Jason's 30th B-day

Well, Jason finally turned the big 3-0! I originally wanted to try to plan something big for him, but it just never panned out b/c we've all been so busy. We went to the new piano bar, which is literally just around the corner from our house. We couldn't get there until 10pm b/c Jason had a softball game at 8. Little did we know the piano bar closes at 12am on Friday. We had a ton of fun while we were there, but when they kicked us out, a few of us decided to continue the party. We attempted to go to Sneaky Pete's where we had the wedding, but they closed at 12am too. Apparently, we'd missed the memo about closing time of bars in Lewisville. We headed north to Lake Dallas to The Point. Little did we know, we would walk into the bar and they have KaRaOkE...one of Jason's favorite things to do. Thanks to everyone who came out to help celebrate Jason's b-day! He had a ton of fun!!!!

Jason getting sung to.....

The family....James, Marty (i put the pink boa on her, Phillip & Brandie.

Jason and Me...

Marty, Me & Krysie

Jason, Brooke & Brandon

Tristen & Colby's baseball games

We have the boys on different teams this year. This is the first time we've done this. The past 2 seasons we've had Colby playing an age level up so he and Tristen could play on the same team. Luckily, all but one of their games are are the same field complex. A lot of their games overlap in time, but we can easily watch both games w/them being at the same field complex.

Colby's first game he played 3rd. He didn't hit the ball, but he had some good swings and was walked. Here is a picture of him getting ready to catch a ball. Unfortunately, they lost this game.



Colby's 2nd game he played left field and 2nd base. He walked both times he was up to bat, but he also scored 2 runs. Colby did pitch in a scrimmage and he is hoping to pitch in a game soon. He has an awesome arm w/great speed. Here is a picture of Colby up to bat. The Diamondbacks won their first game 9-8.
Tristen's first game he played short stop, catcher and pitcher. He also had a HUGE hit that went straight to right field. Tristen's favorite position to play is catcher. They lost this game by one point! It was a nail biter! Here is a picture of him pitching.

Tristen's 2nd game conflicted w/Colby's so I wasn't able to get any pictures of him. He did steal home, but they lost the game.

Rangers Game

Well, a little late posting these, but we went to the Rangers game for my b-day. Here are a few pics.

First day of School

Tristen started 5th grade today and Colby started 4th grade. They both enjoyed their first day of school. Hopefully, the enjoyment will last!!! Both boys started baseball over the weekend. Colby is on the Diamondbacks and Tristen is on the Raptors. Their baseball games start in mid-September, but for now, both have practices 3 times a week.

Amanda's birthday

We went out Saturday night for my birthday. We had dinner at La Hacienda, one of my favorite restaurants. After dinner, a few of us went out to Blackfinn. Thanks to everyone who came. We'll be celebrating my actual birthday at the Ranger game w/Tristen and Colby on Wednesday. Below are a few pictures from Saturday night.

Kate, Me, Marty, Rach, & Mary (and Natalie)

Sam, Me & Annette

Marty and Me @ Blackfinn

Our blog

I've created this to keep everyone updated on the lastest in our family. Our lives are about to be crazy busy with school, baseball and softball. I figured this would be a good way to keep in touch with everyone.

Tristen and Colby start school on Monday, Aug. 27th. We had Tristen's 'Meet the Teacher' last night. Tristen is excited to start 5th grade. Hopefully, his excitement will last, but that is doubtful. LOL! Colby's 'Meet the Teacher' is on Thursday and he is excited as well. Both of the boys have been registered for baseball and this season is the first season we are trying to juggle 2 different teams. The past 2 seasons, we have had Colby playing a level up so he can play with Tristen. We are hoping to remain sane during the next 3 months! Time will only tell.

Jason is trying out for a Sunday softball league, so our Fridays and Sundays will be spent at the softball fields. He continues to ride his bike and play golf. For now, my time is spent trying to keep everyone on schedule and maintaining everything else. Now that the wedding planning is over, I'm assuming it is time for me to find a new hobby. Hrm.....

We have been house hunting, but just browsing. We plan on buying sometime next late April - May. Our lease ends at the end of May, so hopefully we will be able to time everything perfectly. We have been looking in the Lewisville, Flower Mound, Little Elm, West Frisco, and Carrollton areas. Other plans are to get Jason's landscaping business off of the ground within the next 2 years. We are hopeful that this will all happen. It is a pretty big goal, but we think that we can achieve it.