Thankful Thursday

 I'm thankful to have Kael around.  Yesterday a bunny must have gotten attacked under our deck and it was super gross and Kael cleaned it up for me.  So awesome of him.

I'm thankful these buddies had fun at football camp.

I'm thankful these high school best friends still make time for each other.

I'm thankful for impromptu handstand contests.

I'm thankful for sunset bike rides.

I'm thankful for pool parties. 

I'm thankful for another great week of summer- really looking forward to this long holiday weekend too!

Weekend Wrap-Up

 This has been such a fun summer.  I'm so lucky to get to be home with my kids and spend time doing fun things with them. 

Kase had a blast at the ISU camp with some of his best buddies. 

Kylee had a fun pool party at her boyfriend's house and she's also been busy with XC and is loving teaching swim lessons!

Got to see my nephew play a few innings on Saturday and enjoyed catching up wtih my look-alikes!

Kase has been runnin' the 'hood with his gang.  Bike rides for ice cream, fishing, wiffle ball...just living his best life really.

We had a tale of two tournament days this weekend.  We played in the HEAT Saturday afternoon and all our boys were just dead tired and low energy.  We lost both.  Showed up Sunday morning ready to PLAY and whooped up on some teams we really wanted to beat and best of all Kase pitched a gem. Super happy for that buddy. We celebrated with pizza and ice cream with the team after the games. 

Not a lot of pictures of Kael but he's been keeping busy putting a lot of hours in at work and also at the gym.  When he's home I love hearing him play his guitar and he often heads out for long bike rides with a friend.  We've slowly but surely been getting closer to being ready for him to head to school this fall and I'm so thankful for this summer home with him just being able to hang out with him when he's not at work.  He's super helpful around the house- often doing dishes and mowing the yard and things like that without me even having to ask and he's happy to help me out giving Kase or Kylee a ride somewhere if the need one.  I'm really going to miss this buddy when he takes off this fall but so happy and excited to see what the future holds for him. He's gotten to talk to his roommate a few times recently and I think they've really hit it off.

We had a nice Sunday afternoon watching the CWS, going for a walk and just hanging out at home.  Kael had worked all day then he went to the gym and Kylee hung out with Garrett and Kase swam at a friend's house.  

Ready for another fun summer week!

Thankful Thursday

I'm thankful for summer.  I love the different schedule, the house full of kids, quiet, slow mornings and lazy late evenings.  Lots to be thankful for today and always.  Choosing to spend time enjoying it all instead of in front of the computer writing about it. ;) Happy Thursday! 

Weekend Wrap-Up

 Big weekend around here!

Kase and his team had a tournament in Dyersville where the Field of Dreams was filmed. Kase hit a home run the very first game! 

His buddy Ben was so happy for him. 

The boys had a blast at the hotel pool.

And having pizzz in the parking lot and playing wiffle ball.

Then, celebratory ice cream!

Cool picture of the boys.

They had another game Friday morning then took off for Lake Delhi where one of the families had a house.  We had the best afternoon- the boys fished and tubed and jumped off a cliff and ate and swam and took boat rides- it was a blast. 

The boys were tired and goofy on the way back to the hotel.

Saturday the boys had a couple more games and looked great!

This kid was named after Kase! One of our teammates relatives was pregnant and came to a game and heard people cheering for Kase and decided she liked that name and now, next season, our Kase got to meet him!

Happy guy.

After the games, Kent surprised the boys with new jerseys and hats! They LOVED them!!!

We debuted the new uniforms at the Field of Dreams Skills Competition at the actual movie site!

It was such a neat experience- the boys looked great and got to have a catch with their dads/each other on the field! 

So fun that Keith and Cindy were there too.  The boys enjoyed running around, getting food and ice cream from food trucks and it was a beautiful night.

Crew boys!

Crew moms!

My guy!

My other baseball guy!

These three were in the speedster competition!

They got their names announced in front of the huge crowd and got to run to first base. 

More fun.

We had a fun night and then had an early morning game. 

We won our first one then lost to the eventual champions. It was just such a fun, memorable weekend for the boys and I'm so happy they got to do this tournament!

Meanwhile back home Kael and Kylee were having fun- Kylee went to the District with friends.  Kael watched a movie with a friend.  Kael also worked, Kylee went to her boyfriend's baseball game and then later Kylee headed to the lake with my parents!

They had a great time looking at houses around the lake and eating out and going for boat rides. 

Kael ended up getting off work earlier than he thought so he surprised them and drove up late Saturday night! They had fun playing cards and games and then enjoyed going out on the lake and eating at the Tiki restaurant on Sunday. 

So thankful that my parents were able to spend the weekend with my big kids! They really had a great time and I love that they get to make memories with my parents and be out on the water!

We all got home happy and tired-spent the evening catching up with each other, unpacking; Kase went to the pool with friends and Kael surprised Kent with a gift he had bought from a concert a few weeks ago! So thoughtful and I was happy Kent had something to unwrap.  A great day celebrating Kent- he's the best dad!!! I'm also glad my kids got to spend the day with my dad since I couldn't see him.  And so thankful Kent's dad was there at the Field of Dreams so they could have a catch together.  Great weekend!