Last Season as a Card

Hank's time as a Cardinal is sadly over.  He's played with this team since he was a little 2nd grader.  It's been so fun watching him develop as a player over the past 3 seasons.  I know he wants to play super league but there's just something about city league.  He truly was the star of the team this season, playing all the tough positions and leading off the batting order.  Watching him play makes me so happy.

He became so confident with the bat, getting a hit almost every time he got up.  The Cardinals went undefeated in regular season play!  They ended up finishing 6th in the tournament and qualifying for the State Tournament.

Hank always has incredible fan support but my parents didn't miss a single game this season.  They love to watch him play almost as much as I do.

He loves having them there and so do I.

I can't forget to mention his sweet bros.  They came to every single game to cheer him on.

Baseball games can be brutally long especially when there are double headers.  Sam and Max never complained.

Cute Izzy!

All ready for the State Tourney!

Unfortunately we had to travel to Payson for all the tournament games.  It was hot and windy, not a good combo for Mr. Sam.

We played 3 close games winning 1 and losing 2.  The last game was a heart breaker.

It's hard to feel too bad when Hank played his best game of the entire season.  He gives it his all in every game and I couldn't be more proud.  

These beautiful ladies made the trek to Payson for every game.

He'll still hug his mommy after a hard loss.  I love my little baseball stud!  Only a few months until fall ball!

First Boating Trip of the Season

After an abnormally wet and cold June, it was finally time to take the boat out!

Everyone was pumped to be in our "happy place" again.

Sunday's on the lake are as close to heaven as it gets.  We literally didn't see more than 5 boats on the lake the entire afternoon.  The water was perfection.

Being a mom to these awesome boys is pretty amazing.  They know how to have a good time.

My heart.

After spending hours watching the kids on the tube, I kicked them off so Randy could enjoy the prime water conditions.  It was a perfect first day back on the lake.  Can't wait for many many more!

Father's Day

Happy Father's Day to all the fathers in my life.  First and foremost, the father to my children.  Randy is the most fun-loving, patient , selfless, and present dad these boys could ask for.  He amazes me every day.  These boys adore their daddy, as they should.

Griff has been a part of my life for nearly 20 years.  I feel pretty lucky to have him in my life.  Jenni and I cooked a delicious breakfast at our house in his honor.

Lennon took her pants off immediately when she saw the kiddie pool.

We had a delicious BBQ at my parents to celebrate my daddy.  He has my heart, always has, always will.  I know he has my back no matter what.  There isn't a better guy on the planet.  He's honest, hard working, thoughtful, and constantly striving to be a better person.  I feel pretty bad ass knowing some of his DNA is in me.  Happy Father's Day!

Swimming Lessons

The kiddie pool is nice but it's time my kids learn how to swim in water deeper than 6 inches.  Ahhh swimming lessons, what a pain in the butt.  Sarah hooked us up with a great teacher in Alpine and after swimming every day for 2 weeks I'm happy to say it was a huge success!

It didn't hurt to have this awesome splash park down the street from the pool.  Between lessons the boys kept themselves entertained here.

Hank decided he didn't need swimming lessons this year so he patiently waited every day for his brothers.  I'm pretty proud to report he read two large novels in those two weeks.

First we'll discuss Max's progress.  He gained so much confidence.  Since he already knew the basics of swimming, Bailey was able to teach him more advanced strokes.

He really got the timing of his arms and breath down.  That's not easy to do.

He worked really hard on his back stroke as well.

He loves the diving board so he was excited to learn how to dive.

\

I'm so proud of Max.  He always tries his hardest and really listens to his teacher. 

One final CANNON BALL!!

There was 30 minutes to wait every day between Max's class and Sam's.

Sam kept himself entertained.

He has no trouble making friends.

Finally his best buds would come and their private lesson started.

What a colorful crew!

Sam was hesitant at first but quickly warmed up.

I love the expression on his face.  He's pretty proud of himself.

He got more and more confident on his back.

He started putting his face in the water, a little at a time.

Then with the board.

Then all by himself.

He even started learning how to use his arms.

My little fish!

He insisted on Bailey being arms length away before he would jump.  There was always a negotiation process.

He finally did it all by himself!

On his last lesson, he learned the beginning part of how to dive.

He came so far in two short weeks.  He conquered his fears and was such a good boy for his friend Bailey.