Marcus "EAGLE scout"

This month Marcus, our nephew, earned his Eagle scout award. We are so proud of him. Liesl and Richard were Marcus' biggest supporters.I am so grateful for good cousins that set great examples for my kids. Byron has already earned his eagle and now Marcus! Way to go guys! Conner looks up to you. I love you and am glad you are making such great decisions in your life.
It was so funny we got there sat down and noticed we were all wearing WHITE shirts. Sorry Nana,Liesl, Sheridan, and Shelene you didn't get the memo!
Fun times! I love making memories with family!

Mom's Bike

For my birthday in March I got a bike. Not just a bike but a BEACH CRUISER with a seat for little guy to ride along too. We love it! Some days we will get the older kids off to school and go for a long bike ride. Cole likes to wear his "CARS" helmet and look for tractors! Sometimes we even make a pit stop at the PARK! YEEHAA...

Car Hunting...

Erik and I learned a lesson about leasing cars. A few years ago we thought we would lease a van. We lived in town and thought we would be able to drive the miles alotted. A couple years later we moved to Queen Creek, our kids became more active, and we started taking the kids to and from school. We soon discovered we were driving a lot of miles. Monday, 4-28 we dropped Cole off at Oma's and went to purchase a new van. Lucky for us we were successful! We love our new Toyota Sienna van (expecially the smell of it- I love the smell of new cars). Yes, we need a van to taxi friends, family, scouts, toys, and bikes
all around town. A GREAT purchase!

Is it time to swim yet?

Just realized lately Carly has been experiencing the third child syndrome. She goes with the flow of the other kids. Thought Saturday, 4-26 I would take her to do something of her choice.
Carly loves to swim. We have a neighbor who let's us swim whenever (it is so nice). So we decided to go swimming. Lindsey wanted to come (she lasted 15 minutes - the water was still to cold for her). Aunt Rissa, Ramie, and Kylee came too. The girls had a blast. The water was cold so they were in and out a lot, but kept busy for a few hours. Larissa and I enjoyed getting some sun!

My Diamond Back Boys

Conner is playing senior minors this year. When he found out he made the Diamondback team he was so excited. His team has stuggled to win a game. Before today they were 0 and 7 (that means they have lost 7 games). Every game they have improved and tried hard to win. We keep telling him winning isn't everything, but in a 9 year olds eyes winning is everything. Conner loves to play first base or pitch. Today he played first base, third base, and pitcher. Today his team got out there and played hard. Fourth inning they were up 12 to 5. Life was good and lots of smiles. All of a sudden our second pitcher began to struggle. Because we were so ahead the coaches let a boy who has wanted to try out catcher do that. Needless to say between having pitching problems and a unexperienced catcher the score became 12 to 11 very quickly. It was time to change pitcher's so who do they put in, CONNER. To put even more pressure on Conner there was a boy on third and second base ready to steal home as soon as the catcher missed a ball. Conner got up on the mound and BAM he struck out the last 2 batters to win the game. I was so proud of him. After such a fabulous game Conner received the GAME BALL. Cole, Conner's biggest fan, had to hold his new baseball. Cole loves to go to Conner's games. Conner was so sad his Dad wasn't there today to see his great game. We were also sad Oma & Papa left early (to go to Crew's soccer game - when they left the score was 12-5) they missed all the excitement. I love my DIAMONDBACK boys!!!

Pat's Run

Saturday, April 19 Logan ran and I jogged the Pat Tillman run. It was so fun! Logan is my HERO! He has been pushing me for awhile to run with him. I tried to find every excuse in the book, but he wasn't letting me out of it. I am so glad it was an amazing experience. During the run I would find tears running down my face. It was so neat to be around people involved in a good cause. I loved it! Thanks Logan for pushing me along the way.
Mom and Dad are always there to support us! The night before mom made us a spagetti dinner. Logan said we needed to eat pasta. Mom is so great she packed us banana's, granola bars and water to have before the run. Dad stopped on the way and Logan got his "MAGICAL" power bar.
Logan's finishing time was 29 minutes. I brought up the rear with a time of 46 minutes. What a fun time!

Family Picture