Happy 13 Years Old Katie!!!

Who knew that this tiny little "cream of the crop" baby would grow up so fast to be such a beautiful, inside and out, young woman??
Katie, we love you!!! Happy Birthday Sweetheart....

Aggie Soccer Game

We had a fun night at Rio Tinto Stadium watching the USU vs UTAH Women's Soccer game on Thursday night. The Aggies pulled out the 2-1 win in overtime.
When we arrived back at the car we found this:
Upon closer inspection it looked like this:
Then we remembered that before we got out of the car Kim had...ummm...in an attempt to "be more comfortable" at the game, opted to remove a binding portion of her...umm...underclothing...and it had escaped out of the car and spent the evening lying on the ground in the parking lot!!! Ha, ha, ha....we all had a good laugh over the incident.
Luckily she was a good sport, and so was the "sports bra!!"

YAY SCHOOL IS STARTING!!!

The kids are psyched about going to junior high school as 7th graders this year. At school they will be targeted as "Sevies" but I'm sure they will be able to overcome that title--in a year or so, anyway.
Katie got her braces off last week and Zhi Wei is all set with his designer school clothes. Life is good for these kids. Hopefully they will do well in school this year and be successful in whatever they choose to pursue.















Braces on.
Braces off.

FORE!!!

We had the best day ever at Nibley Golf Course today. We decided to spend the day with Vicki and go golfing. Even Zhi Wei decided to come along. It was BIG FUN!!!

The best part was driving the golf cart. Katie is getting good at it and Zhi Wei definitely needs a little more practice.

Zhi showing off his form.

Katie showing off her form.


Checking out the fish and ducks in the pond on #9.


Two happy kids in the shade of the golf cart. This is definitely something we are going to do again!!

AT THE OLD SWIMMING HOLE

It was a GREAT DAY to go swimming today. After the kids spent a couple of nights with Grandma they came home ready to hook up with friends and play. They each grabbed a friend and went to their favorite swimming pool to cool off.




The boys couldn't help themselves with the water guns...it was a good time!

The Dog Days of Summer

(Do I detect a hint of a peach-fuzz shadow on that upper lip?)























Ahhh...all the softball/baseball games are completed and we no longer have games or practices every day of the week except Sunday...life has slipped back into the usual chaos. This summer will be a busy one with girls camps, scout camps, golf camps, football camps---do you get the impression we're camping all summer?!?!? If only there was a "mommy camp" to escape for a while.
Things are busy and the kids(and dogs) are healthy and happy...what more could a girl ask for?

Take Me Out to the Ballgames...

Here's our evening schedule for the next several weeks: Monday softball, Tuesday baseball, Wednesday softball, Thursday baseball, Friday softball practice, Saturday mornings baseball & softball practice. Sunday is truly our only "day of rest" but it has been so much fun to spend the evenings watching the kids play. It is amazing how their skills have progressed in such a short time. Katie (keep in mind that I am not predjudiced in the least) is one of the most consistent fielders and has the best throwing arm in the outfield. Our Rookie, Zhi has really enjoyed being on a team with "the guys" and is much more confident in the batters box. Last game he hit a sacrifice/fielders choice to 1st base and knocked in the go-ahead run. You should have heard the crowd go wild and cheer him on as they recognized his accomplishment. Good times...