SUMMER AND FALL BASEBALL SEASON!

 Now that Matt Palmer has come over to ALAQC to coach, he is implenting summer and fall ball! Eli is very excited! Jared and I put a lot of work into starting the booster club for baseball as well! The things we do for our kids....and I wouldn't change it for the world! I am so happy to help the coaches who coach our kids and let our kids know we love and support them in all their activities! They are our world! Eli is having the best time getting to know all these players so much more and building bonds with the boys! 

NASHVILLE & NORTH CAROLINA!

 Kati bought a place out in North Carolina called "The Dragon's Rest". It's 6 cabins set at the end of the Dragon's Tail where bikers come from across the world to ride and then they need a place to stay so they book a place there! Kati invited me and Amber along for the weekend to help her fix up her cabins and make them cuter. We packed workout clothes, had plans to hike and shop....boy were we wrong! We flew out to Nashville on Saturday morning so we could play all day in Nashville! We shopped at some famous cute little boutiques, checked out 5 Sisters Donuts, Biscuit Love and then went to the Grand Ole Opry! It was the best day and the Opry was so fun!! Then we drove 2 hours to stay in a hotel for the night and then got up and went to church in a little ward building and then found ourselves a Bucees and changed our clothes and got lunch and headed out to Kati's place. We drove the Dragons Tail and man oh man - that's gonna make anyone sick! It is 318 curves on an 11 mile stretch of highway - its gorgeous though! Then we got to Kati's place and got right to work and didn't stop until Tuesday when we loaded up and headed back to Nashville to fly home. We learned why it's called the "smokey mountains" - every  morning when you wake up the clouds are so low it looks like smokey mountains! I used a power drill left and right - I was like some kind of construction worker with all my tool usage - Jared would have been so impressed! It was non-stop work, but non-stop fun at the same time! It was a great escape for me mentally and I loved being with these girls and laughing, crying, talking and having the best time! We can't wait to go back again! We are so excited for Kati and her new adventure! 

ELI NHS INDUCTION!

 Eli fought me on it and did NOT want to apply to NHS. I mean what teenage boy wants to apply to be apart of something that's going to require you to maintain good grades, write an essay to apply and oh ya, complete 50 hours of community service and attend meetings...none of them. But I made him do it. And he got accepted. His baseball friends teased him and gave him crap for it in a loving way...but hopefully someday this will lead to free schooling - that's why I made him do it! So proud of you Eli! Sadly - I didn't get to go to his induction ceremony, but Jared did - it sort of made up for the fact that Jared couldn't go to Emma's and I did - the roles are revearsed this time!