The Pitch

It was an exciting night at the ballpark! At least for the Gibbins family! It was hot, hot, hot but we witnessed Granddaddy Doug throwing out the first pitch at the Ranger game! It was an honor and something we will always remember. Friends and family were there to celebrate and here are some scenes from the evening! Dad and I got to go into the media room while we waited and Nolan Ryan came in for a TV interview! We were surprised to see him and we stood in awe and watched as greatness strolled by! He didn't talk to us, but he smiled and went over to the camera. I am sure if he had spoken to us, he would have been really nice! Ha! Ha! The entire evening was great fun!

CB and Granddaddy before the game.

CB in her Ranger t-shirt!

Uncle Greg and Aunt Chica

CB with Mama and Dada

Granddaddy walking onto the field!

Mama and Granddaddy

Granddaddy praying the ball makes it to the glove!

Heading to the mound!

The windup! The actual pitch photo was blurry! :(

Hanging with some cool Ranger folks after the pitch!

What a thrill!

CB checking out the game ball (notice there are no autographs! BOO!)

CB's gigantic baseball bow!

Kasi, Kristin and Kelsey Prestidge - precious friends!

Abigail's Baptism

My sweet niece Abigail was baptized on Saturday. We all went to Ft. Worth for the big day and Clara Beth had a ball! She loves her "Babby" and she did pretty well during the service! Luckily the church was big and there was background noise so her little murmurings weren't too much of a distraction! My brother's friend Steve and his wife Tammy came in from New Orleans to stand up as Godparents. It was nice to see them and to spend time with Erica's family. We always have a great time at the Fox home! Clara Beth got to swim and run around...and of course there was no nap!

This is my favorite photo of all time! I love this sweet face!

Look at those eyelashes!

Erica, Greg, Abigail, Me, CB and Randy

Elaine, Greg, Abigail, Erica and Doug

Erica, Abigail and Greg with the Priest

Sweet Abigail!

Fashion Plate

Lately when I put a new top on Clara Beth she will exclaim, "Cute Mamma!" She is talking non-stop these days! I have always heard they are little sponges and that is definitely the truth! I wish I could freeze time right now. She is so much fun and a pure joy (most of the time!) I have said before that she is very particular about what she likes and what she doesn't like and I found out firsthand that she does NOT like going to the shoe store! I had to bribe her with some sparkly Cinderella shoes, and fortunately there were some kids in the store causing a ruckus so I was able to try on a few other pairs on quickly! The nice lady wanted to measure her foot but CB was screaming at the top of her lungs and it scared the lady away! Ha! Ha! So much fun!!! We did, however, manage to buy two pairs and I realized when I got home that her Cinderella sandals light up! Had I known that we would not have bought those! Ha! Ha! Oh well...she likes them and that's what counts, right?!

" Look at my new Jellie shoes!"

"My best friend is Minnie Mouse!"

"These are my LaLa jammies!"

"I'm a Barbie girl!"

"Cute Mamma!"