A BIG post....playing catchup!!

Here are a few pictures from the last couple of weeks. Been busy and not getting on the computer that much. Where does the time go? Almost the end of April already!! Goodness gracious!!

Here are some catchups:

Briar wanting his back popped. Kyle happy to oblige.

Briar popping Brad's.

Funny!

Soccer game: Connell vs. Warden. Connell won in a shootout.

The winning point! Good job, Eddie!!

And here's Kyle:

Kyle on a bike!! Nice.

Connell Eagles taking on Riverview.

Hanging out at the ballgame.

A couple of shots of the tree:

Tulips

Just a scenery shot of the evening.

Spring Fling Week at school. Nice break in the schedule.

Twin Day...Rosa and Mrs. Chase

Nice attire....

Wednesday night was the first Kickball game. The Juniors took on the Seniors and then the winners took on the Staff....who kicked butt!!

The crowd getting ready to watch the game....

Rex and Matt

Junior dugout.

The lineup.

Pitcher Anderson!

Yessenia.

Nate.

Kayla being a helicopter!

Score one for the Seniors.

And score another one for the Seniors.

Go Brianna!

Brady is up.

Daniel

Senior cheer section...

Go Monica fan section!!

Monica....

Mrs. Olsen fighting with Ump Clark...she didn't win!

Senior cheer!!

The Juniors won in the last inning....come from behind. Congrats!!

Here goes Alice!

Poser!

The bench....

Yes and Kala!

Briar going for it!

Rachel's cleats....great!!

Senior Kickball Team (minus Shane because he wouldn't come get in the picture!)

This is just a glance of the flower arrangement that Megan got me for Secretary's Day this week. Fantastic!!

This is the view of the greenhouse at school. Mrs. Shattuck's classes have been growing these beautiful flowers for the Plant Sale later next week. GORGEOUS!!!

I'm thinking that my patio may get a few flowers to make it beautiful!!

The bird feeder.......with birds actually using it!!

A kiwi umbrella and chair set for the little girls. Hopefully they will get to use it and love it!

New chairs for the patio. Now I just need a tablecloth!!

This picture was taken on Friday, April 23rd. We will see what the whisteria looks like on Monday or Tuesday....can hardly wait!

The flag got put out the other day...yeah!!

Saturday was softball against Warden. The Lady Eagles lost both games. The wind blew something fierce and ugly!

Between innings

Play at 2nd

Safe at 3rd

The tent...trying to block out the stupid WIND!!

Delt Clark. What a cutie!

Going for home.

Going for the "in between game" talk with Coach.

Just through the hole. Nice lunge.

Shanika

Kayla going for the put-out

Safe at 3rd

Paxton hitting a single up the middle!!

Watching the catcher.

Here she comes....

And that's about all folks.

Driver's License

Here she is, in all her glory, with her newly earned Driver's License!! Congratulations, daughter!! Of course a look like this is going to be blogged!

Spent the weekend in Spokane at the Best in the West Tournament. The girls did an AWESOME job, playing until the very last possible moment, in a 23-25 loss to River City. It was a great time. They only lost 1 match and then the last, championship game. Second place was still sweet.


This is the team that they lost to. Paxton played a lot of the games. She had great blocks and awesome kills. Her defense was good too.

Having fun on the sideline. #44 rocks!!

18th Birthday

This Saturday Briar turned 18 years young! What a trip.

I was a stay-at-home mom until my daughter went into 1st grade...and then I got a job outside the home. This is an experience I wouldn't trade for ANYTHING!!

Briar was:

The one who followed me everywhere I went.

Cried when I left him at my uncle and aunt's house when I tried to go grocery shopping without him. He stood at the door the whole 1 1/2 hours I was gone waiting for me to come back.

Had to be touching my hair or my ear when he was drinking his bottle and I was holding him.

Made the "thumbs up" sign walking around the house.

The first sound out of his mouth was the sound of a car. And he used to drive his Match Box cars all over the house, couch, chairs, etc.

Drew an owl in kindergarten and then added a bubble with the words "who hoo" in it. (His teacher had taught at Mesa Elementary for a long time and said this is the first time any student had ever done something even close to this spectacular! Well, maybe not those EXACT words were used, but they were implied!)

Had to wait until he was in 3rd grade before I let him do school sports.

Played, lived, breathed baseball from 4th grade on.

Hates me because I wouldn't let him play grid kid football when he was in grade school.

Loved to go to Mariner games...and still does.

Tore open his leg from below the knee to the top of his ankle walking across a log at my uncle's house. Gorey, bloody and scarey! Had to have 19 stitches to close it up.

Was on a District 5 Championship Babe Ruth League team that went clear to Regionals in the State of Washington in 2005.

Got mono in his sophomore year of high school and couldn't play football.

Went to the Regional State Baseball Tournament in 2009 with the Connell Eagles baseball team.

Took off the tip of his middle finger on his right hand in a farming accident last July 5th.

Was part of the 2009 Connell State Championship Football Team.

Makes me proud everyday.

Respects himself and others.

Has a chance to make a junior college football team this coming season.

Has been accepted at both CBC and Boise State University.

Is a good citizen....this makes me most proud.

Have I mentioned that he makes me proud every day?

Has the world at his fingertips.

I pray he understands just how much I love him.

That he understands that when I raise my voice and sound frustrated with some of his decisions it is done with nothing but love and the knowledge of the cruel world.

Makes good choices that he will be able to live with throughout his life.

Gets a wonderful son, just like he is to me, when he gets bigger!

Happy Birthday, Briar!!



Scott celebrated with us as his 18th birthday is tomorrow...the 13th.

Acting like an idiot after he had to blow on the candles more than once to get them all out! What a goof.