Get together with friends

I have been out of high school for 15 years. Wow, do I feel old!! A week ago I was able to get together with some of those great friends that I had in high school. I am so grateful that we still keep in touch and try to get together at least once a year. Shavon, Brandi, and Bethany came over with their kids and we let the kids get wet and eat lunch. It was so much fun to see them and their kids. Guys, promise that we will do that more often, ,maybe next time without the kids!! Costa Vida is sounding good right about now. And, you know who you are, Breaking Dawn is in 39 days!!! Get excited!!

The A's

These are some pictures from Dylans baseball game. The weather has been extremely hot, so for the supposedly 1 hour and 20 minute games which are usually closer to 2 hours, Brax, Nati and I sweat while cheering the team on. They have done great, although haven't won a game yet. I took these pics this last Thursday. Dylan actually got hit with the ball. He was ok, and was just glad to get on base. Then he was playing 3rd base and got into the fateful game of chasing the runner from 3rd to home, along with the catcher. It was an intense 30 seconds and Dylan did great. As a mom, you just keep thinking "Please let my kid catch that ball, please let my kid catch that ball." He has come so far and is working on pitching. We had the team over for a end of the season party yesterday. They are good kids and have learned a lot this season.

New York in May

Yes, after many years of talking about it we finally went on a girls trip to New York. Grandma Beth has been begging for so long so we went along with my mom, aunt, and three other cousins. We left on a Tuesday and came home on that Sunday. It was the trip of a lifetime for me. I haven't been before so I wanted to see it all. Unfortunately you can't see it all in 4 days, but I think we saw a ton. We went to 2 Broadway shows - Wicked and Phantom. Both were so wonderful. I rode in a cab for the first time ever, it was just as scary as I thought. We ate at a ton of little cafe's and pizza places, shopped on Canal Street, walked all over 5th Avenue and I got to buy some gum from a street vendor. I know it's silly, but I always wanted to do that. I think the most memorable sight we saw was Ground Zero. There was a reverence there that I can't describe. The chapel right across the street told the stories that we didn't get to hear. It was amazing and very humbling. Canal Street was quite the experience also - from being lead into secret rooms to chastizing cousins for climbing into the back of a van. I still can't believe they did that, just for a purse. We had the time of our lives, even got to see Josh Groban sing at Bryant Park and Mario Lopez at a book signing. Can't wait to go again!!

We're Official

Wow! I am so excited to be in the world of blogging. Yes, I know that this has been a long time coming and I am glad that several friends have kept reminding me that I need to do this. Our daily stories are quite entertaining lately and yes, they might seem a bit crazy but that is our life these days. We are all (currently as of now, but don't expect it to last) healthy and staying busy with summer activities. Dylan is finishing up baseball season. Jason is his coach, and we are sad to say that they haven't won any games so far. We have every hope that we can win one of the last two, but a little finger crossing from you all would be appreciated. Dylan did get a great hit and has come a long ways. Brax, Nati and I are enduring the extremely hot games while visiting the snack shack often. Braxton is, as usual, always on the go and most of the time into trouble. Life is never dull with him around. His latest craze is Guitar Hero. We've had it since Christmas, but this last week he is obsessed with it. He is slowly learning to watch the colors while he plays, instead of just spinning in circles and entertaining us. Nati just started speach therapy two weeks ago. So far it has helped to get her talking. We go to a play group twice a week where they work on different things. I think she is doing so much better. She is loving being outside and throws a royal fit when we have to come in. She is all girl, sass included. Jason is still at BYU. He recently acquired a motorcycle to drive to and from work, due to gas prices. He says it was necessary because of gas but I know better. He has been to the Green River on a fishing trip with his dad and brothers, Las Vegas for Nascar, and will be going on the bow hunt in August. When he isn't doing everything else, he is handy man around the house or trying to keep Brax happy by playing Guitar Hero with him. As for me, life is good. My good friend Michelle & I are running the Hobble Creek Half Marathon in August so we are training for that. I'm not quite sure what I was thinking. I hope I can look back on it and say it was worth it. I am still the Enrichment Leader, which I love and stress out over constantly. I am also going to teach preschool this fall. Don't ask why, I'm not quite sure. I know it will be fun and crazy all at the same time. The only down side to that is that I lose my craft room. I am asured that he will finish another room for me downstairs next year. So, I am trying to get somewhat caught up with our scrapbooks in the next month. As you can see we are great. My plan is to keep this updated, but I may need some reminders (you know who you are). Thanks for reading all of this, I promise the ones to follow won't be this bad!!!