let freedom ring!

independence day is one of my very most favorite holidays! and, it's coming soon!
to celebrate, i've created a background for your phone and iPad/tablet devices. 

hope you have a very happy 4th of july!

[click on the link, save to device, set as wallpaper.]

phone

iPad/tablet

please remember these are for personal use only.

oh, what do you do in the summertime

we started off our pioneer day bright and early (7 am) with a little water skiing at hyrum dam - that was an adventure!
we then had a bbq and watched our adorable little nephew.

the two of us, up and at em, ready to hit the water!

on sunday, we attended the free usu alumni band concert on the quad. it was a fabulous time enjoying the nice weather and the beautiful campus! we were really surprised at how many people were there when we got there -- i think all the summer citizens that move to logan in the summer go to these concerst! i loved watching them bounce their feet to the beat of the marches played (i even tapped my foot along with the music) and especially enjoyed watching a cute little boy dance for everyone that would watch (he's the blonde one in the picture).

i love old main!

so long, sweet summer

summer is practically over (i can't believe i just said that) and i just bought popcicles last night (i can't believe i just admitted that).
my morning runs now require my head lamp and reflective vest;
i'm now receiving new! fall recipes instead of refreshing summer ones;
i now walk past the grounds crew blowing leaves and other dead debris into sacks;
and, there's a buzz around campus because classes have just begun--
summer is fading into fall, but i'm not too sad about it.
i'm going to soak up what's left, and enjoy it, and effortlessly transition into fall.

And, we're back

Today I begin my fifth season of playing softball with the Cracker Jack Kids.
Kind of hard to believe.

Catch the action tonight, Wednesday, May 6 at 9 pm at the Smithfield Ball Fields.
It'll prove to be a great game, even if you get rained on!

Back in action

Tonight you can catch the kids back in action at the Smithfield Ballpark.
Expectations are high as this is the last week to bring in another win before tournament starts.
Hopefully we will see improvement at bat from the trip to the batting cages two weeks ago.

This game will be dedicated to Whit Ro's new cleats.

What happened to The Kids?!

You may have already heard, but the Cracker Jack Kids suffered a bad loss on Wednesday night. Despite their excellent performance in the four previous games things just didn't work out for the kids Wednesday night. They did have an amazing catch by substitue BJ, but they were no match for the team that kept hitting the holes.

Better luck next time!

As for the other chillins - they're also gone and out.
Little brother, two friends, kate and bay came to stay with me this past week while the boys were at the USU basketball camp. It was great fun to have them here, I just wished I could have taken the week off to play with them. I'm afraid they saw very little of me and were probably bored out of their minds! I know that they got a lot of good playstation practice in though - i bet their skills are amazing now! I even got to play a little as we had a basketball tournament between the six of us. Oh how fun and full of energy 13-year-old boys are!

rained- or snowed-out?

I've yet to hear if the Kids have been rained-out for the night.
If not, it should make for a wild-crazy cold game at 9 p.m. under the lights in Smithfield.
I'll keep you posted.

4-0, that's right!

So, I know you've all been wondering, and
yes, the Cracker Jack Kids did win last night making them 4-0.
After a rough start in the first two innings The Kids were able to pull it together and make magic happen.
They had a 14-7 win and are getting excited for next week's game that will be played under the lights!

Cracker Jack Kids look forward to great season

The Cracker Jack Kids are on a 3-0 winning streak and hope to make it 4-0 tonight!
The Kids have had an excellent season so far and have great potential to become one of the leagues' best teams. Players absent because of sickness and probation have not stopped the team from kicking everyone's trash. They look forward to improving upon last week's glorious double play in their game tonight.
The CrackerJack Kids will be hosting the Al's Sporting Goods team in Smithfield at 7 p.m. All are invited.