Weekend Wrap-Up

 A weekend to remember for sure!

Kylee and her friends have been keeping busy all summer- they went to the Farmer's Market Saturday morning.

Thankful for Kent and Kael who helped clean up a tree in my parents' backyard. 

Kylee and her friends went skydiving! She loved it! I'll have to share more on this when she gets all the photos. 

It was State Tournament weekend for Kent, Kase and the Ankeny Crew.  This is our seventh and final year for our little neighborhood, backyard ball-type team. 

We had a huge cheering section and were thankful for the support from everyone!

Keith coached for years and sure passed his love of the game on to Kent and Kase.

We went 4-0 Saturday and Sunday with just an amazing performance from the whole team. We were first seed which put us in great position with game times too. 

Monday Kent was up early analyzing pitch reports. He was locked in and ready to go and just had a great feeling about the weekend. He truly soaked every moment in.

The coaches.

Love this pitcher/catcher duo. 

Kase caught so well. But he pitched even better.  He threw a no hitter with only 40 pitches over 4 innings to win the game 12-0 in the state semi-final. I couldn't have been happier for him or prouder of him.

The championship game was close with lots of ups and downs but in the end we walked it off for a 15-14 win.  Kase had to come in to pitch again to close out the game.  

If you had asked me how I would hope the final weekend of Crew baseball would go, I couldn't have written a better ending.  Truly every single kid played a vital role at some point in the weekend to contribute to the wins. It was a storybook ending for sure. Tears were flowing, there was a Gatorade shower and everyone was just so.very.happy to end our season like this.  AAA State Champs!!!!!

The OG four and their moms. 

So thankful for these boys, their families, and everyone who has supported Crew baseball over the years. No one will ever know the hours Kent put into managing this team and how much of his heart he poured into these boys.  His coaching career has been such a big part of our lives and he has led this team with integrity and high expectations year after year.  To see these boys put it all together at the perfect time is something I will never forget.  Way to go, Crew!!!!!

Weekend Wrap-Up

Fourth of July edition! Kase went with some buddies to Lost Island last week and had the best time.  Thankful for this gang!

We headed to the pond and lake for the long weekend. My pictures uploaded in reverse so please enjoy some photos of my crew having the best time!!! Kase got the chance to try his new wakeboard. 

Fireworks over the lake are my favorite! Clear Lake puts on quite the show!

The neighbors let the kids borrow the jet ski.

We caught a lot of fish this weekend!

Kase and Tyson had so much fun together this weekend- there was a HUGE rainstorm so the boys got to skim board!

The captain of our ship!

Kylee, Kase, Kent and I all skied. 

We love to get patriotic!

The sunsets were GORGEOUS every night.

Kase helped Kylee learn to wakeboard.

And Carter tried too!

Kase is starting to hit some jumps and do some tricks so that's fun to watch.

No trip to Clear Lake is complete without a stop at The Viking.

Tubing was so much fun.  Huge thanks to Kent for driving this squad always! Kase even had some friends a couple houses down join us so that was fun!

And the boys got a night at the pond. Always a win.

I'm so very thankful for a great place to spend the Fourth. My parents are the best hosts and always make everyone feel so welcome and included and we love sharing this place with our family and friends. The memories we have made here will last a lifetime!