Collin Klein Passing Academy

Brett attended the 1st Collin Klein Passing Academy today in Topeka.  (We were going to attend the one in Wichita, but the state baseball was still going on due to getting rained out on Sunday).  It was a great camp by a great Wildcat.  

 He took pics with all the kids and signed autographs before the camp started.  Brett and Blake had him sign their sports illustrated with him on the cover.

 Brett receiving a pass during one of the drills.

 Husband and wife team...Shalin runs the registration and pics for the website.

What I liked the most about this camp was not just learning about football but he stressed the importance of setting life goals, being a great teammate, and how to be a great leader.  It was also fun to watch him walk around the camp and get excited when the kids completed a pass/catch.  He never walked by a kid without saying something to them, even if they weren't in the camp.  Blake can attest to the as he was running around the track and Collin gave him some encouraging words to keep it up.

 The group at the Topeka Camp.

Best of Luck to Collin in the remaining camps around the state and his future football career.  We'll be cheering for you on Sundays.

2013 Summer Recap 2

The end of June we celebrated nephew Steel's 9th bday along with SIL Jenn's thirty something birthday at the Lakehouse.  

The boys always give us a show with their acrobatics off the dock.  This year they had a lot more air to work with as the lake is still very low :( (as you can see by the ladder, normally this has at least 2-3 steps in the water...the bottom rung is 6 in. out of the water...this was the end of June and I'm guessing it's probably worse by now) !!   

 Blake and his famous cannonball!!

July 4th we made a trip to KC to take in a Royals game.  We had great seats behind the 1st base/Royals dugout and enjoyed walking thru the Hall of Fame.  

3, 154 baseballs make up this #5 representing Brett's number of homeruns.  Plus the famous pine tar bat.

As you can tell we're big George Brett fans and love that he's back in the dugout these days.  Plus the Royals won against the Indians and included 2 home runs and a grand slam.  It was a great day to be at the K.

Mid Summer Recap 1

So by my lack of posting I'll use the excuse of a busy summer....here's a recap of what we've been doing.  In June the boys had a half birthday party since their birthdays are in November and schedules are so crazy with football and you can't swim in November (usually).  Brett had about 8 friends over and Blake had 2 (I know so not fair but I wasn't sure how many little ones I wanted in the pool with the big kids plus Blake is still making friends at his new school.)  They swam, they snacked, they swam, they played whiffle ball, basketball, they swam and we grilled dogs and invited the parents to stay and eat too.  It was a fun afternoon/evening and hopefully we can make it an annual event.

 Blake and his two buddies Cameron and Quincy.  

 Brett and his buddies...this was their game of choice for quite awhile...how long could the person at the bottom hold on before he fell in.

Heated game of whiffle ball.  Most of these boys have played football and or baseball together the last couple of years together.  Good group of boys.

 We also had my cousin Katie and her family down for a visit.  Normally we get together at the lake but they hadn't seen the new house yet and the lake was still cold so they came here to swim.  We also found a weekend in both of our crazy schedules to get together at the lake too...next weekend.  Can never have enough cousin time.

Katie and I....are 3 months apart and have always had a close relationship growing up.

 Blake attended VBS at Holy Cross.

 Brett attended Starbase at McConnell Air Force base with a couple of buddies.  

 Cousin Karlie and Emily came to visit catching one of Brett's games during a tournament and had some swim time.

Once again we had pretty wheat around the house this year....I love it....and really really miss it when it gets cut.

Our farmer cutting the wheat at the house.

Blake finished his baseball season with a special treat his coaches set up.  The Kansas Cannons (team made up of college players from all over trying to make it to the next step in their careers) played at the same complex and our little guys got to run on the field with the player that played the same position and had their name and number announced...just like the big leaguers.

 This is Blake and Devon at 2nd base.  Such a thrill for our little guys.

 Standing for the National Anthem.

Blake's first year of machine pitch was really fun and he did really well.  We had some great and patient coaches and hopefully we can stick with this team for awhile.  

Stay tuned for Summer Recap 2.

Stephanie