Humble Pie for dinner and Videri chocolate and Stumptown coffee for dessert. A perfect date, a beautiful night and plenty to be thankful for these days. Love you, handsome!
Saturday, June 22, 2013
Thursday, June 20, 2013
A Concert with Kari Jobe
Super excited to see Kari Jobe in concert. Justin mentioned going to hear her and we jumped on the chance for a family date! Love and thankful that we can take our kids to special things.
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Monday, June 17, 2013
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Friday, June 14, 2013
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Dori
As we were in Greenville hanging out with Dorian we got to see the sites and help him with some apt shopping. Can I say it, loudly...we love having some family close by!! Who is next to move this way?? Greenville SC is a short 4 hours away and we plan on going down again soon. Owen already said that he wants to play basketball like Dorian and he has also prayed a few times for his
ability as a coach-so sweet. :)
Thanks Dorian for accepting the job at Furman (we like that you are in the Carolinas)
--we are super excited for you!
Downtown Greenville is cute! Can you believe this is downtown? Anyone doing city planning should add a natural feature like this!
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Can these kids get any cuter???!!! Thankful to be their Momma and Daddy!
Doing what is fun when one travels...watching the Disney channel!
Uncle Dorian just got even cooler since he has Disney.
Plus the apt is lookin' good!
What did Owen want to do?
...Wrestle!
...Stand next to Dorian
The kids were fighting over Dorian's every move...from holding his hand to if he would open their car door. :)
...be in every photo with Dorian
... :) Stare at D
Love it, Love it
Staying Friends
The Lord continues to allows us to be in the lives, even a tiny tiny bit of the Carsons-yay! What a fun family that Loves Jesus and those around them. We appreciate these guys immensely. Plus our kids just love love love to hang out together-sooo cute. Even Mattie and Owen hit it off by giggling and crunching chips together while we ate yummmy Mexican for lunch.
Thankful for them!
Saturday, June 8, 2013
Lovn' Us Some Uncle Dorian Time
Furman...Greenville...basketball...apt living...yummy foods...waterfalls and parks...family...simple joys!
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Uncle Drew-2013 Player of the Year!
We love this guy.
Way to go Drew Man!
*photos and article taken from google/Lawrence Journal World
The Kansas Association of Baseball Coaches has named Lawrence High junior catcher Drew Green the 2013 Player of the Year.
Green’s regular-season numbers — the only ones considered in the selection process — were impressive. He hit .439 for the Lions, with 29 hits, six triples, four home runs and 29 RBI.
It was a cold March weekend in Oklahoma early this spring when Lawrence High baseball coach Brad Stoll and his players realized what Lions opponents would soon find out through punishment: LHS catcher Drew Green was a brute with a bat in his hands.
Green smashed his first home run of the season on a freezing Friday evening — “A terrible night to hit,” Stoll remarked — so hard that Edmond’s right fielder didn’t even take a step as the ball soared over his head. The next day, Green belted another home run as he set the table for what would become a dominant season.
By the time the spring ended, Green’s keen eye and barely observable bat speed helped him procure a .439 batting average, five doubles, six triples, four home runs and 27 RBIs in his junior campaign. And even though their season didn’t go as the Lions (14-8) planned, coaches who saw Green vouched for his monster spring against quality opponents and helped him earn Player of the Year honors from the Kansas Association of Baseball Coaches.
“It’s a great honor for him,” Stoll said, “because we got knocked out and didn’t make the state tournament.”
Green learned of the honor at the team’s postseason banquet. Like his teammates, the LHS catcher came to the front of the room as Stoll rattled off his honors. Green was one step back toward his seat when Stoll stopped him and announced Green had been voted the state’s top player.
“I didn’t want to believe it at first,” Green said. “I didn’t really know how to respond. I just had a big grin on my face.”
Shocked as he was, teammate Kieran Severa said the Lions had witnessed Green’s assaults on opponent’s pitching, and he never seemed to have a bad plate appearance. The Lions might not have guessed he would pick up the state’s top award, but they knew he deserved it, because his mental approach set him apart.
“There’s a lot of guys who are head cases, who are good, physical hitters, but they don’t know what they’re doing up at the plate. They don’t have a plan. Drew’s got a definite plate plan in his head,” Severa said. “In his mind, he knew he was better than the pitcher, and he was gonna beat him most of the time.”
That same scenario rarely played out in Green’s sophomore year. An injury slowed him early in the season, and though he showed flashes of potential, he finished with a .217 batting average, only five RBIs and just three extra-base hits.
Green felt far more locked in from the start of his junior year, and plenty of factors helped his confidence grow. He had Shane Willoughby hitting in front of him in the lineup and Michael Sinks behind him. Starting every game at catcher intensified his focus. He gained a lot of hip flexibility by stretching more than ever. And he grew steadfast in his weight-room dedication.
“Some of the balls I hit last year that were ground balls and everything else,” Green said, “they kind of squeezed through this year, so that helped the average a little bit.”
The KABC invited Green to its all-star game today in Manhattan to receive his award, though, because he isn’t a senior, he won’t be able to play in the game like LHS teammates CJ Stuever and Willoughby. Forgive the all-star pitchers if they celebrate that fact.
Said Stoll of his Class 6A all-state first-team catcher: “He’s dangerous. He’s a scary guy at the plate.”
As intense as Green is while competing, he is equally laid-back off the field. He’ll play for the Lawrence Raiders this summer and keep working on his hitting in hopes of landing a college scholarship offer. All the while, he’ll have personal expectations — not pressure — as the Sunflower State’s returning player of the year.
“That means I’ll have to come back next year and if not do better, do the same,” Green said. “Hopefully do better.”
Monday, June 3, 2013
Morning Devotions
Some mornings it works and we start the day off well and with joy. Reading our Bibles and learning that we have a good Shepherd is foundational to knowing who loves and cares for us. Thank you Lord!
Saturday, June 1, 2013
Wrapping Up Disney
We honestly could not have had a better time at Disney. Our second day was just as fun as the first. The Touring plan helped out immensely and the kids and we continued to love every minute! We took the ferry again arriving when the gates opened, skipped nap this day but went home earlier then the night before.
What a great trip...what a great trip!
This is one of my loves...these two in this photo!
I have to say I was excited to drive the cars. And though it was a bit disappointing since you drove on a track, the kids still loved turing the wheel and racing each other. Katie was cracking up when I would push the gas and then stomp on the breaks. :) And Owen was all smiles the whole ride.
Going to the shows was something I thought would be ho hum. But each one of them was entertaining and a welcomed break sitting down.
Monsters Ink-where they collect laughs-the show was pretty funnnnny.
Highlight....the kids were all buzzzzzed up!
Self family photo...this is in Tomorrow Land of the Magic Kingdom. It was probably our least favorite area, but it was still neat to visit and we were glad we spent a bit of time there.
The kids didn't know what to think of Stitch. Owen got up enough courage to check him out. The more it interacted with O the cuter I found it to be. :)
This area of the MK had a lot of fun characters with low lines when we were there so we jumped at the chance to get our photos. Plus the Barnstormer roller coster is here and the kids were supero excited!
This was the only couple that we met. I guess Aladdin is more of the main character, but most kids love seeing another princess too! We thought their interaction with these two was really good. Aladdin did a great job of talking with the kids. :) Pretty fun photo.
Ooooh, look at those muscles. They were strong to climb up the Swiss Family Robinson Tree House.
Splash Mountain...and ALL TIME FAVORITE!
Funny note...the gentleman taking the this photo probably took about 10 photos at different angles. :)
After the Splash Mountain (a water ride if ya don't know) with lots of wet hair, shirts and smiles!
We found the fairies! Think we were excited?
This is Rosette.
Jungle Cruise...a neat rest break touring through the worlds.
Remember the poem, Casey at Bat?
Owen told us he wants to grow up and be a baseball hitter. :)
And to finish our day a Parade. We were thrilled to see Mary Poppins in the Parade and others that again show up either infrequently or only in parades. Parades are a must at some point while at the park!
Getting our souvenirs. Owen loved this pirate set and Katie got a sundress with pink Mickeys.
Fun Fun Fun!
I think we were done with the photos by now. But everyones got to get a family photo in front of Cinderella's Castle! There are bunches and bunches of people who walk around waiting to take your photo. They will use your camera if you ask, but they also take it with theirs and you get a photo pass-photos to look at later on the Disney photo site. Honestly, I thought our photos were just as good or better-yay! :)
iconic.
back at the hotel...clean...getting a snack...comfy and watching what was always on...Old fashioned cartoons. The kids LOVED that these were always on. :) And Justin and I loved to hear them laugh!
And just to show what was in our pockets at all times. This is all we needed for tons of memories to be made. :D
Thank you Lord for this special time as a family.
Thank you also, Grandpa Hime, for seeding the thought in our minds to take the kids to Disney.
It was a super idea.
Love you two!
Dear Disney, we will be back someday. Love, Us
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