Nick and Holly's Family: Baseball Fun

Ok so I know that I am really bad at this blogging thing but at least it hasent been a whole year since my last post. I will be trying to update what has happened since my last post.

Ethan has finished the 3rd grade and Matthew finished 1st... they are growing up too fast. I was able to go to field day at their school thanks to Shaylee babysitting for me. It was tons of fun watching them play all the games with their friends.

Our life this last month and a half has been very full of baseball. Ethan is on machine pitch this year and has games Monday and Wednesday. We really like Ethan's coach. He teaches the boys so much and all of the boys like him. He has practice 30 min before every game and on Saturday mornings. During practice before Ethan's second game he threw the ball to his teammate Cole (our back door neighbor) and hit him in the nose. Blood was everywhere. We took cookies to his house latter that night and found out his nose was broken. Luckily both Cole and his mom are really good people and there were no hard feelings. Cole had to miss 3 games but was able to come back and help the team.
Matthew is on coach pitch and has games Tuesday and Thursday. We are not happy at all with Matthews coach. She doesn't know what she is doing (her words) and isn't willing to take any help. We have had practice but because Matthew is fairly good he doesn't get and help. She doesn't know how the boys should hold the bat, stand, hit or how to throw the ball and when I try to share what I have learned at Ethan's practices she gets very mad and says "I'm the coach, if you wanted to coach you should have". Ugh if you tell everyone that you don't know what your doing then you should be willing to accept others help. The second practice there were only 3 players that showed, her son, the worst player and Matthew. The other parents see no point to even come to the practices and we will not be coming anymore. Ok enough complaining from me. Sorry :) I'm just so frustrated.

We have had 4 rain-outs for both of them (it has rained so much this year) so that means 4 make-up games each. Its crazy busy but very fun.
Ethan and Matthew practice very had to become better players. Nick has taken Ethan to the batting cages twice and that last time Ethan hit 22 out of the 25 balls! Way to go Ethan. Matthew had a game where he got a home-run!

Nick was able to go to a conference in Chicago. It was great. Nick was able to meet others and pick their brain's and also share his knowledge. I wish I had been able to go with him but it was for work. I sure did miss him while he was gone. I know how lucky I am that I get to have my wonderful husband home with me every night.

Nick ran the Ogden Marathon relay with the McKay Dee PR team. I am so proud of him. He worked so hard training for it.

Ok so what else has happened......

We went to Arizona in March for the wedding of Jason and Anna. The wedding was truly beautiful.

At the reception it was so fun watching the bride (in wedding dress) and groom playing rockband.

We had a great time but I did miss my children so much. The drive was very long but beautiful.

My wonderful sister Corie and brother-in-law Stryder let us stay at their place. If you remember it snowed in Utah while we were sitting pool side enjoying the sun in Arizona.