Ball season, what fun

Spring and summer are here and with it ball season.  The grandson's that are old enough to play ball sure have a lot of fun and we've been able to attend some of the games.

 I'll go in order of the ones we got to see the least, which was a function of distance this year.  Ashton's soccer team won first place and he's really good.  I've played soccer with him on some visits.  We didn't get to any of his games this year and this is the only picture I have.  See previous year's blogs for some.  Evan was playing soccer too and is the star of his team and scores the most goals.  Also James on a sports team.  Maybe next year can get to some more of their games.
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 Tucker was playing his first year of T-ball.  We only got out there to one game but at least we saw him play.  He seemed to be really having a lot of fun.

 Tucker running the bases and heading for home.

 Tucker's dad was the coach which really made it special for him I'm sure.

 Tucker warming up to bat.

 Tucker at bat.

 Tucker's two sisters Penelope and Scarlett came to his games to root him on, when they weren't distracted by playing in the dirt that is.

 Andrew played baseball also.  His team got second place, see here with trophy.  They were playing pitch baseball and had a league with playoffs and everything.

 Andrew out in the field throwing in the ball.  We went to a lot of his games.  They played in Puyallup right down the street from us on Shaw Road.

 Andrew had his sister Mallory there to root for him also.

 Andrew getting ready to bat.

 Andrew takes a mighty swing.  He was one of the big batters on the team and has a good eye for hitting.

It's so much fun.  I really miss the days when I had little ball players at home.  Hope you grandson's, and granddaughters too, that are not playing now are practicing with your dads so you can play when you get older.

Road trip

On our recent road trip we drove from Puyallup to Spokane to Rexburg to Lehi to Mesa to Apache Junction and back.  All in all we put on 4,100 miles.  Here's some of the sights we saw along the way.

 A look from atop Hoover Dam, once known as Boulder Dam, which is on the border between Arizona and Nevada.  It was built during the Great Depression  and holds back Lake Mead making the largest reservoir in the United States by volume.

 The Starlite Motel in Mesa, a famous neon sign from Mesa's days as a spa and resort area.

 Old Montana Prison, now a museum with self-guided tours.  Build by prisoner labor, it looks like an old castle because of the walls and towers.

 Prison yard insde.  It was the Montana Territorial Prison located in Deer Lodge, Montana and when Montana became a state it became the first federal prison in Montana.

 Inside look at the halls and rows of prison cells.

 A typical cell.  Didn't get a picture of the solitaire cells which looked like dungeons and had no furniture or light.

 An acutal Paddy Wagon.

 Right next door, and included with the same admission, we say the Montona auto museum.  This is a row of Corvettes ranging from old to new.

 Some really fancy luxury autos.

 Don't know what car this was but it was cool.

 Should of written down the names of some of these cars.  They had lots of old Model Ts.

 Camping was real popular along side the road and there were a variety of campers you could pull.

 Fancy old sports car.

We ate lunch one day at this really old fashiioned A&W root beer drive-in.

Scarlett's birthday.

Scarlett had a birthday.  She is such a sweet little girl.

 Scarlett is a big fan of Olaf, who is one of the Disney characters in the new Disney movie Frozen.  Olaf is a snowman.  Doranda made her a birthday cake with Olaf on top.

 Scarlett is 3 years old now.  She is growing up fast.

We love you Scarlett.  Happy Birthday.  You are a lucky girl.

Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to Jacquelyn.  We had four of our children up to visit and to celebrate Mother's Day with her.  She got to hear from the others by phone.  Jacquelyn told me she had a wonderful day.    I think she is one of the greatest of moms and I am so lucky to spend my life with her and all of our super children.

Also happy Mother's Day to my mom and to Jacquelyn's mom.  We are all so very lucky to have such great moms.  There is no way to express enough appreciation for all they do for us.  Happy Mother's Day.

Moving Mom and Dad

Mom and Dad moved out of Leisure World and Jacquelyn and I went down to Mesa to help.  Mark and Angela also came out from Tulsa.

 Here is Dad and Mom in the living room of their new place.  They got a two bedroom apartment at Discovery Pointe, also in Mesa.

 Dad rented a moving trailer to move their stuff in and we help sort and move things from Leisure World to Discovery Pointe.

 Here's the front entrance to Discovery Pointe, a very nice place.  It's just a few blocks to the north between Main and Broadway.

 Apartment 118.

They have two bedrooms.  The second bedroom they set up as a study with the computer.

 Pool and patio area out back.

 Dining room   The food was excellent.  Mom and Dad and Mark and Angela.

Jacquelyn and Doug and Mom and Dad.  It was a great place they moved into and they seemed to like it there.

Easter at Nathanael's house

We got to spend Easter in Utah with Nathanael and Isaac and their families.

 Of course we got to see the grandchildren and play with Jacob and hold Hannah some.

 One day we went to a flower festival at Thanksgiving Point.  It was nice and sunny out and just great.

 Cool flower pictures.

 Don't have any idea what kind they are.

 Back at the house we had a hard time keeping up with Jacob.  He never stops.  Notice his feet are just a blur.

 He goes round and round and loves to run.

 Finally he stopped for a moment to show us how cute he is.

 Nathanael and Mary-Anne had a barbecue and an Easter Egg hunt for everyone.  Isaac and Kim came too.

 Hannah didn't really understand what was going on.

 Jacob thought it was just a game till he learned there was candy in the eggs.  Then he got excited.

 Playing Corn Hole.

 Frizbee.

 Isaac and Kim dressed for church.

Nathanael, Mary-Anne, Jacob, and Hannah.  We had a great time, thanks for having us over for Easter.