Fandamonium

We just had a fantastic baseball experience last night! It started with free tickets from work (woohoo!) so all four of us headed to the Dbacks vs. the Dodgers. When we arrived, we were heading towards our seats when a family approached us. They explained that something had come up and they had to leave the game. "Would you like our four tickets right behind the dugout?" Uh, SURE! We couldn't believe how good the seats were.

At the start of the ballgame, something happened which has never happened to us. We made it on the jumbotron!! It was only for three seconds, but it was still pretty cool. Then, in the sixth inning, one of the "Rally Girls" came down to our seats. "Would you boys like to sing Take Me Out To The Ballgame during the 7th Inning Stretch?" Uh, SURE! It took a bit of coaxing to convince Jacob it would be ok, but Josh just couldn't wait to climb up there and sing his heart out in front of 41,000 fans. So fun!

We left the game shortly thereafter to get the kids to bed. On the way home, we were listening to the game on the radio and found out that the Dbacks hit a grandslam right after we left! Wow. What an amazing night of baseball. It was FAN-tastic!

Guitar

We're trying something new...

Good Students

Both the boys are doing VERY well in school! We're into the second month and things are rolling along at a nice pace and routine now. Jacob is reading better and better each day. Josh is learning how to write his name and other letters. Recently, Jacob was awarded student of the month (an honor received by Josh last year!)

We're so proud of our boys!! Here's a few photos from the ceremony last week.
Oh, and P.S. - the flag and awards ceremony was also on Grandparents Day and "wear your football jersey to school day" - it was a trifecta of fun!

Flagstaff Fun

Beating the heat is essential to surviving the long summers in Phoenix. We've had a couple weeks over 110 degrees, so we just HAD to get out of town for Labor Day weekend. The Rickey/Westerlind clan all headed up north to Flagstaff for a weekend in the woods.

Check out this sweet cabin that we're staying in:

We've been having a blast. The weather is in the 80's during the day (ahhhhhh) and even in the 50's at night. The house has been so fun since it has a ping pong table, pool table, and poker. Oh, and not to mention the hot tub on the back porch.

What does one do in Flagstaff in the summer? Why, attend the Labor Day Demolition Derby at the county fairgrounds! We all suited up in our best "rustic" attire and headed out for the show. The boys just thought this was the coolest thing ever. Let's just say the motto of the event was "smash it, crash it, trash it":

Here's a snippet of the main event:

Back to the cabin for more relaxation before we have to leave. What fun!