.  We tried one..it was not as juicy or sweet as the store bought. Instead of eating them raw I thought we could make an apple pie to make them taste better. Maddy, as always, eagerly volunteered as my helper. We washed and peeled the apples, mixed the dough and made an apple pie. I used a Southern Living apple strudel pie recipe that received high reviews. The pie turned out ok. It was on the dry side like the apples, but the whipped cream definitely helped. I would like to try the recipe on store bought juicy apples to compare, or try more butter on the ones from the tree. Still, Maddy had fun and she even helped me wash the dishes.

I am not sure how much more time I will have to make apple pies now that baseball has started. Last night was Caedon's first Fall Ball Game. He is on the Oriole's team since we have to choose American League teams in the fall, but we kept the black and orange theme. Caedon played really well in his first game and we have a lot more games to enjoy through September and October.

School Days

I had to work on the first day of school, so there is only one picture of Caedon. Maddy started preschool this week. She fit right in with all the children. When I picked her up she asked, "how was your day, what did you do?"  After I told her that I just had my hair cut. She said, "that's it?? I am so glad I went to school today!"  So true.. preschool is so much fun. Most people don't have that much fun again until they go to college.

Maddy joining her class

Maddy at her new swim school

The new schedule is exhausting for Yater

Labor Day Weekend

We spent the weekend up at Lake Tahoe. It was a gorgeous weekend, a little chilly in the mornings but wonderful in the afternoons and early evenings. I wish I had more time!