Mascot Bowl

We have gone to the Mascot Bowl every year since we have lived here, but this year it had extra special meaning. Zach's football team was the team the Mascots played against in the first half. Kevin coaches this team and how excited they both were that they got to participate. Zach had some great plays and made his cheering section proud. It was such a fun night and one that Zach and Kevin will remember for a long time.

Skydivers at the beginning of the night

Grizbee with Carson and Lexie

Kevin giving a last minute pep talk
Rocky giving Zach a hard time

Zach is #44

Cornbelly's

Football WIN!!!

Zach and Kevin have had a rough season and it is not for lack of effort, and endless amounts of time our family and many others have sacrificed. Yet, we have not enjoyed a win until this last week. So to celebrate this victory Kevin invited 30+ teenage boys to our house to play of course a little football, eat a smorgasboard of food, and watch a movie (of course about football) projected onto the side of the house. Oh we all had a fun, and I was most impressed about how this group of teenage, football loving boys acted at my house they were a joy and a great help. I would even do it all again if we are so inclined as to win another game.

Rendezvous

Saturday we spent the day at a Mountain Man Rendezvous, it was nice to spend time as a family. My parents go every year and we have not been for quite sometime, it is fun to watch and experience things that happened many years ago, what a difference a few decades makes. A different culture to introduce and share with the kids.






My Dad totally in his element

First Day of School

This says it all it's QUIET around here. I picked myself some flowers in honor of the occassion. I love my kids and I enjoy the summer with them, but as they were fighting yesterday, I couldn't help myself, I had to show each of them my back to school happy dance with a huge smile. The back to school happy dance in a later post when I get someone to tape it for me.

Kevin's New Hobby

Scroll Saw projects have become Kevin's new hobby and talent. He gets better and better. His friend Mark got him interested and it has been something they enjoy doing together. They even featured some of their stuff at the Arts in the Park. I was surprised at the wide variety of art displayed using all kinds of mediums. Carson and Lexie had a great time having Mark's son (Jess) draw cartoon pictures of them and making their own art with sidewalk chalk. Kevin met some amazing people, and it is fun to watch his hobby develop.

Paradise!

This past weekend we went camping with my side of the family. We went to a place called Paradise where I went camping as a kid every year till the middle of Junior High. I have not been back since. I wanted to take my kids to this special place that held so many memories for me. It was fun to be with my parents, grandparents, and brothers, the kids had so much fun, and enjoyed the great outdoors and being together.
At ten thousand feet it feels like you can touch the clouds
Lexie and Grandpa
Carson trying his hardest to look just like Grandpa
Girls can color just about anywhere
My brother Justin (he probably really did lick it)
Lexie and her cousin Makayla they were so cute together and inseparable
My cousin Kenzie
The boys enjoying Zach's new boat
Carson's money fish by catching the first fish of that day