Wednesday, October 29, 2008

20 years ago today ....

Oct. 29, 1988



pretty flowers from my mom & dad
from Ron








Monday, October 20, 2008

at the beach

skunk day

homecoming 2008

Friday, October 03, 2008

it's up to you

Monday, September 22, 2008

weekend ... goes by TOO fast!




This is a page from some summer photos (July!)
makes me smile!

Friday, September 19, 2008

ryan's bday


Wednesday, September 03, 2008

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Photo Pages from STATE

click to enlarge





Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Sunday, August 17, 2008

Back on the Pitch!!!

After missing almost 3 months of soccer due to baseball ... Matthew was back with the RANGERS this weekend for PQT's. Once again the Rangers qualified at the Premier Gold level for Fall League! Congratulations boys, looking forward to more great soccer this fall season!






Tuesday, August 12, 2008

WELCOME HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We picked Matthew up last night at 7:30pm ... he's so happy to be home!
and so are we!

life in the barracks



few more pics from San Bernardino

Here are some of the final photos from the NW Regionals. Didn't quite end the way people wanted it to ... but it is what it is. Great run for the boys!




Ryan with Josh & Joey Pryor showing team spirit!

on the way to the stadium there are the following signs


ESPN cameras were EVERYWHERE on Sat. night. When kids are up to bat these guys zoom into the moms' faces.

Saturday, August 09, 2008

Northwest Regional FINALS




Game Time: 6:00pm on ESPN

GO Murrayhill!!!!!!

Friday update 08-08-08


Friday was another down day for the families. The boys had practice in the morning followed by a great lunch at "Two Guys" italian restaurant. Their host family Jerry/Catherine treated the team and Scott and Jeff treated ALL the rest of us. Very generous ... thank you!!
Later that afternoon there were closing ceremonies. The coaches brought the boys back to our hotel for pizza and family time (and most importantly SHOWER TIME!!)





closing ceremony

a mean game of spoons!

Friday, August 08, 2008

Thursday update 8-7-08

Thursday's win against Wyoming secures the boys a spot in the finals on ESPN Saturday night at 6:00pm!! Here are some photos from after the game while we stayed and watched the outcome of the Washington/Montana game. We will play Washington.


a tiny bit of Matthew and Mom time!!

the whole family

Emma, Matthew and Ryan!

Thursday, August 07, 2008

Wednesday update 8-6-08


The photo below is about the cutest thing to show from the game on Wednesday afternoon.
Boys lost 18 to 1. The good news is we have our top pitching staff available for the semi's and finals. Big picture is that we will play Wyoming and the boys have already beat that team once.

cute sisters cheering for their brothers!

Tuesday update 8-5-08

Tuesday was an off day for the boys. We only got to see Matthew for 3 hours. During that time he wanted some "real" food so he got pasta with grilled chicken and broccoli and devoured every bite!! I don't think I've ever seen him so happy to have steamed broccoli!! He will certainly appreciate my cooking after 10 days in the barracks!

So no game photos to share but here is a group of photos to show you the guys you are listening to when you tune in to KUIK 1360am radio in Portland or KUIK.com for their live stream.

I'll have to take some better photos of the whole stadium. It's impressive!





Tuesday, August 05, 2008

Monday update 8-4-08

The team won on Monday against Idaho ... with a final of 6 - 4. We got to see Matthew at a picnic that was put on by the team's 'host family'. Then all the boys came back to the hotel to swim. Tuesday is a day off but we will only get to be with Matthew from noon - 3pm as they have practice and will be watching other games. 


Ryan with Molly enjoying a cupcake!

The whole team presenting their host Jerry with a gift basket


everyone enjoyed the great food!