Wyoming Summer Vacation 2016

 We took our family vacation to Wyoming.  No trip to Wyoming is complete without Yellowstone National Park and Old Faithful!

 Will actually had a Radiology conference in Jackson Hole Wyoming.  He had classes each morning so we slept in, sat by the pool and exercised while we waited for him to finish each morning.  The hotel resort area was great at Snake River Lodge.

 We enjoyed a dinner theater in downtown Jackson-hole.  It was a unique evening in that
 the electricity in the entire town went out for almost 3 hours.  They had just finished cooking our meal when it went out so we were still able to eat and enjoy the entertainment.  We watched a great musical called "The Ballad of Cat Ballou"

We had a great trip.  We enjoyed time at Snow king mountain in Jackson-hole where they had a ropes course and downhill sleds.  We went hiking and white water rafting and the kids and Will enjoyed a 2 hour horseback ride. 

Baseball/Softball 2016

 We went to TONS of baseball and softball games this past summer.  As long as the weather is nice we love every minute of it.  Owen played on 2 teams.  A city rec team called the Dawgs and a traveling team called the Yankton Twins. Here he is with his good friend Evan.

 This is Owen's signature pitching pose.  We laughed so hard whenever he would do this on the pitching mound.  They are still so young that they have the opportunity to play several different positions.  So far he enjoys them all.

 Just finished winning a big game and got to play on the artificial turf here in Yankton.

 Jillian played her second summer with the Yankton Fury White.  They have so much fun together and are a great little team to watch. They love to sing and cheer in the dugouts.  You will even catch them dancing sometimes!

She played second base and center field.

July 4th, 2016

 We celebrated July 4th the way we usually do.  We enjoyed activities and supper at Lands Lutheran and then we headed to the farm to run around and shoot off fireworks.

 Will and Paul enjoying the homemade pies!

 It would not be July 4th without the crazy balloons!

 Here are the cousins up in the old barn.  Paul and his brothers used to shoot hoops in there.

This last picture is a sad one to look at.  After we left the farm that night, we got a call that there was fire at the farm.  Long story short the barn to the far left in this picture burned to the ground.  Paul's grandparents actually lived in that barn while the farm house was being built many years ago. Its sad to see something with such history and sentimental value burn up but we are glad it was only the barn and that nobody was hurt.