Vacation

I should have explained the photos. We took off from our house two weeks ago this coming Friday for a trip to South Dakota, North Dakota, Wyoming and Montana. Did we see and do everything - you betcha! We had a great time, attitudes were in check for most of the trip, and we made it home without getting stopped by the DOT. Some highlights of the trip were Mammoth Springs in Hot Springs, Crazy Horse in the rain, Bear Country USA, Mt Rushmore, Needles Highway, Full Throttle Saloon in Sturgis, Devil's Tower in Wyoming, and a tractor auction in Montana. 2800 miles later were arrived home Sunday night after driving over 800 miles from Dickinson ND on Sunday! Glad to be home, the kids are enrolled in school and I am back to work on Thurs.

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We are still battling snakes and this is what happened in our yard today. Avery had a field day with it after Charles almost stepped on it. This was in almost the same exact spot the girls encountered one

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Izzy received an email notice that she received an award for turning in her Prom Photos of her in her dress from the company's maker and is featured on their web page!

Pedro's 11th Birthday

Pedro celebrated her birthday this past weekend. We took her out to eat at Carlos O'Kelly's - her choice since it was all about the ice cream covered in honey and corn flakes! We had softball practice that evening - 5 hours worth - so we came hom after practice and did presents and cake! Notice her signature colors - Lime Green and Turqouise! We gave her the movie Alice in Wonderland and she got an itunes gift card and a bubble machine from Diddie and Big Boy! That has been a lot of fun! Tonight we have a softball game in Abilene for Pedro.

Since Pedro had a game the night of her birthday and Diddie had a game also but in a different town - we split ways - Charles stayed with Pedro and
Big Boy and I went to JC with Diddie! Pedro got to pitch in her game - she is learning quickly and getting lessons from a coach on "how to" get er done! Diddie this year is pitching for her 18u team and it is a great learning tool for her. She gets very tired by the end of the game but Monday night had 5 strike outs, 1 pop fly she caught, and short stuff did a vertical jump and caught a ball headed for center field - man I wish I had it on camera - White Girls Can Jump! They won their game 8 to 6.

Brian's Graduation

Two postesesses in one day - Wowza - Look Out!

This weekend Izzy's BF graduated from Blue Valley High School. He will be attending Emporia KS Flint Hills Technical School for Culinary Arts. I can't wait to be a guinea pig and eat some of his cooking. We are very proud of him!

From the pic you can see it was a hot and windy day. Pedro is growing so tall and is almost Izzy's size! I can't wait to see what the next year brings for everyone!

Softball Softball Softball!

Can't wait - Izzy helped get her team to the 2nd round of regionals by stepping up and pitching from the 3rd inning on Last Monday. We then played 2nd round of Regionals Tues and won so turned around 20 mins later and played another game and won that one. Izzy relief pitched in the bottom of the 6th Inning. We couldn't be prouder! This is a First for RCHS - first ever time getting Regional Champs!

This Friday night Riley County will be playing Medicine Lodge at Annenberg Park in Manhattan, KS at 5 pm for the first round of State Play. If they win that game they will then play Saturday! We are Stoked.

In the same time Pedro starts her Dickinson County League play This Thursday in Chapman and then has tournament play in Clay Center for the Rebels On Monday- followed by another game Monday Night in Riley for the Dickinson County League.

Softball

Tonight is the last Home Game for RCHS Softball. We are Very Proud of Izzy - Stepping up to pitch Varsity Games. This summer we weren't going to do any softball - now she is helping coach 14u team, and is pitching for an 18u team, and Pedro is now on two teams also - Her first games are this coming weekend in Abilene. Pitching for one team and third base and Catching for her regular league teams.

SO much for a subtle quiet summer. Honestly - I don't know what we would have done though if we weren't lucky enough to have both girls playing.