Scott and Nathan had the girls outside today while they were building a bird house for Nathan's school project. They just love basking in the sun!

1st summer league baseball game for Nathan

Nathan's first game for the season was in Pearl Lake. His team won 8-2. Nathan pitched 2 innings and caught a ball right off the bat and ate dirt while doing it. It was an incredible catch! Everyone in the stands and all the players were screaming at the excitment of it. He also hit a triple to top off the night!

Memorial Day Weekend 2009

The long weekend was wonderful with the Eagles flying overhead low enough to see the white feathers coming through the infant black ones. We didn't see many deer, as they must be getting ready to give birth later this week. Scott and I droppped off the boys at Balsam Lake for some bass fishing. They did get some Muskie and crappie fishing also, but nothing to talk about.

We had 12 people over for a 'milk can' and that was great! As usual, there was more than enough food left over. Scott cooked up a feast, we napped, walked the girls and read. It was a very relaxing weekend; well for me anyways, Scott was busy fixing the motor on the boat when the boys weren't fishing in it.
I scored on a free canvas boat cover that some old couple put at the end of their driveway from their boat from about 15 years ago.
The girls loved their truck ride to and from the Lake. Lilly loves to ride backwards!

Nathan Baseball

Nathan pitched a couple innings of his last 7th grade baseball game in Sartell and hit a double. He also played short stop and second. It was a great season watching Nathan and Noah play so great together!

Nathan's baseball season

Nathan is so busy with baseball season! After school he has practice until 5 pm, then eats something on the way to 6 pm summer league practice until he can collapse in the air conditioned car at 8 pm. He has 2 games tonight and I have to help him with a paper before he goes to bed. Nathan is an amazing, determined kid who is doing an incredible job on the field and in his classes.
Last night he got to play at the MAC, where the St. Cloud River Bats play ball. That was really fun watching him play in such a beautiful facility.

Daisy's 2nd birthday!

Nathan Pitching

Nate was pitching and Noah was catching against Sauk Rapids. 2 innings, 3 strike outs, 2 hits, no runs!! Keep it up; you are momma's cash cow!!!

Turkey hunting 2009

4 days, 4 birds!

Prom 2009

We took PROM pictures at Munsinger Gardens before dinner and the dance. It was a chilly afternoon, but the sun was out and all the kids had a wonderful time taking pictures. Nolan and Ben were home at 2:30am and had a great time!



















Nathan even got in on the action...

Ben had a great morning! This monster was taken on the third day of the season! The 3:30am wake up call is paying off!

2009 Turkey hunting

Scott said:
"Nathan did such a good job. He was sitting about 15 yards from me. I could here the Tom spit and drum and walking. I wasn't close enough to coach him through it. I watch him shoulder his gun. Then he started to track the Tom to his right. I was trying to see the bird and I couldn't. I heard him slip off his safety I still couldn't see the Tom. Then the ole 835 barked and I could heard the bird flopping.!!"

Lilly isn't sure what to think of Nathan's turkey!




Hunting dead turkeys on the breezway is darn hard work!!!

I took the girls to the puppy park today. Leave it to Daisy to sniff out something to roll in. She loved the stench so much she rolled off the enbankment, down three feet onto the beach! BATH TIME!!!!