Y Crew

Y Crew

Sunday, July 31, 2016

Wrapping it up

Caleb (and dad) wrapped up his baseball season with a six day trip to Kalona Iowa for the Regional baseball tournament.  The team had a strong performance losing out in the semifinals.  Caleb had a great time!

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Those of us at home continued to wrap up the bucket list with a picnic in the park! 

A beautiful day in Oak Grove Park!

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And covering the driveway in chalk!

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Mom’s contribution

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Jayne’s contributionS

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Brynn’s contribution

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Mark’s contribution

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Luke’s contribution

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And that’s a wrap!

Friday, July 22, 2016

The Sun was Shining

The sun was shining with the promise of hot temps, and we had no baseball on the calendar for two days so we loaded up and headed to Noah’s Ark for the day!

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Ten hours of sun and fun!

Friday, July 15, 2016

It’s a Mystery!

Gramma and Papa took Jayne, Mark, Brynn, Trey and Jorie on a Mystery Trip this weekend!

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First stop, Medora!  Found these pictures of the roaming buffalo and a wild horse on Jayne’s iPad :) The Medora horse ride is being touted as the best ride they have ever been on.

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Second stop, Gackle for golfing and Tastee Freeze!

The kids are really hoping to be invited on a mystery trip again next year!

Sunday, July 10, 2016

Every Good and Perfect Gift is from Above

Photography by Kate during Sam’s baptism.

Ironically no pictures of the guest of honor!

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Saturday, July 9, 2016

Run, Golf, Baseball, Sleep…Repeat

Caleb has run a lot of miles this summer, enjoyed golfing, played a TON of baseball and slept a little!

About midway through the summer, he stated, “I don’t think I will play travel baseball next year.”

Perhaps the end of an era for our favorite #88!

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Thursday, July 7, 2016

Weak Moment

In a weak moment, Mom signed up to host a backyard going away party for Caleb’s friend Eljas.  Caleb and friends invited several acquaintances and had high expectations for the event.  Mom and Dad were dreading the party due to quantity of kids, the assumed chaos and the threat of rain during prime party time…lecturing Caleb for several days before the event for good measure.

Well, we almost feel bad for all of the lecturing because the party was a huge success!  The teens played organized backyard activities, were very polite, enjoyed getting wet in the rain (even though one girl had spent over an hour straightening her hair) and even agreed to posing for pictures!

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Dab!

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Going away speech by Eljas…he will be missed!

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Monday, July 4, 2016

Bucket List!

We continue to make strong progress on our summer bucket list!

Ice Cream Truck…Check!

The truck has eluded us all summer but one day!  Luke came running out of baseball practice, “I just heard the ice cream truck!”  We screamed home to grab the other kids and found that truck! Yahoo!

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Paint Slip and Slide…Check!

Patriotic colors in honor of the 4th of July!

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Fireworks…Check!

Brynn post fireworks!

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Bucket list until exhaustion…Check!