Ashley Basketball 2011

Champions!!

Ashley's basketball team won 1st place at 2 different tournaments this year. Here they are with their trophies from the Hartley tournament. Great job girls!

Ryan enjoying the games.
Defense!

Time out. Ashley, are you paying attention to the coach?

Free Throws

Look at that form!

Ashley is great at defense.

Here's the team

Game at LeMars

Taking it up the floor.

Weekend in Des Moines

A few weekends ago Rachael had a medical conference in Des Moines and we offered to babysit Charlee while she was at meetings. Here are a few pics. We had a great time and Charlee is an angel.

So cute!

Jacob and Charlee are best buddies. He is so good with her.
What a great helper!

Rachael taking a break from the meetings and checking in on us at the pool.

Ryan Basketball

Basketball Tournaments

At Ryan's bball tournament in Lawton they needed an extra player and Tyler happened to be visiting so he got to help out the team!
Ryan & Tyler getting ready for the game.

Warm ups
Big sister watching over the warm ups

Ryan and his best friend Colton Pitts

Jake even got to shoot a few hoops.

Daddy is the coach along with Colton's daddy. Ashley is assistant coach.

Here's the Team!

Happy spectators - Mason and Jake

Talking strategy before the game.

Cooking with Mom

Ashley, Jake and me baking some cookies. Ryan is behind the camera.

Charlee Visit

I'm way behind on posting!

Here's the shirt I made for Charlee for when she comes to watch the kids play sports.

Too cute!

charlee and jake

Ryan Basketball 2011

Ryan just started his first year playing basketball.

Daddy is the coach. Here they are coming up with a play.

The very first game was in Storm Lake. With 4 seconds left, game tied, Ryan was dribbling the ball up the court and got it stolen from the opposing team, so he took off after him and tackled him from behind like a linebacker. The kid luckily was ok but Mark and I were speechless...

Mark told him no more tackling! I wish I had my video camera on at the time.

Getting the rebound!

Ryan is #52

Here he is bringing the ball up the court.

Calling the play

Ryan's Party

Ryan had his friends over for the night to celebrate his birthday.

Josh, Colton, Nathan and Ryan

Ashley even got to have a friend over - here she is with Taylor swimming.
The boys having fun at the pool.
Jacob swimming

Having so much fun!

Jacob