Drew's Tball to baseball

Drew took tball this summer and he had a blast!  They started out with the T for the first week or so and then they went to coach pitch.  Once they switched over to the coach pitch, Drew never had to use the T. He was so proud.  It was a pretty relaxed group and they never got out and everyone got to go home.  Drew used to always want to hit first, but then realized if he went last he could always have a home run.

Brett was always standing close and watching.  He tried a couple of times to join the team.

Brett wants to play baseball so bad! 

 After sitting at a ball field 4 nights a week who could blame. He did fantastic!

Sitting last so he can have a home run.

Reed's baseball

What a wonderful life.....

How spoiled am I?  I was able to spend 3 months with my parents at my house!  My parents are officially retired for the second time. But we all joke and are pretty sure they will both be back working. Not because they need to, but because they love to.

My parents started their journey in La Crosse to help us finish up packing and get ready for the movers to come.  There they stayed in one of the rental places at Gundy housing. Once we moved to Marshfield they were right in the house with us.  The boys LOVED that they could hang out with Baba and Barbie all the time. 

This is how we saw Brett the majority of the time. Always with a baseball mit in hand.

Brett and Barbie's favorite reading place.

Lots of reading time!

The boys with my parents while we were in DC. My parents were wonderful to watch the boys so Jay and I could go to DC just a week after we moved to Marshfield.

Watching the fireworks. I think this is one of my favorite pictures from their visit.

Lots of yard work to do!

Picnic in the living room while watching a movie. Lots of rainy days!

The Marshfield school forest.

They even convinced Barbie to get on the trampoline with me.

Brett was exhausted the whole time they were here. He was constantly going and going and going!

One of the kids favorite places to go with Baba and Barbie.

What a great way to spend our first summer in Marshfield.

Drew's favorites things they did:

played games, watched movies, golfing with Baba, and the trampoline with Barbie

Brett's favorites things they did:

showering with Barbie, walks up and down the hill, "morning coffee," watching for trucks on the front porch and singing the "truck song," reading and sharing a room with them

Reed's favorite things they did:

golfing with Baba, puzzles, cooking, trampoline with Barbie, mowing the lawn with Barbie

and many more!

We can't wait to see them again at Christmas!!!

Graduation from residency!!!!

Our "little" family at Jay's white coat ceremony at Des Moines University.

Our growing family at Jay's graduation from Medical School from DMU.

What a complete family at graduation from residency at Gundersen Lutheran in La Crosse, WI.

Gundersen has a graduation ceremony where family and friends are able to attend. It is a great opportunity to hear where all the graduates are going and who has touched/taught them over their residency experience.  Jay was the first one of his internal medicine class to get up and talk.  Jay has an amazing gift to be able to speak to a large crowd (not something I am good at).  He brought tears to all of us when he started thanking his parents and my parents.  But when the tears started to really come for all us,  was when he thanked his "3 boys" for all they had sacrificed for him. He also thanked me for all of the support and sacrifices.  Jay has told me this a thousand times, but to hear him talk about his family that way in front of a room of his peers was very heartfelt and emotional. I am so glad we were all able to make it!  Thanks again to our parents for coming and supporting Jay!  Only one more graduation and move to go!!!  We promise:)

Family time, last few days in La Crosse....