Playin' Catch-Up

OK, I'm behind on my posts.....waaaayyyyyy behind. The past 2 weeks have been full of activities. I'm going to try to catch everyone up real quick.

• The 2nd grade at Alysa's school had a basketball night where several 2nd grade teams played against each other. It was so fun watching her on the court. She was so excited to play. But her competitive nature took a beating when her class lost both games.

• Marks' softball injury got worse before it got better. He was walking like a stiff, crippled old man. Sorry to say, everyone got a good chuckle out of watching him hobble around. He took a week off (the team) and now he's as good as new. I'll let you know how it goes after tomorrow nights' game! ha-ha

• Alysa's school held a Luau after school one afternoon. She and her best buddy, Hayley, had fun playing games, doing the limbo, eating snowcones and looking cute!

• Alysa received a trophy and tshirt for Accelerated Reader in her class. We're so proud she likes to read and, along with her competitive nature (again), she works hard to be at the top of her class. Here she is showing off her awards.

• Mark and I celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary last Wednesday. He sent me beautiful roses and the whole family went to dinner at Outback - yummmm!!
• All last week was filled with fun and adventure as Wes, Wendy and Skylar came for a weeks' visit. We had a great time at the park, shopping, playing putt-putt, cooking good foods and just hanging out. Skylar has really grown and for the first time EVER, she wanted Ya Ya to play with her, hold her, push her on the swing, etc. Of course, I was eatin' it up!! I started missing them 2 days before they even left! It was a great week for all of us.
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• Mark, Alysa and I visited Fort Boonesborough this weekend. This is the Fort Daniel Boone built back in the 1700's where he and other settlers lived and traded with the Indians who were already here. It was such a neat place to visit. Each cabin was a shop of some kind.....wood worker, candle maker, general store, etc.; or showed how they actually lived in that room, big fireplaces, lofts for the children to sleep in, kitchen counters, very little space. The courtyard was the "village" area where the blacksmith was set up, along with tents, musicians...everything was so authentic you would swear you were back in time. Here I am wearing a yoke holding buckets of corn and potatoes. Unbelievably comfortable!