Way Behind!

Baseball, baseball, baseball.

Dayton's job shadow day.
Dayton's class on the Capital steps in D.C. We didn't know it but at this exact moment a small plane was flying over this area and was being escorted by military jets and helicopters, the Capital was being evacuated for fear that this plane meant trouble. Glad I didn't know until afterwards.

Our monthly girls night out at Olive Garden. I didn't get the whole group. Our friend Jeanne (the red head) had a grease fire at her house and had nothing but a sweatshirt and capris to wear so we surprised her and all wore sweats, it was fun and she loved it!
My good buddies Linda, me and Kym.

Kortney's prom, so pretty!
Kortney is my youngest cousin, she graduates this weekend and also turns 18!

Dayton's birthday dinner at Rainforest Cafe with Myah and Brandon. We embarrassed him by having a Volcano dessert sent over, it was hilarious!

I will try to give a shorthand version of what has been keeping us busy!

-Dayton has been working on his huge portfolio project, just this morning it was turned in! We have been working on this since November. Whew!

-Myah is in an instructional soccer class, she loves it but really likes to hang out in the goal area!

-Dayton's baseball games have finally started, the weather plus the D.C. trip were the reason for the delay.

- I have been going to the chiropractor for my back and am seeing great results, I am so grateful to get relief from pain!

-My energy is coming back and I am trying to get caught up on things around the house. Things have been piling up and I need to weed out big time!

-Mother's Day I was up at 5:45 for a baseball game at 8 am! I made a tray of chocolate covered strawberries and croissants and o.j. for the moms! Spent the day working on Dayton's project, fun times!

-The kids allergies are terrible right now, I love that we are in full bloom right now but it is not fun for my family.

-My cousin Kortney had her senior prom and I went and took a few pictures, Myah loved seeing all of the pretty girls and Dayton thought the girls were "hot".

-The orthodontist told us this morning that Dayton's teeth are looking great and maybe after the next visit we will talk about removing his braces! Yippee!

-Myah's dance class is over and the recital is this weekend, it should be crazy, Dayton has a tournament this weekend too!

-School will be out in less than a month. Wow, high school is on the horizon!

-Dayton had to job shadow for a day, last week he rode along with one of Mark's officers all day, he had a fun time and I think he had a few eye opening moments. He was excited because he had to be 14 in order to ride along and he had just turned 14 a few days prior. He said he was amazed at all of the people who don't wear their seatbelts. Funny, I feel naked without mine on I can't imagine riding around without it on. He still wants to be an anesthesiologist but a police officer is in his top 5.

-Mark started working days again, we are trying to adjust once more but hopefully he will be on this shift for a few years.

Well, that is about it for now, we are super busy but I like it that way. Keeps us out of trouble! Ha ha!

Way to go Bulldogs!

The Champs!
Dayton receiving his medal

Very proud of his hardware!

Who wouldn't buy something from this crew?
Annabelle and Uncle Mark cheering on the team
Myah, Annabelle and Chloe in their matching outfits, trying to stay cool!
Myah loves the younger brothers of Dayton's teammates, here she is wrestling with them.

Dayton's team won their tournament this past weekend! It was very exciting but also made for a very loooong weekend for Miss Myah. Especially when we kept winning, that meant that we needed to stick around for more games. We sat through steaming hot weather, Myah got a horrible heat rash, then we sat through the pouring rain on Saturday and Sunday, thank goodness I keep the Disney ponchos in the trunk! Dayton was so proud, he has never won a tournament before, he played very well and he was thrilled. We hosted this tournament and we had to work the concession stand, the boys loved this part. I think our boys bought more than anyone! We are gearing up for our trip to Cooperstown New York this month with the team, it should be a great time. Way to go Bulldogs!

Busy Weekend

Myah just loves her Nate! Aunt Bev, Vicki, Aunt Ginger, Me, Aunt Barb and Aunt Jan, l-rMyah loved jumping with cousin Blake
The beautiful quilt hanging from the deck, they have the best backyard, complete with a babbling brook!
I love me some cake!Boating with Kim on Friday night

The Bulldogs waiting to play their game.
This is how Myah looked when she woke me up on Sat. morning, she had tights on over her pjs.

This past week has flown by, seriously, we have put 1,000 miles on our new car in 7 days, we have been so busy! We had a baseball tournament this past weekend and had a four hour rain delay. Dayton hit in the winning run and advanced us in the tournament, it was very exciting for him and all of us! That meant that we had an early Sunday game in addition to our nephew Nate's open house. We were on the go! We played the #1 team and were tied 1-1 in the last inning with 2 outs and bases loaded, never had I hoped we would make and error, I really wanted to go to Nate's party and not sit through another game! (Bad mom, I know but it was a long weekend at the ball park I assure you!). We ended up losing by 1 and so we were able to get to the party a bit early. It was so nice to see all of Mark's family, we love them all and miss them so much. Myah was her true self and bossed everyone around, she made out like a bandit, Uncle Charlie gave her pop, Aunt Vicki took her to see the bunnies and colored with her, Aunt Jan caught her in her arms as she raced down the hill, Blake and Sydney jumped on the trampoline with her, Aunt Bev and Aunt Barb gave her cookies. Dayton played ladder golf all day long with Sean barely taking time out to eat. The highlight for many of us was seeing Aunt Ginger, who just had her last radiation treatment and is as pretty and sweet as ever, such an inspiration to me! Nate was so cute, I think he enjoyed himself. Lora had all of his many awards displayed proudly. She had made gorgeous scrapbooks for him, my how the years have flown! Just like many grads, he was anxious to add up his earnings, we gave him a laundry basket filled with supplies for dorm living. A small trash can, laundry detergent, softener, towels, bathroom cleaning supplies, hangars, an iron and small ironing board, and Spaghettios of course! His grandma made a gorgeous quilt from all of his old jerseys through the years, Lora hung it over the deck, it was such a special touch. We stayed afterwards and had a bonfire with Mark's brothers and their families. We always enjoy spending time with our families that is for sure. Here are a few images from the weekend.