First Game

Put me in coach...I'm ready to play...TODAY! Way to go Parker! You are awesome!

First Game

Catching a break...go drink some
water!

Parker's Footbal 2011

I just love this picture of Parker playing football! He loves this game!

Raider's First Game 2011

Here is Parker playing the captain roll! Go Raiders Go!

Camping with Dad & Uncle Ivan

Okay Dad....here is your
next little hunter. Wow, can
this girl shoot! She has great aim!

Walking, Walking, Walking

Here's the girls on the back side of
the house. Cassie...."really mom"
Aren't they so cute?

Walking to School

Cassie, Savannah and Kaylyn walking to school together! Love these little young ladies! :)

First Week of School 2011

Here is Cassie the first week of school 2011!
She is now in the 5th Grade! So weird to
think that my baby is that grown-up. She
loves school and her teacher Mr. Teague. He
was also Parker's teacher for 5th grade. She was
asked to write a few things that she liked about
school and what she didn't like. I read what she
wrote and had to laugh. She said she didn't like
when he compared her to Parker! I asked her
what he said that warranted this comment. She
said Mr. Teague told her "wow, you don't talk as
much as your brother!" LOL ... made me laugh
because anyone who knows Parker knows he is
a talker and does so at 100 mph too! I know the
feeling Cassie....I had to follow Uncle Steve! LOL

Nick's Soccer Buds

These are some of Nick's friend's at college. They are really good guys and they all seem to get along really well.

Nick's Dorm Room

Here is Nick's Door Room @ OBU 2011

Nick @ OBU

This was the first time Alan and I got to see him play in college. When we dropped off his stuff to him at college his team was scrimmaging each other. This is one of my favorite soccer pictures of Nick. I love his footwork and look at the size of the guys arms who is defending him! He is playing against and with MEN....many of his teammates are from Brazil who just so happen to play on professional traveling teams when they go home for the summer. It was a lot of fun watching them play even in the 107 degree weather! Go OBU!

More Breck 2011

Breck 2011

And last but not least is the Ty Man.....he would have gone on this ride all day long!
This is his silly pose!

Breck 2011

The big Al....he didn't listen to the instructions for the end of the ride and faced the whiplash consequence! LOL

Breck Trip 2011

Wahoo....here I am giving the ride two thumbs up! It was a blast....just too short!

Mountain Coaster

Here is Cassie boo riding the M.C. ...
She loved every minute of the ride!

Breck 2011

Here's Alan and the kids on the ski hill! This is where they had the Mountain Coaster. I think Cassie loves her daddy! :)

Our Trip to Breckenridge Colorado

We took one day out of the holiday Labor Day weekend and went to Breckenridge. It was so beautiful. I think I fell in love with a new place in Colorado! We played games, went swimming & hot tubing, rode the Mountain Roller Coaster and of course shopped! It was a fun break!

Our Kids 2011

Here is a picture of our kids before Nick left for college! They were not to excited that I wanted to have them take some pictures together because they know how I can get....oh just one more....come on this would be a great place to take a picture! LOL Someday they will thank me for taking so many shots of them. I love these 4 precious children of mine!

Memories

I enjoy taking pictures, it is a passion of mine and I feel tells a great story. My family brings me joy and lots of happy times. Anybody who knows me, knows I love sports and to be active. So with that said the pictures tell it all.... my kids are involved in many activities. Nick (17) loves soccer and is involved in so many activities at school i.e. Student Counsel, Leadership team, NHA and a bunch of other things...makes my head spin so I can imagine how he feels! Tyler (15) discovered Pole Vaulting in track and boy was it fun watching him raise the bar! LOL ...He also surprised us all with his love of art and man is he good at it! I will post some of his drawings soon. Who would have thought? I can tell you this much, he certainly didn't get those skills from me! I can't even draw stick figures! Ha! Ha! Parker (11) what sport doesn't this kid love....this summer was Baseball and we had so much fun this season. He played shortstop and sometimes even pitched. One of his last games the umpire said to him "if there were ten of you, your team would win state!" He really had a great season! Who knows just maybe a professional athlete in the making! (then he can take care of his ole mom and dad. LOL ) Cassie (9) tried out for a children's play and was asked to be in two ensembles! She is so excited! As a mom of four, sometimes I feel like I am running around with my head cut off, but to see my kids succeed and reach heights they never thought they could is so fun to watch. I wouldn't have it any other way. Sometimes their activities overlap and I'm the crazy one who tries to get to at least part of each of their events, games or activities. It is never easy but I really feel this is so important to let each of my children know how important they are to me! Thank goodness for cell phones and texting! When I can't make a game my friends text me with details of the game I'm missing. I hoot and holler, jump around like a mad mom and get so excited for them even when they can't see me. We have also tried to do a few fun things with the kiddos this summer too. Playing in the water is one of my kids favorite things to do. So we have found some fun places around town to splash and play. My favorite is Water World because that is something I can actually do with the kiddos. (Elitches makes me sick!) We have yet to make our summer trip to WW...but my wonderful friend and her family have asked us to go before school starts! So fun!!! : ) Well that's about it so far...busy, busy, busy but hey it is soooooo fun. Just look at the pictures...see the smiles, the determination and to me that says it all.