This week is right up there with the craziest weeks we have had. So much going on! Thomas left for University of Texas swim camp last Sunday and was there all week. Super stressful for me because he had to fly alone and change planes in Denver. He did a great job and made it to Texas and had a great time at camp. He was able to be coached by Ian Crocker, Brenden Hansen, and Aaron Piersol. His favorite this year was Ian Crocker. He also met one of the Olympic women swimmers named Karlee Bispo. She found out he was from Utah and asked if he was LDS and she said she was too so now she is his favorite.He had some weird dorm mates but met a lot of other people he hung out with during camp. He was spoiled by grandparents with some new University of Texas gear and made it safely home after having to change planes in Phoenix this time. He was given ideas for scouting out colleges and what he needs to do. Crazy that we have to think about that already, but the next 2 years will go by fast I am sure. He has to be registered with the NCAA his Junior year and start contacting coaches. Yikes!
I have been busy getting ready for girls camp and left on Monday for the week. We fed over 300 girls. It was lots and lots and lots of work and I feel like I could sleep for a week. It was weird to be at camp without Maddi but we had a lot of fun and the other ladies that were there were so fun and amazing and we stayed up until the wee hours laughing until we cried. Heber Valley camp is really nice. I love the girls of our Stake and especially our ward. What a sweet group of girls.
While I was at camp Kevin and Maddi stayed home and ran the show here. Jake had the first All Stars tournament so he and Coach Kevin were busy with practices and games. I was so sad to miss the first 2 games because of camp but I made it back to watch them win Saturday. He had 3 at bats and hit all 3 times. 9 at bats no strike outs. Their uniforms are very different this year. It has taken me a while but I think I really like them now and Jake looks pretty cute in it, Coach Kevin looks pretty cute in his too. Jacob also has been trying out for a comp soccer team and we just found out last night that he made the team so for the next couple of weeks we will be juggling 2 sports.
Maddi decided that playing mom wasn't the funnest thing she has ever done. I did pile on a few extra duties like putting together goodie bags for the end of year dinner for the Rivercats. But she did great and took him to do a few fun things so he loved it.
Another thing I missed while at camp was our 22nd anniversary. We usually are busy on our anniversary with baseball so we are used to having to celebrate it on another date. It seems crazy to think it has been that long that we have been married. Crazy to think I have been married longer than I lived with my parents. I look back at the way Kevin and I met and think how bad I would freak out if one of my kids came home and told me 2 weeks after meeting on a blind date that they were getting married. But 22 years and 4 kids later here we are and I am the luckiest girl on the planet to have such a fun, hard working hubby who is my best friend and THE best dad for my kids. My mom told me she knew I would marry him the first time she met him and I am so glad I did! Hopefully we will be able to go to dinner to celebrate soon.
So now we have another week of baseball Wahoo!!! I love it! Hopefully we do well in the next tournament and can go on to State. I will be busy cleaning the house after the girls camp explosion and getting Mitchell's room ready since he will be home in 53 days! I will be going to garage sales to find a dresser to put in Thomas' new room and moving all of the rest of his stuff out of Mitchell's room. I am getting tired just thinking about it. I love summer!
