Take Me Out To The Ball Game......

2010

Coon Rapids National

Little League

A-Ball Champions!!!!

What a game tonight! It was the championship game...Pirates (us) vs the Mets. 6 innings and the game was tied 6-6 so the game went into overtime & we were up to bat first. And OH MY GOSH..........I was THAT Mom...the crazy one who is yelling and screaming and cheering and jumping up and down and spitting (sunflower seeds). The Mom that you want to whack in the back of the head . I was embarassed of myself...but I couldn't help it! It was soooo stinkin' exciting! We brought it home baby!!! Top of the 7th and we had scored I think 3 runs so far & had 2 outs....Bren was up to bat...2 strikes and 2 outs...Momma's going crazy at this point (a quick 'dear God just let the boy get a hit') and BAM...Bren whacks it!!!! 3 more runs were scored by the Pirates before the inning was over - 1 of them by Bren :)....way to go buddy!! So now it's the top of the 7th...the score is 12-6. The Mets are up & have some heavy hitters on the team....but we held em' baby!!! How exciting was that???? It was awesome! The Pirates worked soooo hard all year and deserved to take the Championship. I am so proud of them...and so very proud of my Bren who literally stepped up to the plate when the pressure was ON & he did great!! Nash has been such a good boy for tagging along to these games all season & cheering for his bro! And also...A BIG HUGE THANK YOU TO Mrs. ERIN MATSON for working for me on saturday so I could go to the semi-final game and for working for me tonight so I could be at this game....Thanks Girl!

Turtley Awesome Day

Nash & I had our 2nd annual date at the U of M Amplatz Children's Hospital Turtle Derby today. We had so much fun just the 2 of us being outside in this great weather watching the turtles race. (Nash has been turtle obsessed since he was about 18months). I hope we keep up our annual tradition...it's so nice to support such a wonderful fundraiser. Bren was bummed that he missed the derby (he is in a 3 week program for school~the Summer Academy for High Potential Students...he was chosen for the program because he excells in reading & math...yep...he's a smartie :) Hopefully Bren will be able to join us next summer.

SUMMER HEAT=SUMMER FUN!

I'm not a huge fan of this HOT weather (unless of course I am somewhere tropical and in the ocean). But...the boys and I had fun today trying to keep cool (except for the hour we spent at baseball practice-sweating just watching.....bleh). We had lunch outside-what is better than smearing peanut butter all over your face on a hot day? We watched the garbage trucks go by...of course Nash gave his trademark "thumbs up" and screamed "nice job garbage guy" to them! And the boys played in the tiny pool. Here are some pics from the day :) Hope you are staying cool (I'm talkin' to YOU Beth and YOU Stacey-my 2 'followers')!!

Horsin' Around in Long Prairie

We spent the weekend horsin' around in Long Prairie (Josh's hometown). The kids were soooo excited to get to 'Bump' Bob & Grandma Karen's house for some fun. They live on 40 acres so it is a mo-mo riding paradise! I fell in LOVE with Canyon (Josh's horse) this trip....don't know why I didn't fall in love with her 11 yrs ago...but she was just so sweet this weekend! The kids rode and rode and rode and rode....mo-mo ridin' & 4 wheeler ridin'~ I really think Bren could ride for DAYS on end! Nash played in the sandbox...found a toad, fed the horses, chased the barn-cats & had fun just hanging out with his Grandma & Grandpa. They babysat for us Saturday night & we had a night out on the big town at the reunion (also Josh's 33rd birthday). I won't say anything about the reunion. Or the birthday celebration. Except that I got a pretty sweet stick-on tattoo of a rose at the bar :) Anyway...it was a good 'fun~family~friends & food' weekend.