Big boys

I posted pictures of Scott on here, but forgot to post these. Michael and Dallin have had an "interesting" season. Michael is at the beginning of his major's years and Dallin is at the end. One game in particular stands out. The team was behind and it was the last inning. The bases were loaded and there were already two outs. Michael was up at bat. OH BOY! He's struggled all season with these fast pitchers up here in majors. Tom called me at work, "Karen, you're never going to believe this!! Michael won the game for us. He had a huge hit and brought home the winning points." Oh, my little buddy needed that. It was great to hear how the whole dugout charged him and picked him up.

Mothers Day

What a bunch! I love these sweet boys with all my heart. I love being a mother! I love giving them all the love I can possibly give. In return, they share their love with me. The little buggers went into their rooms and gathered up all their "moneys" and put it in a little tin box. "Mama, it's all we have!" Durn. They made me cry. From a favorite movie, Hope Floats, "my cup runneth over!" These moments are the ones that keep me going....so grateful.

Aloha

Dallin and I at the USS Arizona Memorial. Very sobering....beautifully done.

Dallin and I during the luau at the PCC. It was fun and the food was delicious!!...Yes, I even loved the poi (sp?) The best was the roll they made from the poi. NUMMO.

What a beautiful, sacred place. I loved that we had the opportunity to stop in here. Very peaceful.

What an incredible experience! I am so thankful that I was able to take Dallin and go to Hawaii. Katie, my dear friend, also got to join us. It was a beautiful 5 days. I really loved the ocean!!! I could have bobbed around in there for the whole time:) There were only a few "incidents" involving coral and laughing too hard to swim. I'm going to have to go back now. The north shore needs my attention....oh, and I didn't get to snorkel. The water was indescribable!!

Happy Easter

DAD!!!

Dallin and Justin (whom we call Stephano now:))

Scott was NOT feeling good. This was a forced grimmace.

What a wonderful turn of events. I had to work all holidays last year, Easter, Mothers Day, Fathers Day, Christmas, etc. I was switched to the other weekend to cover for a few months, so I got Easter off:) We had a beautiful church meeting, and then off to Greg's for dinner. Mom and Dad made a delicious ham and I got to make desserts. After a short visit, then we were off to Tom's parents' house for meal #2. Ugh. It was tough, but we managed:) I love having family so close to share this time with.

Here we go again...

Yes, it is baseball time again. Luckily for us, Michael's tryout went well and he was drafted up into majors with Dallin. So, we get to have only two teams to handle instead of 3 like last year. Scott was also allowed to move up a tad early. He should be 8 to be in minors, but they let him move up at 7. THANK GOODNESS. He is certainly big enough to fit right in with the other boys (8-11 year olds) He's doing great, so far. I almost choked when they put him in a pitcher, though. YIKES. He did pretty good, for a 7 year old:) I laugh that he has to have the tongue out. Just like his mama! It helps, I tell ya.

Some people...

Some people cut the tree up and haul it out piece by piece. That's just not the way Tom Briggs likes to do it. Nope, he'd rather pull the whole thing out in one piece....Oh, and that garganshooous building in the forest is the boys' fort. It is just getting started.:) Boys

Woah Dallin!

Gotta say that 5 years ago, when we started baseball, we never thought Mr. Dallin would come out of his shell enough to really make any heads turn. Here we are now and he's 12....still in elementary school (6 th Grade). They had to try out for a draft for Little League. Mr. Shytalktonobodylessigottsta Dallin was the #1 draft pick:) I gotta say that I can shout this one because his skill is NOT from me:) That bugger has practiced his little heart out. Michael gets to be on his team this year because he's a sibling. So, at least he won't face Dallin as a pitcher. Should be a fun year.