A Day With The Boys

Before the Doolittle Scramble Mark, Keri, and Katie wanted to get a practice round of golf in. I really didn't need to practice. You see there was nothing I could do to improve in 2 days. My team was last the previous year and I was anticipating the same this year. Well, I had the pleasure of watching Easton and Ryland while the gang golfed. What sweet boys they are! The room with the toys is always the first stop when the grandkids get here.Some coloring on the bed to keep the crayons away from Easton.
Easton kept running into the kitchen to play a little catch with Papa Mike!
Easton went down for a nap and the Candy Land came out. I have never won at this game when I have played Ryland. Sometimes there is some creative moving of the pieces to make that happen.

No creative moving of pieces today. Mr. Green beat me fair and square!
Then out to the backyard for some baseball. We didn't have a ball and bat at our house so Papa Mike went to the store and got one! Ryland can smash the ball!!! Great eye hand coordination for a 3 year old. His best comment while playing was...I'm going to knock it down!!! With the emphasis on DOWN!


Easton woke up just about the time Ryland fell asleep in my lap. We were talking and I looked down at Ryland and he was OUT!

Boys and their race cars!

Then a huge treat for me. All the girls and all the grandkids together at lunch. Mark was there too. Fun! Doesn't happen very often anymore. Everyone going their own way with busy lives and living in different locations. This was too cool!

Katie and Layne!
Keri and Easton!
Then Ryland and Keri!
Lucy!
Kristin and Lucy! Sorry Mark I didn't snap a picture of you. Well, I did but it was blurry! You wouldn't want blurry would you Mark!

Thanks for the memories family!!!!!

Softball

Layne's first tee ball game was this week. She was a little nervous about it because she had missed some practices and wasn't sure what to do. She did great. She can really smack the ball!Number 4!Layne's helmet was a little big. Not sure how she could see! She managed though.
Getting ready for the big hit!
Smack! Run Layne! Go to first!
She made it and then decided maybe a little helmet adjustment would be good. Kristin mentioned that a new helmet might be in Layne's future. No more team helmets.
Lucy and Justin were taking in the action too!


I am sure this is the first of many games I will attend. Starting all over again with spectating at games. I am really looking forward to tons of them. Batter up!!!!

Sunday Fun

Kristin and Justin had a golf date and I was the lucky grandma that got asked to watch the girls. Fun as usual. Lucy was all smiles. She always is!Layne got the Legos out right away. We had to work on the Lego project where Lucy couldn't get the little pieces. Layne is so good at watching out for Lucy. If she dropped a piece she hopped right off the chair to pick it up.
Soon it was time for a Lucy nap. While Lucy was asleep we went outside for some picture posing?
That didn't last long. Layne wanted me to pitch some balls to her so she could slug them out of the park! Roy got one of the balls! Oh no!
Layne brought the balls and bats out in Kristin's old Mead Panther bag. Make me grin. Here I was pitching to my granddaughter and she had her mom's old softball bag!

After we were done Layne told me we had to, "Shag em and bag em!" I laughed! And we did shag em and bag em! Then Layne drug the bag back into the shop with Roy offering moral support.

The swing. Love to swing so I thought I would try it out. I kept looking up to make sure it would hold me. It did! If I broke the branch of the tree it was tied to for sure I was starting a diet immediately!
View looking up! Pretty strong branch!

Of course the next thing was playing in the dirt. I was a little concerned that we might be digging in a newly planted garden. Layne said we weren't so dirt and mud for all!A girl and her dog!
A lovely place to grow up!

When Lucy woke up we did a lot of tumbling around, tickling, laughing and just in general being girls. Priceless!

AHHH! So cute!

Layne and Lucy June 2010

Kristin and the girls made a road trip to Denver to see the cousins! Keri took some great pics of Layne and Lucy! Layne will be 5 in August and Lucy just turned 1!

Seattle Birthday Celebration

Katie and I wanted to do some birthday celebrating together. We picked a weekend and headed over to see Katie and the Seattle Mariners. This trip I tried to take picture of different things. Keri mentioned I take pictures of me in front of the Mariner's murals every time I go see a game. Decided to get a bit more creative this time. I hope! These are relatively new additions to the landscape near Vantage. Good idea! Wind power! They are huge!

OK, maybe this is a repeat picture but Mt. Rainer is so beautiful!
It was a beautiful drive over the mountains!
We headed to the Pyramid for some food before the game. Katie joined us there. We took normal pictures but these are more fun! I think I look a little scary.
Mike got the beer sampler! I think he is a bit overwhelmed with the big decision of which to try first. He did manage to decide!
Right across the street...Safeco Field. I so so so love going to baseball games. Love being outside watching the game! Mariners aren't very good at all this year but I still love being there. There is always hope! Maybe they would win this game.
Our seats were in right field and Ichiro was the closest player to us!
The famous Ichiro stretch!


The view from our seats. We were in the shade to start with and it was cold! Katie and her friend Katie S. play a game...guess the time the sun will hit you. Mike and Katie decided to play and they were both pretty far off. I jumped into the festivities after the game started. Apparently there is some rule against this. Whatever! There was a round two and we all participated. Katie won.
Here is the sun arriving at our seats. Game over as soon as you can stretch your hand out and the sun lands on it. Did I get the rules right Katie?
OK, the game got a little boring because the Mariners weren't doing a good job of actually playing the game. The grounds crew perked things up with a dance to MC Hammer.

Here is some video of the dance. Very fun!

Mike had been pushed to his limits watching the game. Look closely... he is asleep. I can't blame him really! He eventually went back to the hotel while Katie and I found things to entertain ourselves with at the game.

Game over! Time for some walking around Seattle. BRRRR! Found a cold spot. Keri, it isn't the players!
Oh NO! A train. Run quick!
Sites of Seattle!






Isn't she the most beautiful site ever! Love you Katie!
We woke Mike up and headed out for some dinner. There was some serious discussion about where to eat dinner.

Should we eat at this Ivars or one on Lake Union? Lake Union was the choice.

First we stopped at Katie's apartment. This is the view from the rooftop patio.

Finally to Ivars! Nice view, very peaceful!
Outdoor seating was full. First day with no rain in a while. We know the feeling Seattle!
Pretty cool boat! We had great food and it was nice to just sit and visit with Katie!
Not exactly sure what this was. A pig truck??? Looked like a pig in the front. Didn't get the camera out fast enough!
Katie invited us to her church on Sunday morning. It was such a neat service with a great message. So down to Earth and practical. The best part was seeing Mike give Katie a big hug when the service ended. Love them both a ton! Thanks for a wonderful time Katie! So glad we came over to Seattle!