More baseball

Look at this. Posting again in less than a month! Woo hoo me! More baseball this week for us. Brian played in Bullhead on Wednesday and did a great job. Even his dad (his harshest critic) had good things to say. He went in in relief and did very well. He kept it in control allowing no runs, one hit, seven strikeouts, and two walks. He got a mention in the paper for "an inspiring performance". See it here: http://kingmandailyminer.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=839&ArticleID=36684&TM=52967.4 In the paper was a close up of his face and the grand slam hitter's face.

Love that happy grin on his face. Normally he doesn't show happiness when he's on the mound. He is all business, but this game was a very happy occasion.

They played again on Friday against Boulder Creek. This game wasn't quite as nice. We kept ourselves together until the last inning and then lost it. It was not a great game. Brian did get one of two hits for his team, so all was not dismal. He was mentioned in the paper again this morning for that game. Check it out at this link: http://kingmandailyminer.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=839&ArticleID=36742&TM=53714.64

I've also had time to sit in the scrapcave and do some creating. Here are the pages I was able to create so far:

They are all baby Sayre pages. Four generations, meeting Aunt Dawnie, footprints on my heart, and family faces. I feel a creative surge and need to make more pages. Must go now.

Now, I'm trying to make up for lost time. Here's a scrapbook page I created today about Brian.

Baseball

Here's another short video of Brian. Hopefully this is of him pitching. No guarantees though.

Finally Spring Break

We are finally on spring break. It took forever to get here. The kids and I got to spend the weekend with family in Casa Grande. Mom had everyone over on Saturday evening. Everyone came and was nice to one another. We had a very nice time. I was able to take a few pictures that I needed. There are scrapbook pages planned for them.

Sayre learned how to play Mexican Train dominoes. She and her uncle Chris sparred during most of the game. Isn't that sweet?

Brian and Connor played wiffle ball in the back yard with the dogs. As usual, they had a great time together.

Tristan, Seth, and Caitlyn had a great time coloring Easter eggs. They were very creative and didn't spill any dye on the table.

I was able to show my Dad, Gram, and Crappa some of the pictures I had taken recently. Everyone commented on Brad's latest expedition with the mine extraction. It went well and they got some pretty good pictures. The baseball pictures were fun too. Overall, the whole trip was great. I wish we lived closer or I had much more time so I could visit more often.

Baseball

I finally saw my first baseball game of the season. Brian got the ball to pitch so that made it stressful. He doesn't have a ton of fielding behind him and some balls that should have been caught were not. He didn't do too badly though. He even got on base and scored. If he can just keep his composure and do his job, then he will make progress. The other coaches have noticed that he's doing well. We just have to keep him working.


We also were able to enjoy the game with Tricia and the girls. They came for spring break and spent most of the week in Havasu with her parents. They were able to enjoy the game, dinner out at El Palacio, and shopping such as it is in Kingman. We had a great time catching up. The kids had so much fun spending time together too. We can't wait for Disneyland this summer.

Valentine's Day

Well, another Valentine's Day has come and almost gone. We mostly hung around the house and did Saturday things. Sayre did go out with D.J. and some friends. She baked him brownies in cupcake liners and wrote a scrambled message on them. As soon as he saw the letters he knew it said "Always & Forever". He got her a stuffed dog (a tradition) and some flowers. At dinner he have her a pretty diamond necklace. Here's a picture of them before they left:

Brad and I are going to go to the movies later and see The International. We haven't been in a while so this should be nice.

Sayre had her second set of back injections on Thursday. Brad was there this time. He commented to me how large the needles were. Gee, ya think? I could have told him that. I'm used to watching people have this done. I'll be glad when it's all over. I'm sure that Sayre will be too. Her back is still tender, but there has been some improvement. Just one more to get through. Brian went to the eye doctor on Thursday. The doctor cleared him to play ball again. He said most everything looks good except for some blood still on the eye. He wants to see him again next week and then hopefully the whole thing will be done. Brian went back to practice yesterday and hit in the batting cage today.