Baseball

Lucas played 1st/2nd Grade Baseball this summer.  

It was coach pitch - the coach pitched five balls and  then they had three swings off the tee, if needed.  

It was great to watch the boys improve throughout the season.  

Lucas and Charlie.  

He liked all of the action at first base and playing short stop.  

He took every opportunity to slide!  

Some of his cheering squad - Garrett, Jacob, and Josh.  

At the final practice the boys played against dads.  That was good entertainment!  

Ryan and Emma farming during a game.  Keeping track of a two year old and watching the action during a game was sometimes hard!  Hannah was usually busy playing with teammate's siblings.  

basketball camp

Lucas and Cade planned for months to attend a Fred Hoiberg Basketball Camp.  Lucas worked hard to pay for part of the camp on his own.  One week before the camp, Hoiberg announced he was leaving ISU to coach the Chicago Bulls.  The boys were very excited to see the team, talk with them and, of course, play basketball.  

Cade, #11 Monte Morris and Lucas.  

#2 Abdel Nader 

Coach Prohm's first week on the job!  

Accepting his team medal for winning *moneyball* from Georges Niang and Naz Mitrou-Long.

Autographs!

#15 Naz Mitrou-Long

#30 Deonte Burton

#1 Jameel McKay

#3 Hallice Cooke

#21 Matt Thomas

#12 Nick Babb

These boys had a blast, lots of fun memories! 

MUD RUN

When I got a flier in the mail about the Iowa Games Mud Run I thought it sounded fun.  It's something I've always wanted to do, a "bucket list" item you might say.  I talked some girlfriends into doing it together.  Why not? 

Maggie, Brandy, Teresa, Kim

~before~

~after~

We finished, we survived and we even had fun! 

Nick and Ryan ~ summer birthdays

Celebrating Nick and Ryan's birthdays is typical summer fun - baseball and grilling! 

The kids played their own game until after lunch, then it was aunts and uncles, too!  

Girls versus boys, of course.  

master griller.

Ryan talking to Papa Richard.  

s'mores!

Cousin love - Lucas and Will. 

Ryan (2) and Nick (11).

A little help from the big guy.  

end of the school year ~ Lucas

It was a C-O-L-D track and field day!

But that didn't change the kids' spirits.  

Owen and Lucas. 

Last day of 1st grade! 

Our 2nd annual last day of school bicycle ride.  

4 1/2 miles! 

Followed by ice cream with the family. 

Rounded out with a night of baseball for the Tigers.  

A great way to end a fantastic school year!