Are you ready?

We ARE! Thanks to Kable Hauling the cars were transported yesterday.
Now it's just a matter of unloading and rolling down the street.....
Go CHASE!

And, after a hot and sweaty day at the Soap Box Derby, we have the honor of attending a wedding....yeah! these two are tying the knot!
Best Wishes Kiya and Lyle Campbell. (soon to be "Mr. & Mrs. Lyle Tabb=)

At least it's Tuesday....

already ahead of the week by one day. Yay me!!

This weekend was filled with baseball and Soap Box Derby stuff and on top of it all I ended up with a cold. Luckily it didn't get me down so I was able to maintain.

We didn't have our traditional Memorial Day picnic but by around 7:00 last night, it did start to feel like summer. The kids were in the pool..
Chase cooked our dinner...we watched the sun go down....

.and lit the tiki torches.

Chase and I even sat outside and ate the yummy hamburgers he fixed :)

So folks - I think Summer is upon us.....YAY!

A Day to Remember......

Today officially kicks-off summer! Many will have friends and family over for cook-outs, pools are open and all of us ladies can legitimately wear white pants, shoes and carry white handbags - woohoo!

But, none of this really matters when we put the true meaning of Memorial Day into perspective. It's a day to remember all those men and women who have fallen in battle fulfilling their obligation to our country. Truly, where would we be without these individuals?!

So Happy Memorial Day to each and everyone of you out there.

Inspection Day; Impounded Cars

The 6th annual Ray Miller All American Soap Box Derby is next Saturday! Wow, really? Oh my - so this means getting weighed in (Chase and car can only weigh 230 lbs) then running through a very thorough inspection.... prepping the wheels then getting impounded until about 5:00 am June 5th.

So let's see....hmmmm a tighter squeeze this yearAND 15 lbs over.

Now, some weight adjustments.....

ahhh just right.

Inspection time.....

Now where do the wheels go? Let's see which is fastest...

Ok, all done now ready for loading in the rack and onto the Mayflower.

It's amazing how much goes into this 'one day race' behind the scenes. The oard members have been meeting since last year and for the last month have talked and e:mailed daily. The winner of each class (Stock and Super Stock) goes on to Akron for a CHAMP fun filled week.

More on this next week 'after' the big day! See ya' next Saturday on the hill in Ranson!

Happy Birthday Ronnie!

So it's your birthday! May this day be filled with some sunshine, at least a little relaxation and how about a BIG win tonight! Regardless, we hope you have a great birthday....all day long!

We love you very much.......Bev, Cierra & Chase =)

Two new faces....

Aren't they just too cute?!

We picked up Cierra's lamb
then headed over to get Chase's goat.
They settled into their new home quickly while Cierra got their food ready.
Guess it's full force now...right up until Fair time. Stay tuned - names will be forth coming =)

Fun Friday!

For the next three Fridays Ronnie and I will both be off, woohoo! So, this week we got mulch,
had an afternoon snack,
picked some peonies
then enjoyed an evening out (but not before enjoying a nice bottle of wine).

Even though the next few weeks are jam packed with activities, we're looking forward to some three day weekends...yay us!

Shopping, Shopping, SHOPPING!

So....this member of our family was very patient ALL day long yesterday, cheering her brother and his team on.We had promised to take her to Dulles Town Center shopping but that never happened so.....today we 'skipped' church (I know, pathetic) and headed back to Sterling. Chase was excited to hit "Dick's" in search of a new catcher's glove and big barrel bat.Cierra got a lot of cute clothes and Chase eventually caught up with us to get some shorts. I gave them a 2 hour time limit but that didn't work out :) 5 hours later we were leaving the Mall but not before stopping here....yum, yum, YUM!On the way home, we stopped on top the mountain. During my past few flights home we have flown right over our house, the Charles Town Races and I've been able to see the road they are cutting right through the mountain. This isn't the best picture but it really is amazing how very soon our by-pass will be connected and go right up and over the mountain. Wow.Another busy week ahead......rain in the forecast though :(

Baseball, Baseball, BASEBALL!

Yesterday was a beautiful day! Sunny, lo humidity and mid 70's - perfect baseball weather and it's a good thing since the Pinnacles had THREE games to play.

We headed our around 6:30 yesterday morning in order to arrive here...
for a 9:00 game. We struggled a bit with this team but overall played pretty good. The team we played was what's considered a 'major' team while the Pinnacles are AA. Final score 7-2.

Next game - 3:00 p.m. Uh oh, another major team. But that's ok, we gave it our best again - final score 10-5, them :(.

Final game of the day - 8:00 p.m. - Our boys have always done better with late games and they were ready to play some ball! Third inning - 0-0 - shew! Eventally we got some runs and we were "up" but unfortunately during the top of the 6th, they got ahead and we just couldn't pull it off. Final scrore 5-3.

Chase caught all three games so was pretty tired by the end of the day. He got in a run down which always gets me stressed out (sigh); ended up out but he gave it a good try...Really, how many from the Red team does it take to get him out, ha!

He got a few out, too!
It was a good day of ball! This was the first time these boys had played together and it was really good practice as they gear up for the Memorial Day Tournament. We are proud of our team!

It has been a "Happy Mother's Day"!

Unfortunately we didn't make it to church today although I was sure to read my daily scripture.....I really do have so much to be thankful for ;)

A yummy breakfast (egg, bacon & cheese wrap) then we just lounged around until early afternoon. We did a little shopping in Martinsburg then home to play with my new toy.....The videos I've taken so far probably wouldn't interest you but I have to admit it's easy to use, convenient to carry in my purse and really good quality!

This little guy doesn't have his 'mommy' but appears to be content with Cierra.He even has a ninny for comfort, ha!The girls and I ate some delicious strawberry pound cake then visited with Mom for a while. Britt and Cierra relaxed in the hut tub.....It was a wonderful day! Thanks to all of you -Ronnie, J, Ash, Kayden, Britt, Cierra and Chase!