Tyson and Matt made a little detour and had a change in plans yesterday afternoon! Since they got a bit of a late start yesterday morning (afternoon?), and were a little later than planned leaving the St. Louis Arch, the decided NOT to go to Cincinnati. It was at least a 5 hour drive, and by the time they got to their hotel, checked in, etc…..they wouldn't get to the Cincinnati Reds game until around the 5th inning. So…..since they were only 5 hours away from Matt's home in Murfreesboro, TN , they decided to just go that way! I think they had gotten a bit tired of all the driving! LOL! They made it to Murfreesboro around 8:00 or so last night. Matt's mom had dinner waiting for them as they walked in the door! Tyson will spend the next few days hanging out in Tennessee and getting to know Matt's friends, I'm sure. He met quite a few of them last night, and one of his comments to me was: "They all have those really cool southern accents". Haha! I love it! He'll fly home Monday, and arrive in SLC sometime in the afternoon. Then it's only one week home before leaving for college at the University of Redlands!!!! I can't believe he will be off to college! Yikes! Happy TGIF, and have a great weekend!
I just got a text from Tyson telling me he is here:
they are on their way to the top! Hopefully, he is taking pictures! They had a great time at the Cardinals game last night. Manny Ramirez who was just traded to the Dodgers, hit a home run to start off the night! And then Albert Puljos hit a huge grand slam! Right into the stands where they boys were sitting! Of course, they had just gotten up to grab some food! Haha!
After visiting the arch…..they will hit the road for Cincinnati!
Tonight they'll take in the Cincinnati Reds vs. Houston Astros. They are having a great time! And I am jealous! LOL!
Tyson and Matt had a great time last night at the Kansas City Royals game, even though they lost to the Boston Red Sox . Tyson said there were some great plays and it was a fun game. Not a long drive today! Just a quick 3 hour drive from Kansas City to St. Louis. Tonight they are going to watch the St. Louis Cardinals play the L.A. Dodgers . I'm kind of jealous! What a fun trip!
Tyson left on Sunday morning for a week long trip to Tennessee. His friend Matt moved back to Tennessee right after graduation this past spring. His Dad still commutes out of Salt Lake for work, but their home is now in Murfreesboro, TN. Matt was back for a visit this past week, and needed to drive his truck back home. So…..Tyson is going with him…..to help share the driving, etc. They are taking their drive slow, and stopping for some MLB games along the way. They drove to Denver on Sunday and met up with Matt’s dad who was there on business. They spent Monday hanging out in Denver, working out, EATING, resting up the the long drive today, etc. They went to the Colorado Rockies game last night and had a GREAT time! Today they left bright and early for Kansas City, MO. It’s about a 9 -10 hour drive, and they want to get there early enough to make the Kansas City Royals game tonight. As of about 20 minutes ago, they are in Colby, KS. Fun times! Here is today’s leg of the journey:
Each year, the fast pitch softball Triple Crown World Series is held in Park City, Utah. We are lucky enough that we don’t have to travel far to participate in the world series tournament. We spent most of last week driving back and forth from Park City, for all of Madi’s softball games……up and down the canyon…..up and down the canyon! LOL! This year’s team had very high expectations to do well in the tournament. There are teams participating from all over the United States (New York to Florida to New Mexico to California), a total of 38 teams in the A Bracket. After two days of pool play, Madi’s team (Utah Slilders) ended up the 5th seed (out of 38 teams!) going into tournament play. Unfortunately, they lost the very first tournament game! Ugh! They aren’t the best “morning team”, and didn’t quite wake up until it was a tad too late! LOL! The tournament is a double elimination tournament, so they were still in the tournament, they just had to drop to the one loss bracket. They won their next game pretty handily, and had their 3rd game of the day almost in the bag….however, one bad inning put them right out of the tournament. So disappointing for the girls! They had a great time though, and had lots of fun! The ended up finishing 11th overall. Still not too bad! Maybe next year!
Tyson’s good friend Lewis (far right) is leaving on Friday for college at the University of Hawaii @ Manoa on a football scholarship. Since he is the first of the boys to leave, they decided to go boating together last weekend. My brother Kevin (aka Cool Uncle Kevin) took them up to Jordanelle Reservoir for a day of boating, water skiing, wakeboarding, etc. They had a great time! They were exhausted and sunburned (tan) when they returned home. I can’t believe these boys are all starting college in a few short weeks. From L to R: Joe, Sean, Tyson, Andrew and Lewis. Tyson is the only other one (besides Lewis) in the picture to be going out of state to college. Joe is attending the University of Utah on a baseball scholarship, Sean will be attending the University of Utah and will play football, and Andrew will also be attending the University of Utah , but on a golf scholarship. Their other good friend Matt moved back to Tennessee after school got out, but will be coming in town for a visit this Saturday. They are planning one last boating excursion this weekend for Matt. He will be attending Sewanee University of the South in the fall on a baseball scholarship. Fun times! I can’t believe they are all so grown up! (Well, I use that term rather loosely!)
**PS – Thank you so much for the comments and emails regarding Cheyenne! It’s been so sad the last few days. I keep looking behind me, or around the house wondering where she is. She was always underfoot…so it’s weird. But, she isn’t suffering anymore!
We said goodbye to our beloved Sweet Cheyenne Boo last night. She had been with us for just over 14 years, and we will miss her greatly. As Tyson told Madi last night….he likes to think she is in heaven playing fetch with Anne. We Love You Cheyenne!
I found this on Carrie’s Blog and thought it was pretty darn cool! Go ahead! Give it a whirl! Warning though….It’s kind of addicting! LOL! *Click on the photo to make it larger! Pretty cool!
Happy 10th Birthday to my AwEsOmE niece Erin! 10 years ago today, she entered our lives and changed us forever! Tyson and I were in Santa Barbara, CA, attending Supercamp BMX while Madi was home with Grandma, Grandpa and Uncle Kevin. We were flying home the afternoon/evening of July 13th, and had a layover in Las Vegas, NV. We called home to let my mom and dad know we were on our way, and to talk to Madi, but we couldn’t get a hold of anyone. That’s when we knew Erin must be arriving! Sooooo cool! While Madi wasn’t quite so sure of the competition of another “girl cousin”…..since she had Uncle Kevin and Uncle Chris wrapped around her finger up until then….she was easily won over. We LOVE Erin like she is ours! Such a CUTE, CUTE girl! And sooooo smart and quick witted! She has brought so much joy and happiness into our lives! WE LOVE YOU ERIN! Happy 10th Birthday Cutie Patootie!
We got together at my brother’s house tonight for dinner, presents and some trampoline fun! Although, Uncle Kevin had too much fun! The lower half of his body went one way….and the upper half went the other! I’m worried we may be getting Uncle Kevin a Rascal for his next birthday! Love ya Kev!
