Last Tee ball game of 2007!

These are some pictures of Caden's last tee ball game of the season. I am sad to see the season end. He was so much fun to watch!

Have a blessed day!

~jen

We're home!

The kids and I arrived home this evening from our trip to my parent's. We had a great time. We stayed so busy!

Our trip actually started on Tuesday from Borger after Cody's golf tournament. He played well. The conditions were pretty poor with cool winds and a constant sprinkling of rain. The group in front of Cody played so slowly. We were averaging about 30 minutes per hole and after a couple of hours, we had only moved about 5 holes! Finally a member from the golf tournament came and spoke with the group in front of Cody's and the game picked up from there. Cody shot an 82 and placed 6th. He had a good time as always. Here are a couple of pictures.

Caden also had a good time "exploring". I think he found the world's largest dandelion!

After the tournament we drove to Shawnee, OK (about 45 minutes from Oklahoma City) and stayed the night at a lovely Motel 6. The kids were so excited to be in Oklahoma! (That's a joke for my Papa! Hook-'em-Horns!)

The kids and I passed through the home towns of Carrie Underwood, Checotah, OK; Troy Aikman, Henryetta, OK; and Garth Brooks, Yukon, OK.

(Today as we were driving back through Yukon we came upon a thunder storm... (remember, it's the home town of Garth Brooks)... and guess what was playing on the radio..... The Thunder Rolls.... by Garth Brooks! What a coincidence was all of that?! By the way, when I told Cody that we were driving though Garth Brooks' home town....he asked, "who is Garth Brooks?". I responded, dumbfounded, "Are you kidding me?" Kids these days, they don't even know who Garth Brooks is! He knew who Carrie Underwood is, though! :)

Here are a few pictures of the boys swimming:

* A back flop!

* Best friends (for the moment!)

* A belly flop!

Here are a couple of videos of Caden. These were recorded on my digital camera, so the video is very "grainy".

There are 2 videos. One will automatically load and it is Caden's back flip. Then, click on "next" on the right side of the screen to see his front flip!
http://s209.photobucket.com/albums/bb297/jmconrad74/?action=view&current=000_0184.flv

He totally surprised me with these new "tricks" he has learned! He has no fear of the water, which can be a good thing, and a bad thing!

We woke up the next morning and finished our trip to my parent's. It was nice to break up the trip. (Today's drive ended up being close to 10 hours! I think from now on, I will break up the trip both ways. It is too hard on the kids and on me!)

On Thursday my parents and I drove into Little Rock and went to the Arkansas Museum of Discovery (http://www.amod.org/). It is similar to Amarillo's Discovery Center, only much bigger! There we watched Tom Noddy perform some amazing bubble tricks! He was really entertaining and could blow the most amazing bubbles.

* Caterpillar bubble


* Longer Caterpillar bubble


* Tornado in a bubble


* A BIG bubble!

Afterwards, Cody and Caden had some fun playing with the exhibits.

Of course our trip wouldn't be complete without a little golf! We found a driving range about 15 minutes from my parents that the boys went to a couple of times.

On Saturday we all drove to Heber Springs and went to Lindsey's Resort (http://www.lindseysresort.com/) and had a great lunch with Ted, Luann, and Taylor (my uncle, aunt, and cousin) in Ted and Lu's new camper. My wonderful cousin/photographer took some pictures of the boys on the river and near a running water-wheel. I can't wait to see the pictures, I know they are going to be beautiful! (I will be sure and share the pictures as soon as I can!) The kids spent part of the afternoon swimming at the resort's pool. They had a lot of fun! I don't have any pictures to share of the day! My camera was full of other photos and videos! We all had a great time, though.

That's basically our trip in a scaled down version. We had a great time. It was sad to leave today, but we are grateful for the time that we were able to spend with my parents and family. We are also very grateful and thankful for the safe trip!

This is all for now! It is 11:36, and I've been working on this for way too long! The screen is becoming blurry, so I am sure that is a sign that I need to go to BED! :)

Post again soon,

~jen

On the road again....

Well, the kids and I have a busy day scheduled for today. Cody has (yet another) golf tournament today. This one is at the Borger Country Club in Borger, TX. He is paired with one of his best friends, so I am sure he will have a really good time today. After the tournament the kids and I are heading to my parent's. I decided to break up the trip, so we are driving to just outside of Oklahoma City, staying the night in a hotel and finishing our drive tomorrow. I know today is going to be an exhausting one, so say a little prayer for me for a safe trip. We will be coming home on Sunday.
I hope everyone has a great week. I'll be sure and post some pictures and details of our trip once we are home.
Love you,
~jen

Tied for 4th

Cody tied for 4th place today at his tournament. He played really well, especially considering our wonderful Texas Panhandle winds howling at 30-40 mph! His next tournament is on Tuesday in Borger.
Enjoy the pictures!
~jen

(A sharp-dressed young man!)

(Taking a break while waiting to tee off.)

(Let's check out Cody's score card!)

Pictures of Golf & Tee-ball, and Other Stuff

Here are some pictures from Caden's tee-ball game last Thursday evening.

(Cade looks like he is praying for

someone to hit the ball!)

Here are some pictures from Cade's tee-ball game last night. I wish I had brought my video camera. There were so many kids from our team who almost forgot how to play baseball. One little girl ran from home to third, all the way around to first and still didn't get out! It was too cute!

(I love the old man in the background yawning!)

Here are some pictures of Cody's tournament from yesterday. He played at Tascosa Country Club. I didn't take any pictures of the houses in the area! I sure enjoyed the scenery, though! Cody finished a close 4th. He was right in there with the leaders. He probably could have won this one, but on the 10th hole a little girl screamed for her brother right in the middle of Cody's back swing causing him to shank the ball well to the left of the course and it ended up in a creek on another hole. This of course just ate at him for about 3 holes. Finally, he let it go and started to play well again! He had a good time overall, and that's all that matters to me!

Cody Conrad: 82, Fourth Place

Cody played in a golf tournament in Vega, Texas today. He placed fourth. Mike and I didn't get to go to this one as we were both working. Cody had not originally signed up for this tournament, but a close friend of his offered to take Cody. Luckily, Cody was able to walk-on and have a spot.

He has another golf tournament tomorrow at a local park here in Amarillo. I will probably sit the majority of this one out. I am just exhausted this week! Caden and I will probably meet Cody for the last couple of holes and for the awards ceremony. I'll post how he does tomorrow.

And for the other stuff....

I had 2 job interviews yesterday. The first one was for a position in the Day Surgery Unit at Northwest Texas Hospital. The job is full-time, Monday-Friday from 5:30-2:00. I found out today that the job will only be on a full-time basis and I am really looking for a part-time position right now. I really didn't want to leave my hospital, so I think I will turn this one down for now.

The second interview was at my hospital (BSA) for a position in the GI Lab. I was really hoping this position would work out, but the GI manager is not willing to work with me with my schedule so I can be off on the days Cody has games this fall. So, that job is out, too.

I think I am going to just stay where I am (even though today at work was horrible, I think I ended up working 14 hours today!). My director is wonderful about letting me be off on the days that Cody has events. I really appreciate that fact. It makes it nice to be able to be an involved mom and be able to work, too. So for now, the job hunting is over. :)

Maybe when I least expect it, the right job will come along.

Hope everyone is well. I'll post again soon.

~jen