Spring Break in Colorado

EJ and I spent a very fun week in Colorado! There was a lot of fun to be had from playing at Toys-R-Us to practicing baseball and golf swings to seeing friends and family! EJ is getting really good at swinging a bat and it's rare if you ever find him without a bat in his hand! He is intrigued with his new golf clubs but I don't think they will replace the baseball bat anytime soon.




EJ also had fun each night at bathtime with grandma. Of course, he had to take a bat to the bath with him!! He definitely needed a bath after eating grandpa's burritos. My parents discovered EJ's love of guacamole! He got it everywhere...even put chips in his hair. He thought it was so funny!




We ended the week with a fun birthday dinner at one of my favorite restaurants in Colorado! EJ did a great job at a nice restaurant!!!

Nate & Anna

Congrats to Nate and Anna who got engaged last night! We hosted their engagement party at our house after Nate popped the question using the "Jumbo-tron" at the baseball field. It was a fun celebration with their friends, family and the coaching staff. Nate was a student of mine at DBU and he played for and coached with Eric at DBU before joining him at Nebraska. Anna is a UNL grad and is a special education teacher in Omaha. She will soon be joining the ranks as a coach's wife! They are a sweet couple and we wish them all the best!

EJ & Ty

EJ and I are spending Spring Break in Colorado and today we visited our friends Danni and Ty. The boys had a great time playing baseball outside in the 70 degree weather. Ty is really good at putting the ball on the "T" and he has a great left-handed swing!!

Texas Trip

We spent the weekend in Huntsville, Texas at Sam Houston State University for a baseball tournament. We got to see Grandpa Michael and Uncle Brian when we got to Austin and then we headed to Huntsville with Grandma Carol.

We were hoping to "warm up" in Texas but the cold Nebraska weather followed us as you can see from the picture with EJ and Grandma. It made for good snuggling, though! Grandma was so sweet to bring treats and toys for EJ and she got up with our early bird each morning and took him to breakfast. She also played with him for hours at the ballpark.





Another highlight of the weekend was seeing the Sheltons. Kaye and Rick's son, Matt, is a pitcher for Sam Houston so they came for the tournament too. Matt didn't pitch against Nebraska but he did get the win against Missouri State and is now 3-0 after getting a win against Rice last night.

Kaye did her best to spoil both me and EJ. She had Chick-fil-a for us when she arrived (we don't have any in Nebraska!) and she had seat cushions, toys, muffins and chocolate for the weekend! She also celebrated my birthday with a fun lunch at the Farmhouse, a cute soda shoppe in Old Town Huntsville. EJ had a great time at the lunch with Rick as he got to explore the restaurant and get Blue Bell ice cream (another thing I miss from Texas!!) while the ladies chatted over lunch and tea. After lunch we went to a park for EJ to feed the ducks. Once he figured it out, EJ was quite good and throwing bread to the ducks.