My first baseball game

Last night my family, along with a few church friends (probably about 15-20 altogether) went to a Tulsa Drillers game. I had not ever been to a game in a stadium. All I've ever been to was High School games and Ryan's softball & Taylor's T-Ball games. Oh, and my brother-in-law, Steve's softball games also. But anyway, it was a lot of fun. Taylor and Blake had a very good time. Honestly, we all had a blast! The best part about it was it was FREE. QT (a convenience store) had free tickets sitting on the counters. They played music here and there, and some of it they LOVED was: "We will Rock you", the "Cha Cha Slide", "If you're happy and you know it", and of course, the baseball theme "Take me out to the ballgame". They really got into it. Blake met Katura the other day and has quite a little crush on her. Well she was there and he kept looking at her and when she would look at him and smile, he would cover his eyes, he's so bashful! It was funny to watch him. I really hope that I can go to another one again. I think what made it so fun was being with everyone that was there. The Tulsa Drillers ended up winning, so that made it even better, it was such a great evening! I had a blast!

27

Today is my 27th birthday. Only 3 years left of my 20's :( HEHE. It's crazy, I can VIVIDLY remember my 7th birthday, which was 20 years ago today. My sister, Sue and her family lived down in the bottom of the Black Canyon in Colorado. By the way, there is only ONE house in the bottom of the canyon. Anyway, my birthday party was down there. It was one of my most favorite birthdays, because of where it was. Also, my parents put together a scavenger hunt for my last birthday present, a new bike. That was fun! There are SO many fun memories down in the canyon. My brother-in-law worked for the water users, so that is how they were able to live there. My nephew, Shane was actually born down there (probably the only person to be born there). From my home in Olathe, if you could go straight to the canyon, it would only be about 15 miles. But... You actually had to drive about 40 minutes to get to the bottom of it, and we went almost every day for 2 years. It was so beautiful down there. In the summer, we had a bonfire almost every night. I could go on and on about it, but I'm not going to ;) But, on my 7th birthday, we had the party down there, then we came home. Sue called us almost exactly when we got home and told us that Stephanie (2), my niece, had fallen into their well and was bleeding and hurt. So we went back down there. She ended up being just fine, but it was scary. It's hard to believe that was 20 years ago. Thanks for taking a stroll with me down memory lane :) Have a good day.

This is for Daina

Hey, sorry to post a bulletin directed to one person, but there is no other way to tell her what I would like to tell her. She doesn't have a blog, so I can't leave a comment, but I know she will see this. (Would Lori, Raine or Tiffany tell her to read this....THANKS :)
Daina,
Hey my mom just told me that she got to meet you and just basically couldn't stop going on, and on about how SWEET your whole family was! It touched her SO much that you took time out to go see Aunt Merrell, (her sister). She REALLY liked you all :D There is 2 things that upsets me though: 1: My mom got to meet you before me :( and 2: You got to see the new church before me ;) HEHE, just kiddin'. Did you get to see the old church down the road from the new one? It is TEENY TINY! I can't wait to sit in the new church! I've seen a couple pictures and it looks great from what I can see. I'm so glad you got to go there. I just wish I could have been there too, to meet your family. I hope someday soon though :) I hope you had a wonderful trip :D

My new pets

Every single night, this is what we get to see on our backdoor. They are so CUTE! They help control the bug population that Oklahoma has A LOT of, HEHE. Taylor has caught them a few times, and Blake once or twice. Me..NONE. LOL

Happy birthday to my hubby and my sister!

Today is my sister, Sue's 41st birthday. And also my husband's 29th. I love them both very very much! I think that when Ryan gets home from work, we'll probably go out to eat at his favorite restaurant, Red Lobster. I hope they both have a great day!!!

Ryan and the kids riding the Goldola in Telluride, Colorado. He's such a great dad!!!
Sue and her husband, Steve at their daughter's wedding last year. By the way, Sue MADE that arch right behind her. She makes cabinets on the side, and she is very talented.