A hiking he will go

Today Brian is leaving for his first overnight hike and camp out with the 12 year old scouts. He is going to Craters of the Moon. He has all his gear on his back for a 4 mile hike into where they are camping.

He looks so cute.

I sat through an entire baseball game!

Allie had her team party at a Boise Hawks game. I think this is the first time I've ever sat through an entire baseball game. I think they should make baseball only 7 innings. 9 innings is just too long. I started getting restless around the 6th. All in all it was pretty fun. It's fun to see the action plays that I haven't been able to see going to Allie's baseball games.

Allie brought her BFF Sidney

They got to play catch on the field

Allie got her trophy

And an autograph

Time for the game

My super brave super star!

Today during Allie's baseball game, she did so well. She started as catcher, and her throwing improved so much just during the game. She would have caught better on her left if her glasses would have fit with the helmet and face mask on. (She has a lazy eye, and can barely see without her glasses in that eye.) She hit the ball and ran in and scored a point, and even caught the ball to get someone out when she was on first base. The game was almost over when she was up to bat, and the ball was a little high. It hit her helmet (thank goodness for the helmet) then hit her right in the lip and nose. She paused for a moment and then realized what had happened and the pain quickly followed. I ran down to comfort her along with her dad. I thought maybe her nose was broken, but it turns out she took the brunt of the hit on her lip. She got a chipped lower tooth, a heck of a brush on her inner lip and outer nose are. I think the amount of blood scared her so much. She was so brave though. It turned out her getting to walk to base (someone filled in for her) made it so the team one the game. My brave little super star! I'm so proud of her. She even stayed to shake the hands of the other team. They were concerned for her too. It was definitely a game to remember.

Nadia's 13th Birthday

I can't believe she is now 13! Wow how the time flies. It seems just like yesterday I was changing her diapers and chasing her all over the house.