Girls weekend 2008

 

Last weekend six of my friends and I went to Leavenworth WA for the weekend. It was so much fun. This picture is of us outside of Plain Hardware. It is always a favorite for shopping. I was reminded how incredibly blessed I am to have so many wonderful women in my life. We laughed till we cried and made some great memories. Thanks to all the husbands for making it possible for us to go. Thank you Greg & Kathy for your incredible gift of generosity in letting us use the cabin. It was a weekend I wont soon forget!

Champions!

 

They did it. They took 1st place in the playoffs! Keith is so excited. His buddy Cameron pitched the first part of the game, and then Keith finished it off. What a great season.

Here is a video of Kelly and Kalie showing off their cheerleading abilities. This is to cute!

Keith's baseball season

Keith has had a great season so far this year. Right now his team is in the playoffs. They won the first playoff game and will be playing their next on Wed. If they win, they will take 1st place. If they lose, they will play again on Saturday morning for the tie breaker. His batting average this year was 750. A huge difference from last year. He's really enjoying playing and doing a great job at it. Thanks to all of our friends and family that has supported him by coming to his games and cheering him on. I know Keith has loved having you all there. I'll let you know the outcome of the playoffs when we know.

Loreen Miller bike ride

This last weekend Keith and I rode in the Loreen Miller Bike ride. It was really fun doing this with Keith. My Mom, Dad, Sister and a couple of her friends were with us also. Of course, it rained the entire time we rode. As soon as we got home and I got the bikes off the truck, showered and headed out to return the bike rack to my friend I had borrowed it from, it was gorgeous. But at least it wasn't in the upper 90's like last year.
At one point, my Mom's chain fell off her bike and Dad and I stopped to help. Keith kept going and my sis and her friends were a ways ahead of us. When we realized Keith was not stopping to wait for us, I started to panic. There was my little boy riding away from me. We yelled to him, but he couldn't hear and kept going. As I watched him, and my Dad chased him to catch up, I realized my son is growing up, he's not afraid to be on his own a little. He is no longer a "little" boy anymore. He's headed to the next stage of life. Next year he enters Middle School. Hard to believe the elementary days will be done for him in less then two weeks! Keith and I both thought it would be a good idea to do a few more rides together this summer. A great Mother/Son activity. Steve does a lot with Keith, (which is very important) But him and I haven't done a whole lot just the two of us and this weekend made me realize it is important for me to take the time to come up with special moments with him.
He is growing into a very wonderful young man. As much as I pine for his younger years, I look forward to seeing who he becomes and what he will accomplish in his lifetime. And I'm enjoying the moments we have now.

I love you Keith and I'm proud of you. Thanks for all the fun we have together and all the fun I know we'll have in the future.

Cheerleading

 

When my daughter decides to do something she puts all of her heart into it. Right now it is cheerleading. Her teacher Mrs. Schneider has a daughter that is 5 & 1/2 and Kalie has invited Kelly to come to cheerleading with her. Kelly has been to three practices and last night they did their end of the year show. I didn't think Kelly was going to be in it because she has only been to three classes. We were going to go practice and then go home. So we get there and Kelly asked the teacher if she could be in the show. The teacher said sure. As you can see from the picture, (she is the one in the white shirt) she put her whole heart into the show. Except she didn't get to do the whole thing because her skirt she was wearing didn't have shorts under it. Opps! What can I say I'm new to cheerleading. But she got to do some of the cheers and was happy about that! Next fall she will start up again. She is really excited about it.

New Puppy

Keith and Kelly with Mom and Dad's new puppy Madaline.