Megan is sporting a new manicure which shows her Thunder pride: maroon nails with a gold "T" on each pinky, and her jersey number, 9, on her thumbs. She has three gold dots on each of the other fingers (totaling 9 for each hand).
And of course, her toes are Cheetah (her nickname on the team).
Nicholas decided to give Grandma a belated birthday present. On the day after her birthday, he got his hair cut. (She had been hinting, suggesting, cajoling and arranging rides to the barber for several weeks!) On Thursday, after his trip to the barbershop, Nicholas and I wrapped his head in wrapping paper, and went over to visit Grandma. While she complimented him on his new do, the best part of the gift was the belly laugh she enjoyed seeing him with his head wrapped up like a present!
Mom's birthday was Wednesday, so we celebrated with a dinner at her house. Nicholas, Megan and Riley enjoyed some outdoor time with Grandma.
Inside, Ann Marie and I prepared the dinner. Mom did very well staying out of the kitchen and allowing us to prepare a meal for her instead of the other way round. She did get a little twitchy toward meal time, but in the end she maintained control :).
Dad was there too, although he didn't seem to make it into any of the pictures!!
The Thunder played in the SEAA State Championship this past weekend. Despite a good effort, they came up a little short, finishing second to a very good White Lightning team that we just can't seem to beat.
Megan learned to slide recently, but I came up short in my efforts to get a photo of her demonstrating her new skill. She was up easy on this play.
This game was played Saturday night, which of course, was Independence Day. The two teams played through fireworks (both those put on by the city as well as MANY unsanctioned fireworks in the surrounding neighborhoods) for pretty much the whole game. It was an impressive display of focus, especially since we had to face a bases loaded, nobody out situation to win the game. As you can imagine, the fans for both teams rivaled the fireworks at that point. But our pitcher played brilliantly and our defense didn't let her down, and we hung on to win 4-2.
Megan is sporting a new manicure which shows her Thunder pride: maroon nails with a gold "T" on each pinky, and her jersey number, 9, on her thumbs. She has three gold dots on each of the other fingers (totaling 9 for each hand). 
Nicholas decided to give Grandma a belated birthday present. On the day after her birthday, he got his hair cut. (She had been hinting, suggesting, cajoling and arranging rides to the barber for several weeks!) On Thursday, after his trip to the barbershop, Nicholas and I wrapped his head in wrapping paper, and went over to visit Grandma. While she complimented him on his new do, the best part of the gift was the belly laugh she enjoyed seeing him with his head wrapped up like a present!
Nicholas is always up for a good joke!
Inside, Ann Marie and I prepared the dinner. Mom did very well staying out of the kitchen and allowing us to prepare a meal for her instead of the other way round. She did get a little twitchy toward meal time, but in the end she maintained control :). 
The Thunder played in the SEAA State Championship this past weekend. Despite a good effort, they came up a little short, finishing second to a very good White Lightning team that we just can't seem to beat. 
Megan learned to slide recently, but I came up short in my efforts to get a photo of her demonstrating her new skill. She was up easy on this play. 
What a good-looking team, don't you think?
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