Our Little Dancer

Kayla started dance classes for the first time tonight. She was very patient with me as I attempted to put her hair into a bun. As you can see from the smile on her face she was very happy to be heading to dance. Parents were not allowed into the dance studio, however, there was a 2 foot by 4 foot window that about 15 of us crowded around to try to watch the girls. She has 15 minutes of tap, 15 minutes of ballet, and 15 minutes of tumbling. After we left Kayla said, "That was really, really great!"

Missouri Vacation Highlights

We just returned from one of my favorite places in this world - southwest Missouri! We had such a great time visiting with my family. We stayed at my aunt Coralee and uncle Ed's house near Nixa, MO. We visited with my cousins Mike, Jeni, and Scott and I also got to visit with my aunt Debbie and uncle Phil.

IT WAS SO HOT! We spent our time either indoors in air conditioning or outside at the pool. We visited the Wildlife Museum next to Bass Pro, spent a ton of time in Bass Pro, went through Fantastic Caverns, ate at my favorite place the Mexican Villa, went to the Nixa community pool, played miniature golf, went to my cousin's show in Branson, and drove go-karts multiple times. Ryan's favorite activity was definitely the go-karts. Kayla absolutely loved my cousin Mike's show in Branson and has watched the DVD of it multiple times daily. I want to post a plug for Mike's show "Grand Jubilee" at the Grand Country Theatre in Branson. This is a GREAT show that all ages of people will enjoy no matter what your musical tastes are. I have always loved to watch Mike perform. He is so incredibly talented and makes me laugh like no other! Needless to say - we had a GREAT time!

Bunny Ears

Here is an example of what every picture of the kids that we take now looks like. Ry puts bunny ears on everyone's head and I think Kayla is trying for bunny ears....but devil horns would be more appropriate!

Growing Up Fast

Kayla is my shadow. She is next to me all day long. She wants to do everything I do, help with everything I do (except for picking up her own toys), and ask a million questions while we are doing it. I love this age. Why does she have to grow up? Here is a picture of some play-doh cookies she made at Grandma Mynatt's house.

Video online from Ry's game

Our local newspaper has video highlights from Ryan's Championship game. Ryan is shown running to first base after being walked. The link is http://www.thenewssunonline.com/ . Look on the right hand of the screen to "video" and click on "Kendallville Youth Baseball Minor Championships. Make sure you click on minors - there are other listings that are for the major league. I hope everyone had a good weekend!

Reds Win! Reds Win!

The Reds beat the Dodgers in the Championship game 8-7 tonight in 8 innings! Ryan played great! In keeping with tradition in the Kendallville Youth Baseball Minor League, the winning team got to shave the head of their coach. We are so proud of him and his team!

One more game...

The Reds lost tonight 8 to 6 to the Dodgers. They will rematch again (double elimination) Thursday night at 5:30.