Baseball Game June 12th

Taylor had a double header on Saturday and it was FREEZING! Even with the icky weather they won their 1st game, 5-1. The 2nd game was for fun and practice; probably to make up for the games that have been cancelled due to the "lovely" weather we have been having. He also got to pitch for the 1st time in a game. He did alright for his first time, I sure was proud of him. He also played catcher, which suits him well. He did a really good job!!

Yankees take the Game...

Taylor and his team, "The Yankees", played so good last night. They defeated the Preston Dodgers. By the 4th inning both teams were starting to connect with the ball pretty good. Each team has some great hitters. The best part was getting to watch Taylor play, the second; the game didn't get rained out. I took my umbrella just in case it started though, better to be prepared than not. Here are some of the still shots I took. I am so proud of him!! His next game is Saturday in Weston, and I know they will do great!!

Games, Games, and more Games

Well, the weather held out for the double-header last night, and they played so well and won both of their games! Shelbi pitched the 3rd inning of the 1st game and did such an amazing job. The practice time she has been putting in has really paid off. And she felt so good and it was such a self esteem booster for her. I am very proud of her, and her coach was very proud of her as well. She had a cheering section too, Grandma and Grandpa Peterson, Brandon, myself, Jenni (cousin), and Uncle Tom. It was a great night of fun and games!!
Shelbi and her team are headed to Murray, UT to play in a 3 day tournament. They leave today at 12 pm and won’t be back until Sunday. It is very hard to stay behind when they head to Utah, but missing work is not an option right now. She travels with her coach’s family and stays with them, she has become very good friends with Whitney and it is a fun get away for her. She also works hard at earning her very own spending money by mowing a couple of yards, which has helped out a bunch. I wish them the best of luck and will keep you posted on the wins and losses of the weekend.
Taylor has a baseball game this evening in Downey, at the city park. He is pretty excited to play since all games up to now have been cancelled due to such poor weather. I will travel over to watch him play tonight. He was at practice last night and fell into a rock pretty hard with his knee, hopefully it will not bug him tonight when he is playing ball. He is such a tough young man; it seems to take a lot to bring him down.
Taylor has also been raising and caring for a pig for 4-H, he already has 8 meetings in, which he only needed 6. He did his presentations already and his community service project day is this Saturday. He has taken the responsibility of feeding his pig and the dogs. He will be taking on some wheel-lines this summer to earn some spending money too.
Well, I am still trying to figure out how I can get some photos uploaded. I will think of something real soon. Until then…..have a wonderful day!

Where did the time go?

The second day of a new month already, and 6 months into 2010!! Time sure flies these days! It has been such a long time since I have blogged; I almost forgot how to do it. A lot of new chapters have been opened, while others have been closed in my life. I won’t bore you with all the details, but will be better about keeping you up to date from here on out. I have kept up with all the blogs that I do follow, watched the kids change and grow; new additions to families, and the oohs and aahs of parenthood. I have enjoyed keeping up and reading the wonderfully wrote blogs, some keep me on the edge of my seat, I cry with some, and some I laugh hysterically, (only because I could completely relate). I just wanted to say that I was back; I will write more later and hopefully post some photos.

I had my interview with the Forest Service today, not sure how it will turn out, but I felt it went good. It would be an ideal situation if I was hired for the permanent position. I know it would relieve a lot of stress off Brandon and then maybe he would not have to work so many stinking hours. I will just wait patiently to hear any word, good or bad.

Well the weather has held out so far for Shelbi’s game, but 5:30 is still 2 ½ hours away. Hopefully it won’t get rained out. She is supposed to make her pitching debut today; which she has been practicing very hard on. She loves the sport and is a go-getter, says she wants to go all the way to college with it. I told her she could do anything she put her mind to. Well, I will let you know whether or not they play, and how she does pitching.

6th~12th Grade Christmas Program

Shelbi's Christmas program was Tuesday the 16th, and it was very enjoyable.

Here is Shelbi with her very close friend, Renee. They are really great friends, and we enjoy having Renee at our house. They both looked exceptionally beautiful that evening.

The "I got a Cold in My Nose" song. It was pretty funny with the added sound effects of Joe and Brendan.

We had found this very pretty black dress at the beginning of the school year, and thought it would be perfect for school performances like this. She looked all grown up and very beautiful.

Her hair turned out really great that night too. It is starting to get long again, she told me she wished she hadn't of cut it all off this last time.

This group of girls were in Choir 1, and sang so beautifully. The young lady in the long red skirt qualified for All State Choir. She is very talented in many different areas of music.

O' Christmas Tree.........

The kids really, really, really wanted a live tree this year for Christmas. I kept telling them no, and had already put up the artificial tree. Then I got really soft one afternoon and stopped at the local FFA fresh tree stand and bought one. It is an awesome tree if I do say so myself. The best part about it, other than the extreme excitement from the kids, I bought it, I cut the trunk and the branches with a hand saw, carried up the stairs, set it up in the stand, and strung the lights all around it ALL BY MYSELF!!!!

The tree was about 12 foot tall to begin with, but I had to cut about 2 feet off so it would fit in our front room. I broke a serious sweat using the hand saw, now I know what it was like in the old days :)
The kids had to bring out the stool to reach about 1/2 way up.
Taylor kept getting braver with each ornament, reaching a little further each time.

The kids did a wonderful job

The finished tree topped with a cowboy hat.

"Broadway Santa"

3rd Grade~ "Sings Christmas"

4th Grade~"Broadway Santa"

As promised from my earlier post, here are a few shots from the 4th grade Christmas play. Taylor had his break out debut as "SANTA" and did an excellent job in memorizing and carrying out all his lines. He had A LOT to remember, and executed his part very well. The play was featured on a full page spread in the local paper as well.

Mrs. Walker hadn't got a chance to sit on Santa's lap and tell him what she wanted for Christmas, she definitely got her chance here.

Mr. and Mrs. Claus

At this point in the play, Santa had lost his spectacles and could not see a thing or where he was going.

Codi had a solo in the play and sang extremely well. WAY TO GO Codi!!

Ferro Flux is the topic of discussion

Pinedale Science Fair

Shelbi in front of her board, done in her 2 most favorite colors, pink and green.

Shelbi's 1st science fair, all 6th graders had to participate, it is optional for 7th & 8th. All together there were 140 entries, which is up from last year's 110.

I was so proud of Shelbi, she did a great job. Even with her kit coming in late. I am glad I was not one of the judges, they must of had a really hard time deciding. There were some really great and informative entries.

I had no idea about Ferro Fluid, but it is an iron and water mixture, that when a magnet is placed under or around it, the liquid spikes. VERY COOL!! If you are not sure what it is, Google it and some very awesome pictures come up.

Girls Night Out

I decided to take Shelbi out for the evening along with Toni and her daughter on Friday November 21st. We went to dinner at Cafe on the Pine, and then we went to "Sound of Music"

There was a local production that was featuring some great local talent. They put on great performance. It was a very enjoyable evening.

Sound of Music

What the.......?????

What the Heck are You Wearing Day

Crazy outfit