Hello Everyone! I hope you are all enjoying your summer. With the start of "S" just around the corner, I thought I'd catch up the ol' blog :)
West Valley Baseball season comes to a close (forever...sniff)
Senior recognition night.
The seniors: Cole, Caleb, Stoshi, Jake
Emily's first softball end-of-season-party.
Coach Brian called each girl up to present Varsity Letters and goodies.
He gave a really sweet, personalized speech about each player.
Emily was first :)
Here she is with her Letter - WooHoo!
Caleb and Coco being cute:)
Emily and I rented kayaks and floated the Chena.
Bob and I at the Craig Morgan Concert.
We went with Laura and Tim.
Emily and Coco being cute:)
Emily with Cooper, Coco and Autzen (Bob's dog)
We all hiked Angel Rocks.
Coco is an excellent climber!
Getting ready to float the Chena River, this time with Laura and Morgan.
Tanner River near Manley Hot Springs
This guy turns 18!
Thank you for all the gift cards, cash and jerky!!
He also signed up for selective service.
Birthday kiss from Coco.
And a handsome pose with the Coop
Birthday dinner was at ShoGun
where they prepare your meal in front of you.
Caleb, Emily, Stephen
And throw food at you!
Yes, it got that hot here!!
Caleb and his Bros getting ready for a fly-in camping trip.
Cole, Tyler, Yanni and Caleb.
They had a great time but weather delayed their pick up time by 2 days.
A plane actually flew in extra food for them :)
They had a lot of bonding time!
Emily's summer rec softball team was called the Arizona Wildcats :)
Her team placed 3rd out of 8
Emily earned one of three MVP awards.
The other two went to the pitcher and catcher.
Em played centerfield most of the tournament.
We drove to Palmer with these two crazies to support Morgan's hockey team.
They were hosting a 5k run called the Stache Dash!
Morgan couldn't run because she had to work it, but the three of us had a great time.
One the drive back to Fairbanks, we stopped at Bison Gulch for a hike.
posers...
Final stop at the Monderosa Grill for the best hamburgers around!
Here the girls are "cheers-ing" their root beer bottles.
Emily with her newly titled, registered and insured Ford Edge.
We bought the car from an auto auction in Anchorage last March.
It had been totaled.
Rodd did the work to bring it back to life.
Her license plate says "Mortzy"
*PS the garden is doing great: sweet peas everyday, zucchini, radishes, tomatoes and strawberries on the way... :)
**Caleb has decided to play for the the Rocky Mountain Rough Riders based out of Superior Colorado. It is a really good U18 team. His goal is to play with this team for one year and take a few online college courses. Next year tryout out for Junior teams again. He leaves this Friday to attend the tryouts (this is optional, but we think it's a good idea to check everything out). Then he'll go back around August 10th for 7 months!!!!!
Love you Family!
