More Baseball

We are in the home stretch of Little League, 2 more weeks, and then Monte will be done. This past week the Yankees couldn't hold the Giants at bay on Tuesday, an went down swingin 0-3. Then on Thursday, Monte was back at 3rd base, and ready for action, and took the Angelos team down 5-3. On the other side of the base, Ashland White, only played once this week, and Jared was great behind the plate, but Grants Pass Red had some heavy hitters, and won 6-3. Monte wraps up the week on Saturday afternoon against the Red Sox, and next week Jared will celebrate his 15th Birthday, with a game against Phoenix on Tuesday.

Ding Dong Prom Is Gone!

Wohoo, all the proms in the valley are over! I can take a break from my sewing machine. I had huge prom overload this year. My original designs made debuts at Ashland, North Medford, Rogue River, Crater, South Medford, and Phoenix. They ranged from sleek, rich chocolate brown dress, to orange sherbet, 50's style, all the way to a replica of Belle's yellow ball gown. I had overheard Kaylynn talking to Danielle about not having a dress yet, and I almost had a breakdown when I saw Kaylynn's number pop up on my cell phone the Saturday before Ashland's prom, and I have to admit that I almost didn't answer it, but then I had a moment of major guilt thinking that if I should do any one's dress this year it should be hers, she is after all family. But it turned out she only needed an alteration. Thank you Kaylynn! Wow, what a year, I'm glad it's a whole year before it comes around again, but then again wedding season is coming (and now the scary music plays).

I Think Mother Nature Is Poking Fun At Us.

This last week has been the craziest weather I have ever seen, and I'm not so sure I approve of Mother Nature's little joke on us. Last Thursday all of a sudden it went from 50 degrees to 100 degrees. And that kind of temperature change is horrible. We had almost intolerable heat at the games on Saturday, and Torr even came down with heat stroke catching at his game ( sorry I didn't tell you mom, but he is an adult). the weather was better on Sunday, and Monday being in the 80's. Then "Bam" it hit us again, just when we were starting to thaw out, I refroze on Tuesday night, and the last couple of days have been 50 again, along with rain. I guess I won't put the winter gear away yet. Lake of the Woods got more snow last night, and the lake is still frozen over. I'm beginning to wonder if the girls and I will be spending Girl's Camp in the snow! Oh no, we have already done that once, and that's enough.

Some Time For Something Else

This weekend was a whirlwind, and yes we did have games, and they went well. But the big news is the new trailer. It has a new paint job, thanks to the expert sanding of Jared, and the painting skills of Gordon. The kids also spent some time in the mini pool, and Jared is getting better at the guitar, and entertains us regularly. But this week we will try to do as much on the trailer as possible, and also get some great baseball games in.

Monte's Pitching Debut

Well everyone, Monte has stepped onto the mound in his pitching debut, and did surprisingly well. He really wanted to try, even though it has been traditionally in the past a George's worst nightmare. But aside from pitching, he also made some great plays at 3rd, and is getting to be very consistent at the plate. Unfortunately Sean got called to go to Canada last night, and Jared had a game out of town, so Grandma was the designated fan, and we all know how nervous she gets when she watched us pitch growing up. But congrats to Monte on his best game so far, and more to come! He may just make a great ball player after all. But speaking of good players, Jared opened his Babe Ruth season last night, and we can already tell it is going to be better than his first High School experience. He is back behind the plate again, and watching him catch for the first time this season makes me wonder what his coach was thinking all this time. He did great! And since he is getting back into the swing of things in the field, it has upped his offencive game. He hit a nice solid double (2 run RBI) into left. So congrats boys, we are looking forward to more of the same!

Ready To Camp

Last night Monte had his first experience with the Dutch Oven. He was a wiz at it, and made a wonderful pineapple upside down cake, He is ready for Memorial Day.

A Change Of Pace

This afternoon we got a nice break from the usual baseball games when Monte participated in the traditional 4th and 5th grade track meet, and as is traditional , Bellview cleaned up. Monte got 1st in the Softball throw, 5th in the high jump, 5th in the 60 yard dash, 3rd in the 400, and his relay team took 2nd. Congrats to all the Bellview kids, who took home more blue and red ribbons than the other 3 schools! Then Jared and the Grizz hit the field one last time this season, and what a way to end it. Of coarse the last game has to be against their rivals, the Pirates, and after several innings of 3 up 3 downs the Grizz took the wind out of the Pirates' sails with the winning run in the 8th inning. But don't get your hopes up to soon, Jared isn't done yet, Babe Ruth starts kicks off on Tuesday with the Grizz White team (I think?) we will keep everyone posted of the schedule.

A Day Off?

This evening I looked out the window, and the boys were playing baseball with Jude. I thought it was going to be a no baseball day without a game, but i guess I was wrong. They had lots of fun, and 2 of Monte's friends were over, so that made for a good game.

Longest Game Ever!

I'm trying not to let all the baseball games blur together anymore, so here is the run down on this week so far. Monday the Grizz hit the field in Eagle Point, and it was a beautiful day. Cutting the lucky fro was not such a great thing to do I guess, because Jared had an OK game. The umps were terrible, and the EP fans were even worse, but the boys pulled it off in the end with a 2-3 win. Monte, and the Yankees took on the Johnke team, and Grandpa's special batting practices are paying off. Monte had nice solid hits, and in the end the Yankees finished off Johnke with 10 runs up in the 5th. And then lastly Jared was back on the field in Grants Pass this time and played a very long 3 1/2 hour game in which the Grizz 10 runned them in the 6th and again in the 7th innings, but GP wanted to keep on playing, so they did, FOREVER!!!! ( As per Sandlot.) Jared got his luck back, and had some nice hits, yay!!! Well we are in the home stretch for High School ball, but I can't speak to soon because Babe Ruth is right around the corner.

The Fro Is No Mo!

Last week was a jumble of games, and none of then were really great. The boys had a couple of good hits, and a few good catches, but baseball is a team sport, and unfortunately the teams did not do that great. Oh well, this week is going to be better, I can just feel it. The big news in our house this week is that Uncle Ty, and Sean shaved Jared's fro off. So no more fro, we have yet to see if that is good luck, or bad!