T-ball Season Finale

Today was the final T-ball game of the year for Kenzie. It was a end of year celebration with the bounce house, hot dogs and a visit by the Mariner Moose. We got to the park at 11am and left about 2:30, so it was a full day. The weather was perfect for all the festivites, sunny and 75! The kids got medals as their "trophy" and all the kids love them...and the cupcakes! We had a lot of fun this year...Kenzie started to get in the "swing of things" after a few games...she actually has s pretty good swing and is pretty fast. We'll see where her baseball carrer goes :-) Special thanks to coach LE for a great season.

Father's Day Recap

Probably one word can best describe Father's day this year...Baseball! Between the T-ball double header on Saturday, and then the awesome day at the M's game on Sunday, it was all Baseball. Yes, KK had a double header T-ball game on Saturday...a marathon 6 innings! She made it 5 1/2 :-)

Sunday we got up and headed down to the stadium at 10:30 for "Youth Baseball Day"...there were thousands of kids from all kinds of baseball teams there. Before hand, everyone had the chance to walk all the way around the outside of the field...the kids (including this one) loved it. When we worked our way around to Home Plate, I noticed that Maddie was getting a look from a couple staff people...they came up to her and asked if she would say "Play Ball" at the start of the game....Unfortunately, Maddie was caught by surprise, and in thinking that she would be announcing this in front of 30,000 people, she couldnt commit to it. Oh well. It would have been fun to see her do this, but I wouldnt want her to freeze up either! The game was great and we all sat with KK's tball team...and even saw the M's win in the bottom of the ninth. To top it off...after the game, the kids got the chance to run around the bases...they started at 1st and ran all way to home plate. I think we finally left the stadium around 5:30...so 6+ hours at the ballpark. From there we had a great dinner with Nana/Papa J and Nana/Papa C. It was a great day! Happy Father's Day!

Grandma Cook Tribute

Hard to imagine it has been a couple weeks since Grandma passed away, wow..how time flies. Wanted to share with everyone a link to an online memorial that my Mom has setup. This provides a great way to share the entire message about her life, along with some great photos, and the opportunity for people to share their comments.

http://memorialwebsites.legacy.com/BarbaraCCook/homepage.aspx

"Great Grandma - Have a good time in Heaven"

No joke....That was what Maddie wrote in her 2009 Yearbook from School last night...this is in response to the news that Grandma Cook had passed away. We got the call around 3:15 that quietly and peacefully, Grandma took her last breath and moved on to much better place. Steph and I were recalling that it was Kenzie's birthday party just 4 short months ago, where Grandma was complaining of being short of breath. The next week she was diagnosed with lung cancer, and further test revealed that cancer was spreading, and quickly. Since then, we have tried to enjoy as many memories as possible. The biggest being her 85th birthday party in early May. It was something that she desperately wanted to make, and she did. Below is a picture from the party, when we were all singing Happy Birthday to her. We will miss you Grandma!

Hello? Anybody home?

Yes, we are here. It has been awhile since the last blog post around Mothers day. It has been a busy few weeks. Softball, T-ball, Open Houses, Hot Weather...we have seen it all. Maddie's softball team has made the shift to the playoffs. The majority of the season has been similar to t-ball where everyone hits, no one gets out, etc. With the playoffs, we count run, keep track of outs, etc. The girls won the first two games so the find themselves in the Championship game on Tuesday (Game is at 6:15 at Lincoln Park if you are interested). We are going to have a little fun and hold a family BBQ with the other two teams before hand. It will be a great way to finish up the year. While Maddie has been busy with Softball, KK is busy with T-ball. She is in the YMCA t-ball league that plays on Saturdays. She is slowly but surely getting the hang of it, hitting the ball good, and figuring out where to throw the ball. Bottom line she is having a great time. The girls are in the last week of school....Wednesday we head to Wild Waves for the end of year party, and the last day is on Friday. Wow..that went by fast...Maddie will be in 3rd grade (yes, 3rd) next year, and KK moves on to 4-year old Pre-School.

On the House front, it has been a little over a month since the house hit the market. We have had A TON of activity, with showings almost every day...open houses every weekend...and lots of people interested....but, no bites. We have been able to get an extension on our contingency, so we are still holding out hope that we can get a buyer and finalize our deal to move. We shall see...we have always said, if it is meant to be it is meant to be. We have lucked out with the weather while the house has been on the market...70's and 80's the entire time....we are excited to see summer coming early for a change, hopefully it will keep coming.

Lastly, as some of you may know, my Grandma (Grandma Cook) was recently diagnosed with cancer and has been battling over the last couple months. In early May, we had an opportunity to celebrate her Birthday with a lot of family in town. Since then, it has been tough. Hard to say how much time she has, so please keep her in your prayers.