Birthdays

Well, this weekend was a blur....it went by so fast! Friday night I took Jeff out to dinner at Le Fou Frog to celebrate his 33rd birthday (it's tomorrow 7/20). I loved it; dinner was delic and the atmosphere was wonderful. Who wouldn't love french cuisine- can I have some butter, cream, and more butter please? We had a great time, though. Happy Birthday, Jeff! We love you.

Saturday was full of baseball. The boys headed out at 7 am for an 8:00 tournament game. Cal and I slept in a little=) They won that game, and Carson pitched 3 innings...had 7 strikeouts!!! And, he had a triple and made a double play. So, he had a GREAT game. After coming home to eat lunch and shower and hang out for a bit, we all headed back to the ballfield for a 6:00 game. It was brutally hot- Cal and I played in the water fountain to keep cool. The boys didn't quite want it. Unfortunately, they lost to the Vipers by 1 run. So, baseball is over for now and we have a few weeks (at least) off before fall ball and football start up. It's going to be a busy Fall!


Guess who else has a birthday coming up...Cal! He is going to be turning one year old in just a couple weeks. I mailed out the invitations this weekend, so be on the lookout. We're having his party on August 8th at Celebration Park in Gardner. We hope everyone can make it to help us celebrate this big milestone!

Baseball or Bust

Wow, what a week we've had! We ended the regular baseball season and started tournament play last week. Unfortunately, we lost our first game. But, the tournament is double elimination, so we had a double header that night and won the second game (smoked them). We wound up playing the Gardner Blazers, which is the team we usually scrimmage. Our record against them was 1-1 during the regular season, and we are pretty evenly matched. It was an exciting game and emotions were flying! It went back and forth, but we wound up in extra innings and finally won. Carson had a triple and he was "the wall" at catcher. He made several outs and nothing got by him. He got the tying run to start them off. Jeff coached them perfectly and rallied those boys to keep them going. Following that win- we played the Vipers. We had lost twice to them in the regular season, they were the #3 seed going into the tournament. But, we played hard. Again, the game went into extra innings and the boys fought hard for the win. Carson had another triple and played amazing at catcher. I think Jeff had to check his blood pressure after those 2 games, but it was really fun and the best baseball I've seen, ever. Go Grizzlies! We had our end of season party and awards ceremony at the Cole's and the boys had a great time! Carson got all the boys to sign the game ball from our win against the Blazers that started the comeback- and gave it to Jeff. I thought that was really special=)

Baseball and Fourth Fun

Last week was the end of Carson's regular baseball season. The Gardner Grizzlies finished 7-7; not bad for their first year of competitive baseball. But, Jeff and Carson both had a lot of fun. This week they play in the tournament, tonight is their first game against the Blazers. Good luck! Above are some pictures of our days at the ballpark. Jeff, Carson, the team, and Cal (one of him at the end of one of the games).

We had a great 4th of July weekend. We had our friends, the Schweer's over for cards and dinner on Saturday night. And, yes the ladies won at Spades again =) Cal and Lexi had a great time walking all over and playing together. They are so close in age, it's fun to watch them grow together.


Then, on the 4th of July we went over to the Cole's for a pool party and fireworks. The boys had a wonderful time! It rained, but that didn't stop the fireworks or fun- everyone was out having a great time. Here are a few pictures from the 4th.

And, if you didn't get enough pictures, here are just a few extra pictures for you to enjoy. Cal can now stand up on his own without any help and is fully walking. Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday weekend!

He's Walking!!!!

I definitely need to post some video and pictures, and will do so this weekend. But, I was excited to be able to blog that Cal is walking! He has been gradually increasing his steps over the last month and at the ballfields this past week he just held my hand and walked all over. But, last night he decided walking would be his primary mode of getting around. He walked all over the house on his own. And, he's working on getting to a standing position on his own without the help of an object. So, he's officially a walker at 10 1/2 months (just like Carson)! I guess I need to get him some walking shoes now=)