Baseball has come to an end

We have been watching ball games since March!  We are ready for a few weeks off.  Cooper started Cal Ripken in March, Charlie started pitching machine in June and Emma started T-ball when Charlie started.  They all did well and had a great time!  Emma had a hard time at the beginning of each game, but after a pep talk from Coach Al she was good to go!

T-ball

Pitching Machine

 Team photo since we forgot to get one!

And everyone else! Fun swim party while it lasted until the storm hit.

Cal Ripken

Very nice thank you gift for helping coach!  Thank you friends!

The kiddos also took some swimming lessons this summer.  Emma didn't enjoy it too much, but made it through and was more comfortable by the end.

A few weeks off until Cooper starts Club Soccer and Charlie begins another year of Parks & Rec Soccer.

4-H Adventures

We are having so much fun with Cooper's 4-H project.  He wanted to take a pig, so we have two pigs!  They are so much fun!  They are just like dogs and wag their little tails, come right up to the fence and want you to pet them, they love to run under the water and roll in the mud, and race around in circles.  They are growing very well!  Here are a few pictures:

 So cute, tiny and noisy!

 Going in to pick out his pig.

 Aren't they the cutest?

 They loved going out that tiny side chicken door.  We had to close it off shortly after we got them.

 And sleeping there. :)

They love the water!

 Working on their pig cutting boards.

 Yeags used to have fun scaring them, but they aren't too scared of him anymore. 

I was trying to catch her under the water and she caught me and started coming for me. 

Today we had a great opportunity to go help make lentil bag samples for the USA Dry Pea & Lentil Council for their marketing program.  Cooper, Emma, and I filled 221 bags!

Emma handed Cooper the bags.

Cooper filled the bags and then I sealed them.  Then we switched positions half way through.

 One box of 80 bags!

Look at all those lentils!

And at the end of the day a boy and his dog who is so scared after all these storms we are having.

Happy Father's Day to the Best Dad anyone could ask for!!

Happy Father's Day Dad!  Thank you for all your support, love, and advice over the years!  I love you!! 

Some photos from when we were younger.  I love these photos!

 We loved to go water skiing!  Now the kids are asking if we can take them.  :)  I told them we need a boat first. 

And of course Happy Father's Day to my amazing husband!  We spent the morning with Brian before he headed back to Boise.  Thanks for coming to visit B!  We then took a drive to Palouse Falls.  It was beautiful!  We had a picnic, hiked, visited a fishery, and stopped at a river to let the kids play in the water.

These little guys were all over!

 

Happy Father's Day Nate!  We love you more than we can express!  Happy Father's Day to all you dads out there!  Hope you all had a great day!

Advancing to the second week in tournament!

The Cal Ripken Genesee Bulldog Minors have made it through to the second week of the Cal Ripken tournament.  YAY!  They came in 3rd place for the season and they continue to work hard in the tournament.  They have played every night this week and now get the weekend to rest.

Here is a little hitting action from last night.

He has come so far!! :) 

The updated bracket for the tournament can be seen at:

http://latahcounty.baberuthonline.com/engine.asp?area=league&aid=365&sbstid=1480
I don't think it has been updated this morning yet.

Best of luck Genesee Bulldogs!

Here is a little T-ball action:

Charlie also started pitching machine.  I don't have any good pictures since I was running back and forth between T-ball and pitching machine.  Pictures  and videos to come!