Scouting Day!

Leah is a "Brownie"!!

Saturday Leah had her bridging ceremony to move from Daisy scouts to Brownies. It took place at a girl scout camp in West Troy. Below is Leah after crossing the bridge with her new brownie sash.
Here is her troop all together on the bridge.

Ryan goes camping!

Ryan had a pack meeting at Ross Lodge and then a camp over. They took a hike on a trial and made s'mores. He had a lot of fun except that it rained and got really cold at night - in the 30's. Here is Ryan getting some awards. (red vest)
Here he is in front of the fire with a couple of his friends.

Sister Sue's Graduation

This past weekend I went to Denver along with my sisters Stephanie & Lisa, SIL Jessie, my mom and dad to see my sister Sue's graduation. We had an awesome time! It was fun to be with my family and have such a great time together. I got in early Friday afternoon. Sue picked us up with the mini van. I think that she likes driving them.

Friday night we went to a Japanese steak house for Sue's birthday. We convinced mom and Jessie to try some sushi and they liked it!! Dinner was a lot of fun - Sue got to blow out the Budda candle and have them sing to her.

Saturday morning we were up early and decided to go for a walk - a block and a half to the coffee shop! :-) Sue and I also went to her gym to a abs and kick boxing class. You got a free tote for attending so we picked one up for everyone.
Saturday afternoon (after Lisa arrived) we went up to Red Rock. It was beautiful to see. The photo below is of the theatre - these are the steps that Stephanie, Lisa and I ran up. It was a good work out! Then we went sight seeing in a little town. Steph held up the statue of Liberty and Lisa and I got to ride a pig!! (Had to be there)
Sunday we went to church and then to graduation. Sue finally made it!! Mom and Jessie were interviewed for Ch. 9 news. We all were on TV. Check out Jessies blog for the link and you can see it.


After the graduation it was time to party. Sue had taken a belly dancing class this year so she was giving Lisa and I some lessons. :-)
It was an awesome weekend with my family! I am looking forward to getting together again.

It's Party Time!

Today Leah had her birthday party. It was at a water park in a hotel. She had 5 of her friends from school and Ryan had a friend along also. She keeps referring to this as her "pretend" birthday because it is not the 10th yet. :-)

The water park was a lot of fun. There were 3 big slides, and a couple of fun play areas. Here is Leah (camo suit) with her friends. They are waiting for the big bucket of water to drop on them.
Here she is after swimming with her cake.
Here she is going across the "boxes"
It was fun to see her with all her friends. They all had such a good time swimming and playing together.

First Little League Game

Here I am - ready to go and bat!

I am #8 - at home plate batting. I swung and hit!!
Here I am - safe at 1st base!
I got to be the catcher for the first inning. After that I played in the outfield. I made an awesome play - I dove forward and caught the ball to make an out. Everyone was cheering for me. (I got my uniform a little dirty though...)
Ryan had a lot of fun tonight at his first game and did an awesome job! His next game is Saturday. They play every Wednesday night and Saturday morning.