Tuesday, July 2, 2024

June 2024

 June was wild and fun all at the same time!  Just felt like a lot of running around, yet so many great moments as well.  It all just seems like it is going so fast, so just trying to soak in all the moments.

Lots of basketball in June for Reeve.  It was so fun to watch their team gel together.  They were such a great group of girls and we are so grateful she was able to be a part of this opportunity.  Looking forward to hopefully doing this again next summer!  






One of the tournaments we stayed the night in a hotel and enjoyed some one on one time with Reeve since Joden was in Europe.  We had a great time together:)
They even got first place in one of the tournaments!  
The last tournament the girls had a sleepover at the coaches aunts house.  They had a great time:)
Reeve enjoyed all of the girls, but did become really close with Kali.  Making new friends is definitely fun!

Joden had a blast in Europe and we are so grateful he had the privilege to go on the trip.  He did just fine and only lost one item, which was his sunglasses.  Since he has been back we have had two moms and the head coach tell us that he was amazing to have on the trip.  They shared that he was just such a great kid and was a joy to be around.  That is exactly what we want to hear as parents.  This matters way more than any academic or athletic accolade!





It felt so good to have him back and give him a giant hug!!  I think he missed us:)

GI basketball camp for Reeve.


Fun with friends!  


We had the idea to ride our bikes downtown with the Schu crew for a long time and we were finally able to do so!  We had a great time and the weather was actually cold-ha:)

We have had so much rain this year!  The flowers are looking great because of it!

Reeve has been super helpful in the concession stands for baseball!  Definitely appreciate her help!


Fun with cousins!  Love that they live here in GI and we can hang out with them more in the summer:)

The past several years we have enjoyed going to Hear GI for Allen Capital Group.  It was a beautiful night for it this year!



Father's Day and our 17th anniversary fell on the same day this year.  We got to enjoy it with dinner at the Oven.  Then Mike and I extended our anniversary celebration into the next weekend.  We tried to get tickets to the College World Series.  We did not succeed, but we did enjoy hanging out down there for most of the afternoon.  

This summer one of my goals was/is to make time for those in my life that I have not connected with in a long time.  Got to have coffee with my first college roommate.  I am so glad we caught up and was reminded of how much fun she is:)

Rounded out June cheering on Joden!  He wrestled in the downtown lights event and then played baseball in Lincoln.  Wrestling he went 1-1 and baseball they went 2-0.  Great way to end the month!



Friday, May 31, 2024

May 2024

 May is always a busy one, but always full of all the feelings!  Stress with all that comes at the end of a school year, joy for wrapping up seasons and activities, and excitement for summer.  

Spring baseball for GI was definitely a learning curve.  I feel like so many parts of parenting and being a part of various sports groups/activities, is like going in blind.  You never really know what they heck is going on and you hope you are making it to all that you are supposed to and what not.  Ha!  We survived and it was fun to watch the boys gel together throughout the season.  

Reeve helped me with concessions for Teammates.  We had a good time together:)

This kid has always been a napper once he slows down:)

It is always bittersweet when my time with my seniors comes to an end.  This was a great group whom I will miss dearly.  Many of them are sticking with the education route and are going to make phenomenal educators!


Reeve and I got to have a fun weekend together.  We threw in a Omaha Supernovas game because we were headed that way for a Lauren Dangle concert, which was a Christmas gift.  She also wanted to go shopping to spend some of her money that she got for her birthday and what she earned from pet sitting and babysitting.  Then it just worked out that her first basketball tournament was Saturday and Sunday in Omaha.  






Mother's Day photo op in bed when they tucked me in-ha!  Sure do love being their mama!

Sourdough shenanigans.  We had a great time:)  

Last day of school picture:). 17 years for me, end of 9th grade for Joden, and end of 7th grade for Reeve

Legion ball has begun!  Joden is on Tom Dinsdale:)

Family bike ride when all of a sudden your Friday night is open!  We had a great time:)

Memorial Day weekend fun with family:)

Off to Europe Joden goes for 14 days with his wrestling team!  

Training session and a picture of Joden with the guy he wrestled in his first competition. He won!  


Tried a new to us coffee/boba shop.  It was great!