Box Seats at the Biscuits Game

JM won a silent auction for the owner's box at a Biscuit's Game complete with throwing out the "first pitch, tours, etc". JM took Tyler, Hammond Parsons, and Corynne to the batting practice.

JM invitied a great group of work friends, and they turned the table on him! I got a phone call from his PA Kendall about a week before the big night. She told me of their plans to celebrate JM's 5 years of service in Montogmery that night. She said that they needed JM to throw out the first pitch, and he had been telling a few at work that Tyler was going to do it! So I let Tyler in on the secret so Tyler would "just tell Dad you DO NOT WANT TO THROW the first pitch"!

His "work wifes" (Amy Martin, Kendall Roper, and Ginger) brought a cake and gifts! The announcer thanked JM for his service to Montgomery before he threw the first pitch!

All the men and boys went on the locker room tour.

And Tyler was interviewed by the radio announcer at the stadium.

The kids were excited for Big Moe to come to the suite for a visit!

Colleen's first Biscuits Game!

It was a fun evening for all!

Happy Birthday, America!

Our 4th of July was very tame this year! We went to church this morning, ate our typical Salsaritas lunch, and rushed home to watch the hot dog eating contest which we had recorded! Then, it was just another day of playing and swimming around our house!

JM was working this weekend, but he made it home in time to go see the fireworks.

Waiting on the fireworks to start...

Bang! Boom! Bang!

Then we walked back home for a little bit of sparkler fun!

Tyler has been waiting all day (and evening) to challenge JM to a hotdog eating contest! The time had finally come. ONE hotdog...how fast can you get it down? Ready. Set. GO!!!!!

Tyler wins in 57.4 seconds. Apparently, Ty's method of tearing it into very small bites is faster than taking a big bite and chewing!

GOOD NIGHT AMERICA!!!!!!

Baby steps!

Colleen is growing up! Her parents finally figured out that she likes to sit up while taking baths. Only problem is that she cannot sit on her own?!?!

Colleen will only sleep on her stomach. If you put her down on her back or side, she is awake within 10 minutes. Only problem is that this is a major problem with EVERYONE who sees her like this!

Again, Colleen really prefers to sit up!!!

At the Beach

The beach was beautiful as always. There were tar balls on the shore and a "lake" of oil glazed water between the condos and the gulf, but it was still beautiful! The kids had fun playing in the sand and running/playing were the waves came up on shore. At this point in the Gulf Crisis, there were red flags and warnings to not go into the water.

We did take our annual pictures at the beach! The kids are learning to just smile and get it over with and then they can do what they want to do....PLAY!!!!

Gulf Shores Tennis Tournament

With the Crisis in the Gulf, we were looking for an extra reason to go to the beach this year. We wanted to go "put our toes in the water", but with such uncertainty with the oil we wanted to have something to keep us busy! We found this tennis tournament, and JM decided it would be a perfect 1st tournament for the girls.

Lauren registered for the Quick-Start 8 &U division. It did not make (and neither did the Girls 10 &U), so Lauren and Corynne ended up playing in the 12&U division. Lauren had a great 1st match/tourney. (She only played 1 match because we forfeited her first round match. She never knew, and there was no reason to submit her to that!) She played a sweet girl who loved little kids and babysitting. The girl guided Lauren through the entire match. She never tried to overpower or totally cream Lauren. She served gentle to Lauren so that Lauren had a chance to hit the ball.

Corynne played 2 matches in the Girls 12 &U division. She won a few points, and she had fun.

Lauren and Corynne had fun playing around and getting to participate at the tennis tournament!

Tyler played a great tournament! He WON his division!!!!

"Blue" pictures

Two years ago, I took some pictures on the back porch of all the kids dressed in brown. They turned out so good that I decided to try again this year. Everyone had blue this time and they turned out great (for 5 kids)!!!!

EHS Reunion Weekend

JM and I decided to go to TX this weekend for our class reunions. Our HS only has reunions every 5 years (2000, 2005, 2010) for ALL classes. This was JM's 19th and my 18th. We had a great time visiting with our old friends from EHS!

A few of my classmates...

A few of JM's classmates...

Obviously, Colleen went with us to TX. My parents were excited to see her again.

She also got the opportunity to meet my brother Michael and his wife Jacqline.

Colleen also met her Mimi, GreatGran and Memom for the 1st time.

We had a wonderful, relaxing weekend with just 1 kid! I think Colleen enjoyed the 1-on-1 time with her parents also!