Yankees Little League

Scoring a point for the Yankees!


Lovin' the catcher position


Collin's little league photo


Garrett in little league back in the day

Tonight was the last game of coach pitch little league. Collin played for the NY Yankees with his friends Easton, Jedidiah and Braden. The team really improved as the season progressed and all the boys had a great time. Coach Jim was amazingly patient with 13 hyper boys. Collin had some great plays and nice power hits. His favorite position was catcher (just like his dad).

The City by the Bay....

Garrett attended a conference in San Francisco last week and I was able to join him for a little r&r before the summer kicks off. I decided to take my camera and do a walking tour of the city I love so much...

residences near my favorite SF store Paper Source

the "sidewalk" on the way to Coit Tower on Telegraph Hill

a glance at Chinatown (always a favorite stop)

looking toward Chinatown, the Financial District and the Bay Bridge

an elementary school playground

The trip was quite enjoyable. It has been two years since my last visit and I had a wonderful time "footing" it around the beautifully unique City by the Bay. Having grown up on both sides of the Bay Area, I consider San Francisco to be my home away from home.

Our Painted Lady Butterflies

This past Christmas, Garrett's sister Carrie gave Claire one of the coolest gifts: a butterfly habitat complete with live caterpillars and food. We watched in amazement this spring as all 10 caterpillars ate and ate and ate and finally formed chrysalides. The metamorphosis to the beautiful painted lady butterflies was truly a sight. Today, Collin and Claire released our "pet" butterflies in our front yard so they could live in our trees. Here are just a few of the photos of that event. Just check out the sheer joy and amazement in their faces. I love it!

Thank you Auntie Carrie for the best Christmas present EVER!

Love, Claire and Collin xoxo

Diamondback Gymnastics Spring Meet

Claire competed in her first gymnastics meet this

week-end and did a great job. She is still a little shy and was quite nervous but did very well, especially considering it was four hours!

She placed 3rd overall in her skill bracket and 1st in beam. She has been taking gymnastics for less than a year and is doing very well. Here are a couple of photos and a video clip of her award-winning beam routine.

Claire's Beam Routine:

Collin's Orange Belt Exam

On April 24th, Collin passed his belt exam in karate and became an orange belt. It generally takes 3-4 months to advance to the next belt. Collin has been practicing a lot these last few months and did an exceptional job on his exam. Here are a few of the highlights: