Little League 2010

Wow...it's been that long since I've posted! Little League 2010 is off to a good start. Josh gets to play for Sun Prairie this year and is having a great time on his team. There is nothing more goofy than watching 3rd grade boys hang out in the dug-out. He has enjoyed getting to pitch a little and play most of the other positions at one time or another. Kenny is playing on the 90-foot base-line field now and it has been an adjustment. His team is starting to work together well and both are getting lots of exercise.

In two weeks, we get to travel as a family to Orlando to attend the Southern Baptist Convention. We are looking forward to seeing our family and friends in the Orlando area.

Mark has a busy summer ahead with mission teams and summer missionaries coming from all over the country to help with church-planting efforts in Wisconsin. It is his busiest time of the year and the boys enjoy getting in on helping with block parties and developing and continuing friendships with many of the missionaries. Kenny does quite a bit of texting with many of the high school kids from NC who have been up at least 3 summers in a row now.

Debbie has stayed busy with her counseling practice, staying connected with friends in church up in Portage, and growing her Juice Plus business.

Recent pictures to come soon......

Little League 2009

Kenny is having a great baseball season. It is his first year playing little league, so he's been on a learning curve. It is good to see him grow in the areas of confidence, fitness, and sportsmanship. He has really learned the value of teamwork. We have really enjoyed being there to cheer him on.

Basketball

Here's some more video of Josh playing basketball this season. He is in a red shirt, #12, and blonde. Maybe we don't really have to save for retirement! Enjoy!

Brewer's Live

Some pretty amazing stuff going on at Miller Park this summer. July 25th....we're there for the Houston game to celebrate Mark's birthday. Of course, we show up at the right field bleachers 90 minutes before the game for batting practice, hoping to catch some balls. Davey Nelson, former Brewer's player, is an announcer for Fox Sports News show "Brewer's Live" and is set up to the left of the R field bleachers getting ready to broadcast. "Whap!" He gets knocked off his chair by a home run hit during practice. Kenny is on the scene and within seconds has his glove hanging over the railing, hoping to be the lucky recipient of the ball that hit Nelson. Davey recovers, sits back on his news stool, laughs it off and tosses the ball to Ken. Ecstatic, he races across the bleachers to show us his treasure, when Nelson yells, "Hey, kid! Get back here!" Kenny runs back...."You got somethin' you wanna say to me, kid?" "Thank you, sir for this ball that, ummm...knocked you off your chair?" Nelson's smile was almost as wide as Miller Park, so he decided to sign the ball for him. Now get this...not 30 seconds later, Kenny is on the front row of the bleachers and "POP!"...he catches a home run hit by placing his glove in front of a small kids face (may have saved the kid's life!). Silence...he turns around, the bleachers erupt into applause for him and, with both hands raised high, he yells, "This is the best day of my life!" What a day at the park....

Home Sweet Home

Well, our closing went off without a hitch. Here is a picture of us taken by our realtor today...yes, we are dressed in our moving clothes and looking great! More pictures of the house to come soon. Moving all week and getting re-settled...we appreciate your prayers!

Rodeo

Mark, Josh and Ken went to the rodeo in Richland Center on Friday. Some missionaries from Texas were up to help Pastor Paul Fries do some outreach at the rodeo. These guys have been involved in starting "Cowboy Churches" in Texas and hope to help Paul and Heartland Community Church reach the "western" culture types up here in Wisconsin. Needless to say, the boys had fun and made some new friends from Texas. You've gotta love these pictures...

First Grade Rocks!

I (Deb) got to go on a field trip with Josh's first grade class to the local Rock Quarry. Now, I've been on my share of field trips with the boys, but this was absolutely my favorite! Josh loved the bag full of rocks he got to bring home. I think my favorite part was the hard hats we got to wear...and all the dust! No, maybe it was the tons of dirt that came crashing to earth when the tractor dug sand out of the side of the quarry to put into a 2,000 TON dumptruck....I was stunned! Anyway...hope you enjoy these pictures of our adventure.