Baseball

I just love summer especially since we get to live at the ball park!!! Haha!!! It has actually been kindof fun this year because Bridger has improved so much and we have had no problems with the umps or parents. That alone makes it more enjoyable!!! This year Bridger has learned how to pitch and has turned out to be pretty good at it!!! He has also played one game as catcher and was pretty good at that too!!! Yes I am going to brag about him because I am his mother and I get that priviledge!!! Ok so he is AWESOME!!!! They have only lost one game so far and we have two more before tournments start!!! I am really hoping they do good all the way to the end!!! Bridgers team had the opportunity to scrimage against the all star team yesterday and really held their own even with all the new rules!!! The coaches were even commenting on how well Bridger can pitch. One of them even ask him to try out next year!!! Wahoo Bridger you are AWESOME!!!! Now the good mom that I am I am not going to let him try out because he doesn't need to get cocky.... He is good where he is and is doing really well!!! Improving so much every year and still being a good sport about everything!!! Love that kid so much!!!!

Now on to Branson!!!! He is just out there to have fun and I love it!!! He is also really good!!! His age group has the coaches pitch so they are still learning how to not have the tee there to hit from.... His team has alot of kids that are new to baseball so they are learning all the rules still and sometimes it gets alittle intense. Branson can hit the ball really far when he connects with it and even got a dollar from his coach for catching a fly ball!!!! He was so excited!!! It was so awesome to watch his reactions!!! He is not as in to baseball as Bridger but he is just as good!!!!

Love these boys so much and enjoy all the time I get to watch them improve at all they love to do!!!

Basketball Camp

This year I got the opportunity to take the boys to a basketball shooting camp in Salt Lake City. It was alot of fun of them and for me!!! The guy putting on the camp was Johnnie Bryant. He played for the Utes. He was the nicest guy I have ever met. He was not stuck up in anyway. They gave all the moms mother day cards (it was mother's day weekend) and then he sat and talked with us while we were waiting for everyone to get there. He even stayed late and played lightning one more time with the boys!!!!

4th Grade trip!!!

This year Bridger got to go to Boise for his 4th grade trip. So the fantastic mom that I am I decided to go as a chaperon. Why I thought being on a bus with a bunch of 4th graders for 12 hours would be fun I am really not sure. I am glad I got to go and get to know his friends:) I haven't been able to do much with him since he moved to White Pine so this was a good opportunity for both of us!!! We started out at the Pentintary. This was a very interesting tour. They got to lock them up in one of the cells and then all the adults walked out and left them there!!! It was pretty fun but i think a few panicked just a little. I have tons of pictures from the jail but then my battery died so I don't have any from the the next two places we went. This is not working like I want it to so I will just continue instead of fight with it. The next place we went was the zoo. This part was not fun at all because we barley had enough time to eat let alone go see the animals so of course the kids decided to see the animals instead of eat and we were not suppose to eat on the bus. I let the kids around me eat because you can not expect these growing boys to eat only once in a twelve hour period and yes we got in trouble but hey they weren't hungry and grouchy!!! So after the fun 30 minutes at the park we headed to the capital. That was fun and the tour guide was good and it was fun to see where Jakobi worked while she was there. Bridger thought that was really neat!!! Go Jake!!! Then by the time the tour was over we had an extra hour to spare but by this time it was raining to we decided to head for home!!! It was fun and I think the kids learned alot but I am glad I have a few years to recupe before I go again with Branson!!!!

Support group!!!

These girls are awesome.. All I had to do was mention that I was going to put a pink strip in my hair to support my mom and nine people show up to do it with me!!! I have the best friends anyone could ever ask for. We all did this to show my mom that we love her and we know she can fight this... as long as all of us are with her... She is awesome and is doing so good!!! We love you mom!!! And anyone can join this great movement called PINK IS IN!!!! It looks awesome and it is for a great cause!!!!

Snow!!!

Our first snow started on saturday and really hasn't stopped since. We finally got a snowday today cause its pretty nasty out there. I had to go out and get the dog from the doghouse and bring her into the garage cause it was soooo cold out there. I was up to my knees in snow. It is soooo awesome we haven't had this much snow in a long time. The only thing that makes me sad is that the boys are tooo sick to enjoy it.

Halloween

This year for Halloween we had staples, sickness, and more sickness. I did finally get pictures of the boys before everyone got too sick. What craziness!!!

Branson's staples!!

It all started as a typical Monday evening. I was going to the grocery store and all the boys were going to carve pumpkins. Well a mile away from home I get a call from Bridger wondering where I am. So I say I'm almost there what is the matter. Bridger is really upset that everyone is inside because Branson fell and hit his head and nobody is out carving pumpkins. By this time he is crying so I can hardly understand what he is saying but I did hear him say that this is the worst halloween ever. So I ask is Branson ok. No he is bleeding. So I am walking in the door and Collin says you need to take him to the ER. So I look at his head and was like ok here we go. I call an neighbor who is a nurse because Branson is freaking out about going to the hospital. The neighbor is great and says bring him on over. So we get over there and she takes one look and says yep he needs staples. She says that she just did this for another little boy in the neighborhood so she has all the stuff right there at her house. So Branson was really good and got 5 staples put in his head. This is all a new experience for me. I have never held someones hair back so they could get staples in their head. Branson says this is the worst day of his life because he had to get staples in his head.

Oregon Coast

We had so much fun in Oregon. Collin and I, mom and dad all drove together. We left Burley with good intentions of leaving early but finding our Tom tom stolen caused sort of a routine. We left and had to stop at dads work to copy off directions and he ended up setting off the alarm so we had to wait for the police to come. So an hour and a half later we left. We made it to the Dalles at about 7:00 P.m. The boys and I went swimming. Then the next day we left about 11:00 and stop at the Multnomah water falls. Collin, Me, Broxton, Branson, Briger and Justin all made the hike to the top. Which is about a mile in a half up hill. It was gorgoeous up there and we had so much fun finding cool pictures and just hiking. The we continued on to the coast. Jake and Kortni beet us there so they got the pick of the rooms first. But really I think I got a pretty good one casue it was quiet but Kortni got the view!!! Anyway it was a pretty cool house. 2 kitchens and tons of room for the kids. The beach was cool but it was very cold. We had a few moments of sun and the last night we were there was perfect. Some of us got to see a sea lion try to come to shore and Collin got to see some whales following a boat when the fog cleared out. We went to the Aquriam and saw sharks, snakes, starfish and birds. We went to the Lighthouse and saw starfish, crabs, and sea lions again. Then we went to eat at Mo's. It was pretty good but COllin, Stephen, Brandon and Chad were the only ones who ate seafood. Then we walked along the stores and found some more seals and sea lions. Then we saw "SCUBA STEVE" he came out and jumped off the side of the pier and it was so fun the kids loved to watch him except for Broxton he started crying when he hit the water. Then the next day we took family pictures and the girls went shopping and then Korbi had to leave. (sad, sad) Then we just hung out at the house and kindof started packing cause we all had to be gone by 11:00 the next morning and it was going to be close. Yes we made and left the house pretty clean. It was sad to see everyone leave. We did get to see Jake's house on the way back and it is really cute and fun. The drive back was aweful. The kids had had it. Every hotel we passed they would say that looks good dad lets stop here. And then Broxton would say road done, done road. It was cute but not. But we are home now and have lots of memories to try to remember and get written down~!~~~

Bridger's Accident

Once again Bridger has been in a 4-wheeler accident except this time he was not driving. And he got hurt worse this time. He came home just screaming and panicky. Had hurt his leg and he couldn't put any pressure on it. It ended up just being badly bruised but we have to make sure it doesn't swell up. After a long histerical hour we got him in bed and calmed down. He was also in shock so he was cold and he wanted to go to sleep but we wanted to make sure he didn't have a concussion first. I think it was a pretty good warning about what could really happen when you are driving to fast. I am glad he is not badly hurt but I feel bad that he might not be able to play in his tournament baseball game.

Craft Projects

Jake this is for you. This is my mess that I am in and some of the things I have finished. I still have a lot to do before saturday I just hope I get them done and they sell. I also hope I can continue my crafteness!!!!