Supreme Cuisine

The competitive spirit runs strong and deep in our house.

It was no different last week as Kevin spent 3 days preparing baby back ribs for

E.C.'s First Annual Rib Cook Off

His cuisine reigned supreme and brought home this beauty. Now...where to put it...???

Quick Trip

It was so fun to have Michelle, Todd, and kiddies here for one day. We wish they could have stayed longer!!

All Stars 2009

My All Star This is how I showed my Team Spirit!!! The Team We had so much fun supporting Ty in All Stars this year! They played awesome and made it to the semi-finals, losing by only 1 point!! Way to go, Ty!!

One of the things I love most about Ty is the way he loves his brothers, especially Tanner. We were all extremely disappointed when Tanner didn't make the 11-12 team, but Ty took it especially hard. He couldn't understand how his big brother, whom he regards as a really good player, got cut. I went into his room that night and asked him if he was OK. He said, "I'm just sad for Tanner", with tears streaming down his face. Ty has a huge heart, and loves completely. I'm so lucky to be his mom!

This is how I feel this morning.

Ty had his last All Star game last night, which marks the end of this year's Little League season for us.
The bright side is that Fall Ball starts in September, and then Little League is right around the corner in March!!! Woo Hoo!!!

Superstition

This week, Tanner:

• Didn't swim...at all
• Ate the same foods at the same time every day
• Practiced his swing at every opportunity
• "Rested"--a lot
• DIDN'T WASH HIS UNIFORM (by last night it seriously needed to be burned!!)

It was effective for the first 3 games...but not quite enough for the Championship. (Final score: 7-11) No worries, though! It was an awesome season with an awesome team. I could not be more proud of him!!

Toothless

Tater Bug lost his first tooth today!

Hopefully the Tooth Fairy will remember to put some $ under his pillow...She usually forgets!!

Cousins Visit

Last week we were lucky enough to have Kevin's sister, Rebecca, and her cute kiddies here to visit, and also Grandma and Grandpa Lewis!! We had a lot of fun! We went to see the movie, "UP" (super cute, by the way...), and we swam A LOT!! One day we went to Tempe to the splash pad and I think the younger kids had a lot of fun. I'm not sure that Tanner and Bailee thought it was very exciting, but they were good sports anyway. Here are a few pictures from their visit:

Becca and Slater

Ryker Olivia--or Livi as we like to call her

Bailee

Grandma and TyThe Gang

D.R.L.L. 9-10 All Stars 2009

Tonight Ty made the 9-10 All Star Team!! Way to go Tiger!!!