You should be here.

The Katie Beth got to pee outside on the trail. She thinks that is a woot!

We hiked about a mile and half. Katie Beth was in the carry most of the time. But, she climb the rocks and jump across rocks.

I think Karen was getting worked a little hard at some points. She did wonderful and looked great, too.

Katie Beth’s favorite player, Lorenzo Cain, got promoted all the way into the majors and is now playing for the Brewers. If you were ever at a Huntsville Stars game prior to him getting promoted would have surely heard Katie Beth shouting “Go Lo Cain!” It alway put a smile on his face.

The Huntsville Stars will be playing tonight starting at 7PM. Saturday’s game is a double header starting at 4PM. Sunday and Monday’s games start at 1PM. Come out and cheer on the Huntsville Stars as this could be your last chance.

Here she is painting the rocks with water.

The weather is great today.

Presently, we are heading back to the room to let Katie Beth nap prior to our next outing.

The stadium looks very nice.

Katie Beth is having a blast. With all of the activities, she is almost running from one thing to the next.

The dig site is busy with all the discoveries that Paleontologist Katie Beth has found during today’s dig.

We have had a super day hiking all over Monte Sano State Park.

Katie Beth decided to practice her idea of writing with a bobbie pin.

The picture doesn’t fully capture the detail or amount of “writing”.

Everyone is playing at Sherwood Park Pool and I have stopped in Bandito Burrito to get dinner.

Oscar is the owner of Bandito and he has a great crew cranking out the food.

Bags full of Grande and No Carne burritos are on their way to the pool.

April’s brother, Norman Patrick, came with his gang. Norman hasn’t changed a bit.

Stacy De Smet came with Paul, Alice, and Ben. Katie Beth just loves to see Alice and Ben.

We all got together at Mellow Mushroom in Providence so we could catch up. We all had a great time chatting. I wish Stephanie could have remembered Stacy and me, but she was just a baby when Mike and April moved to Texas.

Charlie went on to throw out the first pitch and run in the Dick’s Sporting Goods race (and win, again).

Our daughter asked when when her anniversary is. I laughed.

We have had a wonderful 14 years and I am looking forward to many more.

Charlie ended up getting a foul ball and won the Dick’s Sporting Goods race.

Katie Beth is really enjoying Hannah and Charlie being in town.

Karen, Katie Beth, and I have started to run out of energy.

Tomorrow, we start it all over with mass, donuts, and more fun in the sun and sand.

There are water features, games, and more.

Karen, Katie Beth, and I dropped by the last Bridge Street concert of the summer, which had DiscOasis playing. Our friend Darrell Tibbs was sitting in on drums for DiscOasis.

The band was a hoot to watch and hear.

Karen answered Katie Beth’s call to jump off the diving board.

Karen was brave and jumped.

You may not know that Karen is not a water person. I think I have only seen Karen go off a diving board a couple of times.

In the end, Katie Beth had to show her mother how to do it.

Many of Karen’s friend were hiding out in a skybox. Karen only had to look up to see them all pressed against the glass watching.

After riding into the game with Homer, we keep Karen on the field and then she learned that she was throwing out the first pitch of the game.

We then went up to the skybox to take Allison Tofflemire’s drink up to Steve Tofflemire. Allison told Karen that Steve and her parents were up there because it was so hot. It was over 90° degrees.

When we arrived at the skybox, everyone was already there waiting. Karen was surprised at seeing so many faces greet her. Janice Houston and Steve Tanner with their daughter Clair, Ann And Jay Kissell, Jeff Thornburg, my parents, Allison and Steve Tofflemire, Larry and Margaret Bennett, Larry Veeder, Meg Leach, Elizabeth and Bob Riggle were there. More dropped in throughout the evening.

We all had a great time and the food from Scott Tolmach of Sodexo was just wonderful.

Katie Beth is having a blast with pizza dough. Allison made rings, bracelets, snakes, and more. We had a pizzeria here tonight throwing dough while working the dough.

The temperature is in the upper 80′s and the humidity is high. Katie Beth is sweating a lot.

Hiking was cut short, because Katie Beth found a playground on the trails.

The trails have a big variety of areas including cliffs, open areas, and forests.

Katie Beth just thinks this is the best place to hang out. I tend to agree.

We even walked through the Space exhibit that is here through summer.

Grandmother and granddaddy came tonight and they having a great time.

Allison and Steve Tofflemire have put on a great party.

Later at the Huntsville Stars game, Homer and the gang gave Katie Beth a set of play bugs. She loves them. Katie Beth threw out the first pitch and rode onto field with Homer and Matt. She threw her first pitch to Huntsville Stars player Chuckie #4.

Tomorrow, we keep it going with a pool party!

Tomorrow night on Katie Beth’s birthday, Katie Beth gets to throw out the first pitch. She even will ride into the game with Homer the team mascot.
]]> http://blog.brianallen.com/2010/07/01/mmmm-mmm-hot-fries-2/feed/ 0 http://blog.brianallen.com/2010/06/26/blueberry-picking/ http://blog.brianallen.com/2010/06/26/blueberry-picking/#comments Sat, 26 Jun 2010 16:19:19 +0000 Brian Allen http://blog.brianallen.com/2010/06/26/blueberry-picking/ We had a great time picking blueberries this morning. The heat was rising the whole time, but it didn’t get us down too much.

Katie Beth’s friend Jameson joined us with with her parents Jeff and Jessica.

Jameson and Katie Beth had a fun time playing with each other run after each other.

We will be eating blueberries for weeks to come.

The heat and humidity are killing us all tonight.