Inching Toward Graduation

Rock's graduation has us pretty busy, but thankfully we were able to take an evening to attend the temple. It slowed everything down for at least a few hours.

DeA was ready for the road trip with her Jack Links

Ryker is a very helpful cousin at times.

The kids met Rock in Seattle after his Military Entrance Processing and medical exam. It was a disaster, he's now latino and his medical records have made up dates because of the examiner. It's just awesome. They all went to a Mariners game together and seemed to have fun.

They hung the senior banners, it is starting to feel real.

The 70mph windstorm ripped the roof off of the woodshed. It fixed it in 40mph winds before it flew away and damaged something. 

We planed some trees around the yard. DeA seemed very happy with them.

It was kind of weird to sit through senior presentations. Luca did make an unexpected cameo in Yuli's.

It was touching to see all the people there to support Rock.

He looked very professional and did a great job.

 

Freaking Apple Blossom

There are three things that make Apple Blossom awesome. #1 The pancake breakfast. Jens goes with the plain with butter.

I like the sourdough, but no blueberries. 

Schnoogies does not really like the pancake breakfast, so she lets me eat her sourdough pancakes and ham and eggs. It's all you can eat though, so I could just go back, but this way I skip the line.

Rock had no problem going back in line for blueberry, sourdough, and plain. he's a growing teenager.

Rissa's crew showed up just in time to claim our seats and so that we could blame our sticky syrup spill on them. 

I was in charge of ordering a new clock for the chapel. I was a little worried that I picked one that was too plain and/or too big, but when I went to put it up, little Esther said "it's gorgeous" so I guess I nailed it.

Rock and his mom before he left for senior prom. She's almost black eye-less.

Horchata trying to help DeA's flowers grow and bloom with fresh fertilizer.

Sundays with Rock are slowly running out on DeA, so she's trying to make them count.

She decided that the black eye wasn't that bad, so we went down to Singleton for some family softball/baseball BP.

She looks pretty good at the plate.

 

An evening at the farm

Mom and Dad had Chayo's family out for dinner, eventually the kids ended up on our lawn playing catch with us.

Things were a little chilly, so Yulia wrapped up in a fuzzy blanket.

Ol' Blackeye helped entertain the kiddos.

Rissa wanted to show off the farm, so we headed over there. I don't remember why she was crying, but she was.

Everyone loved chasing the chickens and ducks and rabbits.

We even got some of the kids up on top of Javi's storage container. The bigger flex is that we got them all down without having to throw them.

Apparently she's moonlighting as a boxing trainer in 1970s Philadelphia.

We journeyed up to Liberty Bell for a game against Tonasket. If we won, we would advance to regionals or leagues or whatever they call the next round now. Rock started at catcher and played well. He threw a guy out trying to steal third and made some great stops blocking the ball.

He walked in his second at bat and was on second base when the opposing coach came out with the host AD and stopped the game because our coach thought it would be great to try and skirt the pitch count rules. Rock's high school career ended on a forfeit that was completely and utterly avoidable.

We found Rock's old Lightning McQueen hat, it doesn't really fit anymore. 

The black eye is almost gone. It was a fun ride while it lasted.

 

Last Home Games

The baseball/softball season was a quick and hectic stretch, and the moms made sure that the last home Saturday was extra crazy. They planned brisket and ribs and who knows whatever else. It was good when the games finally started.

Watching games from Narnia has actually been fun, but I can't get good pictures of both.

I can get a lot of good pics of DeA in CF.

It was weird to see Rock's senior banner, but here we are.

They celebrated the seniors between games, it felt a little surreal.

We had a friend's parents move into our old Summer Breeze house, and by the time the truck made it is was already 10:30pm. Despite the late night, it was probably the most fun move I have helped with.

The eye is improving well, now it looks more like a sexy smoky eye shadow or something.

 

Black eyes and Living Room Drills

The black eye developed nicely. Poor DeA is getting looks at the store or at games of "I hope you hit him back".

I went to Okanogan to watch Rock while DeA got to stay home and watch Jens also play Okanogan (I can't wait until those cheaters leave the league). Rock smoked a bomb into the right CF gap.

"I look like a dog named Spot"

We had a great little fire burning legal stuff, all legal stuff.

"Why does everyone keep looking at me and taking pictures of me?"

Ryker tried to stay up to watch double OT hockey, but he didn't make it to the end.

She still stunning

She went from "no ball in the house" to being the one balling out in the house. 

The colors really are pretty.

DeA was worried that she didn't have any pictures of Rock and Jens together, so she tried to get them to stand by each other.

We think they love each other.

Maybe