Beauty

The last couple evenings Josh and I have found ourselves sitting down at Lake Wintoniak enjoying some amazing sunsets.  Life is Good and we are so blessed.

 

Summer Camps

For the past 2 weeks, the boys have been busy busy with summer camps.  Their first camp was basketball camp.  They loved the camp last year and LOVED the camp again this year.  Hans managed to really shine and win two competitions. 

He won the most "One on One" games and he also won "Battle Ground" which is out dribbling everyone else.  He was pretty excited and proud of himself as was I!

Next camp Tbi Camp.... Total Baseball Instruction

Neither of the boys had experienced this camp before so it was something new for all of us.  It was a 3 day 9-5 camp!  Very long day but so worth it!!  These 2 had a blast and met a lot of new friends that they will continue playing against throughout their baseball years.  

The goal of the camp is to earn an All-Stars shirt.  Which Winston was lucky enough to do.  3 kids from each division earned one and it's a shirt to be very proud of!  These kids got down and dirty throughout the week and their Tbi coachs had nothing but awesome things to say about both of them. So proud of them!

10U State Baseball

Winston and his team did a great job this year at the State Tournament.  They showed huge signs of improvement and had a ton of fun.  

Winston is one lucky kiddo to have a Dad as his Coach.  Josh is always there for the kids cheering them on and pushing them just the right amount.

Wearing #9..... Winston Roberts!

His eyes are on the ball and he has such determination!  

More importantly Winston Pitched ALOT this year!  He has grown so much as a player and a leader.  His dad and I are so proud of him for all the hard work he put in and it showed when he was on that mound pitching for his team.  Great job this season Winston!

Reliving the Glory Days

Awhile back Josh and a group of past alumni baseball players from Ephrata High School all got together and played a game in celebration of the 100th class reunion of Ephrata High School.  It was evens vs odds and Josh did an awesome job of representing for the 1997 class.  The oldest player there playing was from the class of 1977!!!  How cool is that!!!!

  What fun it was to watch these past players relive their glory days and talk about all the memories at the "Johnson O'Brien Stadium".  The added bonus was seeing the smiles on Winston and Hans faces as they got to watch their Dad play the game he loves most.  

As I sat and watched the game I found it so neat to see all the parents and families of the players, children of the players and people from the community there watching these grown men once again play the game they all enjoy so much.  It was an awesome way to spend a Saturday afternoon and I can't wait to do it again.  

Josh found himself in a "pickle" and he almost got himself out of it.....

but buddy Gabe managed to help out the 3rd baseman and get the tag.  Pretty sure Josh was out of breath afterwards.

It's a known fact that no player left the field until after their "foul lines" were ran and the field was cleaned up and ready for the next day.  It was so awesome for the younger generations to see that Ephrata Tigers run "foul lines" proud and that its somewhat of a tradition.  

Josh had so much fun on this day that he has recently signed himself up to play some recreational baseball in Ephrata.  Look for more photos this fall.

First Alumni Game EVER!!!  

It was a great turn out.  Can't wait to see who all comes next year.

Such is Life

Sometimes life throws things our way that are out of our control and for a kid that can be a hard thing to process.  We had to say good-bye to our 2 dogs last week and although they drove me crazy with all the trouble they caused they are missed everyday.  Watching your kids say good-bye to they pet is a very hard thing to do especially when they are so good to your children.  

Presidents Award!

As I sat at the school assembly the last day of school I was flooded with emotions.  Not only was my oldest exiting the building but my youngest was entering next year.  A house empty......  what in the world am I going to do?  Then the lights when low and the end of the year movie began to play.  As I watched the tears began to fall and in that moment I realized I didn't want things to change. I love Grant School and I don't like the sound of change or the fact that my kids are getting older.  

However, I quickly got myself together and gave myself a pep talk.  Just as I was done having a pity party for myself I got to hear the most wonderful thing a mother could hear.  "Winston Roberts", Silver President Award!!!!!  Say What????  Yes our Winston is a hard worker and all of his hard work and determination paid off.  He and only a handful of other kids in his grade received this award.  

What an incredible way to leave Grant School and start a new chapter.  This mama melted and cheered rediculously loud!  Yup, I was the crazy mom in the back of the gym and I am so proud of it!!!

School is out for SUMMER!!!