Nathan Football

Nate's freshman team had a fantastic win last night against Little Falls. My #10 cornerback had an interception in the first few minutes of the game. It was incredible!!

Venison burger: before, during and after

I told Daisy and Lilly that Daddy and Nolan were bring home 'deer treats', Daisy just couldn't wait for the deer to be unloaded so she could get better sniffs of them!

The girls are patiently waiting for daddy to toss them some more meat scraps. These are all burger patties, ready for the grill!!

2010 bowhunting weekend: Scott 1 Nolan 2

Scott and Nolan hunted long and hard last weekend.Nolan must be dreaming about the one he missed...

Family and Football

What deer Hunting means for Daisy and Lilly!

2010 Deer Hunting

Scott got a nice doe while Ben shot a 5 pt. buck in velvet near Katie's house on the opener.

Aug 28, 2010 Nathan's scrimmage in Becker for Freshman football

Nathan is on the 1st string freshman football team at TECH. He played safety on Saturday and never missed a tackle and almost had an interception. It was incredible watching him on the field! Scott and I were so proud of him. He lives for the sport and has been practicing so hard all summer. He never missed a wrestling or football workout all summer! His first game is this coming Thursday and school starts in just over a week. We are excited to get back in the bleachers for football at Clark and Clemens' fields!

Ben moving into his dorm

We left the house early to get moved in before the heat and humidity set in. We were the first ones to move into Tommy Hall. It only took two loads up the elevator to #422 and we were done. Then Ben, Nathan and Nolan got Ben's bed lofted and I unpacked a good portion of his stuff. Both boys are lucky enough to great roommates from the Mpls area. We forgot a few things, but I was able to bring those with me to work today and Ben picked them all up. Moving the boys out was as hard as I thought it would be. Both Scott and I cried and if Nathan did, we didn't see it. He's a tough kid, he'll handle it just fine.
I passed Ben in the library today when he was on part of his orientation tour. I was suprised to see him! He seemed happy to be here even though it was probably boring for him because he worked full time here all summer. A few minutes after I saw Ben, I saw Nolan's roommate, Colin and a mutual friend of both Nolan and Ben; Jack, who graduated from TECH last year. Colin said "Hi Mrs. Lortz" to me as I was walking behind the circulation desk. Yep, it's offical; I am old. I hope to see Nolan yet either today or tomorrow. That will make me feel better, since he has only called me twice in 2 weeks.

Nolan is part of the SJU football team!

Here is Nolan getting his football equipment for the 2010 team which is SJU's 100th football season. He moved into his dorm and started football on 8/12/10. It was as hard leaving him there as it was leaving him and Ben in the NICU on 10/26/91.

CHARLIE and FRANKIE????

Daisy and Lilly just about go out of their minds when I tell them we are going to Charlie and Frankie's house. They are whining really loud at the door while I am rushing to tie my tennis shoes. They know where she lives and almost pull me out the door and down the driveway. Once I get them heeling, it's a much more peacefull adventure, until we arrive for our big puppy play date!

Bunny Hunting!!!

The girls love to Bunny hunt. They haven't gotten one yet, but they sure think they will some day. It's a hoot watching them 'hunt' under the shed for them :)

Introducing Frankie!!

This is Charlie's baby sister!! Isn't she adorable??? I stop by to get my puppy fix whenever I can! I can't get enough of that loose skin, wrinkles and watching her trip over her ears. She has such a wonderful basset mom! She is one lucky puppy!

Oh Lilly; you really have it made!

are you sure that you're comfortable??

4th of July / Graduation party at lake

Nolan, Ben and Nathan all went fishing with a good friend of ours, Ryan Hamilton. He took them in his new boat to Anter lake on Saturday. Nolan released a nice bass, but they didn't bring any fish home to clean. They were fishing while Scott and I got ready for the Bone lake version of the boys' graduation party. We fed 30 people and had beer for the whole gang too. Scott learned how to play Beer pong. Someone that 'learned how to play it on youtube' taught him. (Yea Right!)

Snake hunters!!

While we were at Nathan's game the other night, the girls caught of scent that they wouldn't let go of... A fresh snake skin!!! I don't know if they were more afraid or more excited to sniff at it! They were hesitant to get to close, but they really wanted to as they stood back and stretched and leaned forward, yet ready to jump back in an instant!