Baseball begins for the Bakers....

    Shopping was the agenda one night!  To our great surprise both boys were SO GOOD the whole time!  Gammy had to get new clothes- as she has lost so much weight- NONE of her clothes fit!  After her wearing jeans that prevented her from playing with Eli (because she had to hold them up) she decided we needed to go shopping! No complaints from Mommy!  We have worked out everyday this week (Mommy took today- Friday- off , but not Gammy, who did THREE miles on the treadmill)!  We have worked very hard!  Gammy did body pump again- and, yes, Mommy went back to spin!  It was very hard, but what a good challenge!  Her goal is to do this twice a week!  Scott will be writing us up a work out plan for next week- it doesn't get better than getting advice from a MLB pitcher!  We'll let you know on the next post how sore he makes us- hey maybe Mommy and Gammy might not be able to handle the boys; and we'll get a break! :) 
Gammy, Easton, Eli, and Mommy at Daddy's first Spring Training game! It was a VERY hot game! We learned that we need to take a towel to sit on because the chairs are scalding hot! Not a good thing with little ones!   But hey- you could do what Easton did to Mommy's total shock- go find a STRANGER'S lap, climb up and take a seat!  Mommy's not kidding!  Easton hopped up onto a man's lap sitting next to us and refused to get up! He sat there for over TEN minutes; and Mommy had to bribe him with gummy snacks to get him up! So embarrassing!  Luckily, the man was with Mizuno- the company that sponsors Daddy!  But still- Easton or Mommy had never met him EVER!  The game was packed and we WON! The Twins are off to a great start!  I'ts a great feeling to be into baseball again!  It's hard to believe in 4 weeks we'll be in Minnesota!  
Easton loved seeing T.C. the bear at the ballpark! Eli is not in the picture because he was too busy hiding on the stairs, which were very far away, crying and telling T.C. not to come near him!  Hopefully he will get over his fear of fuzzy dressed up grown-ups!  Easton couldn't stop looking at T.C; and waved to him every time he came on the field in-between innings!  Wow- how different brothers can be.....
This was the first game of Spring Training!  It is like a reunion for all the wives!  It's so much fun seeing how all of the children have changed over the off season!  The weather was great!  It was one of the few night games that the Twins play during Spring Training.  They played the Red Sox and won!  We had a great time!


One day we decided to put a pool in the backyard for the boys to play in!  It was a huge hit! They LOVED it; and so did Mommy and Gammy because it entertained them for quite a while!  Mommy got in with the boys- UNTIL Daddy turned on the water in the palm tree and it soaked Mommy! Daddy got a good laugh. We enjoyed letting them play while we grilled out hamburgers!  
When we went fishing yesterday, Easton wanted to help Daddy fish! He helped him catch a big bass! He was so proud of himself! Easton loved touching the fish before it got put into the live well.  What a fun day in the Florida sun!  Life is good! Especially for all these Baker boys!  

We found a nice shady spot where the fish were biting.  It was quite a long boat ride, but to our surprise both boys (yes Easton too) were wonderful!  Daddy caught the first fish; and Eli kept "catching" it in the live well and taking it to the other live well.  He quickly stopped when we told him that the fish's mommy would be sad if he didn't stop- as fish need water to live. Mommy caught a fish and even took it off the hook by HERSELF!  The picture above shows it all! Daddy was very proud! 

We'll keep everyone updated on when Daddy pitches next! We think it will be Tuesday (as Monday is a rare off day!) Hopefully we'll be sending pictures from maybe a beach trip!!! As Easton has been to Florida twice- each time longer than a month- and never has seen the beach!