Mustangs Place in Global State

The Mustangs took 4th at the Global State Tournament agains 8 top rated Major teams and 4 AAA teams.  They beat out the #1 seeded team knocking them out of the tournament in the first round of Championship play in a big 19-3 upsest!  Go Mustangs! (Blake is the one on the end not smiling - he thinks smiling in pictures is for sissies)

Diamondback Strike Again

This weekend Hunter and Blake both played for the Diamondbacks and Dave coached.  They played in their first official AAA tournament with 18 other AAA teams.  They came out #3 after one disappointing loss.  Their record is now 26-4.

June Jam

Last weekend we ran a mile a minute keeping up with everything.  In the midst of the chaos Blake's baseball team took 2nd in the June Jam baseball tournament.

dam to dam race

Adam's time for the 20K (half marathon) was 1 hour 48 minutes and 41 seconds this year.

then it was Landon's turn to run    100 meters in the 2-year-old race. hard to capture on film...so many runners, so little time to shoot. (i'm tpying with one hand)

happy little family of outdoors-y people

Iowa 11U Diamondback

The Diamondbacks with their first place trophies in Kansas City.  They have just been re classified to a AAA team so look out AAA teams.  Their current 2012 record is 20-0.

Hunter (The Heater) is in the back on the end of the row.

In Anticipation

The Underwoods and Jerdees are excited about the arrival of  visitors from Minnesota next Saturday.
All sorts of preparations are in the making for the Principal Charity Classic golf tournament on the Champions Tour. At the family host house, Hunter and Al gave the outdoor furniture a fresh coat,
Dave hooked a gas line to a new grill,
 and Amy added Norwegian names to the guest list at the gate.

So far, the forecast looks terrific~~mid-80s instead of the usual mid-90s,
 low humidity and no forecast of rain for Saturday...so far.
Golf umbrellas for shade from the sun await.

Events on Saturday:
6 a.m. to 9 a.m. Dam to Dam Half Marathon (Adam running)
June Jam Baseball Tournament (Dave coaching, Blake and Hunter playing)
Times/Fields TBD (Al chauffering baseball fans if needed)
Principal Charity Classic~~Blank Children's Hospital Family Day
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. "Second Round" Tournament Play
Kids Fun Zone during tournament hours (main entrance)
5:30-8:30 p.m. Golf Channel Coverage

Becky's looking forward to decorating the dining deck a little.

 In anticipation, she's harboring these bedding plants on her condo balcony.

She'll move them to Amy's etagere on Friday while she learns the new traffic pattern designed for the golf tourney~~they're running one-way traffic around the country club
 so that means a longer route to the house.

Passing on the Knowledge

Grandpa Al is teaching Hunter how to stain outdoor furniture :)

Yet another skill this new entrepreneur can use in the neighborhood.

Currentlly, Hunter is a mower of lawns and a dog walker.

Dependable. Responsible. On Time for the Appointment.