On to kid #2... Jake has also been keeping us busy going to ball games. He usually pitches or plays short stop and occasionally catches. They had a better year than we thought and placed 2nd. The tournament, however, didn't go so well. That was how we spent today. We got beat in our first game...badly. We knew that things were going to be tough today as a very involved, well-liked, decent, kind, caring man, coach and father to one of the kids on the other teams died of a brain aneurysm yesterday. Alot of very lucky people will go on to live very full lives thanks to his family who decided to donate his organs to people who needed them. He and his wife are the parents to 4 children ranging in ages from 3 to a junior in high school. His son was at the tournament today but had decided not to play. His team won their first game and it put them in the championship game. During that game he sat in the dugout to support his team. When his team got into trouble with their pitchers he went and put his uniform on and he walked out onto the pitcher's mound to help his team out. There wasn't a dry eye there not to mention the people that cheered for him as he walked out to the mound. It was a struggle to hold back the tears as you watched every pitch he threw and as he got up there to bat. He helped them win their last game without his dad there to congratulate him when he walked back into the dugout. It was a tough thing to watch. So if you think about it, you might want to send a prayer their way, this family is going to need them.  
The other night as we watched Jake play ball, I noticed that God was giving us a beautiful sky! I drive the kids nuts with my nature pictures but here are a couple I thought were pretty awesome!  
It's almost like God is reminding us of a choice we've been given. Would you like to spend an eternity here or here?  
 
We spent some time at the Blank Park Zoo. Jaden's pre-school/daycare went on a field trip there and Jake tagged along with us. Unfortunately, my batteries in my camera were flashing red at me from the moment we got there so I don't have a whole lot of pictures to share. The man pictured above with us and the tortoises is a zoo-keeper and one of the kids at the daycare's dads. So we got special treatment and got to touch a few animals that normally you wouldn't get to do.  
I better share these pictures as they are already old news. Above we went to make sure that Maddy was ok after having her tonsils and what was left of her adnoids removed. She was a trooper! And I didn't get a picture of dad on our Father's Day outing due to him needing to get home because he had already been on his feet too long but these are 5 out of his 6 grandchildren that helped him celebrate.  
Here is the 6th grandchild, Shea, pictured with his mom Ginger. And here he is showing me his newest trick of sticking his toungue out!! And I have to give you an update on Sydney's sprained ankle. Here her ankle is a week after:  
 
It kind of looks like she is wearing a light purple and green sock. Even her toes swelled up and turned pretty shades of red, blue and purple! Well, that's probably been a long enough post for now. All of you heading to Eminence, have a safe trip and I got to say that I am kind of sorry we aren't going to be there! | 
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