More Arizona Details

When you go to Arizona, and you should, to watch baseball games each park has a different atmosphere. Some are like a bar, no one watches the game and its really just a party. Some are more family orientated. This time, we went to the Angels and the Mariners. The Angels is more of the party atmosphere and the traffic was terrible. The Mariners were a great family night. I would also recommend going at night. The Arizona nights this time of year are great, 80 degrees. Spring training you are so close, we sat three rows in and right by the field all for less than $20 a ticket. Already planning for next year!

Arizona!

Rob and Trey went on a father son trip to Arizona. They left on Wednesday and returned on Sunday. They did spend a couple of nights at Dave's house to watch the NCAA tourney, Trey is in love with his High Def TV. They went to two baseball games and one basketball game; the Suns vs. Knicks. They also went shopping one day. Dave tried to convince them to try his local burger joint and its butter fried burger, but they held out. I think they had fun, but I am glad they are back!

Long time

We know it has been a long time since a post. We have been busy with basketball every weekend! We might have some time to post this week. Rob and Trey are off to Arizona this week, so might have to catch up so we can post some pictures from the trip. Here are some pictures of our last basketball tourney. It was in Spokane, WA. So, we have action shots, plus some pictures from a visit to Gonzaga. Those catholics sure know how to build buildings! I love the old churches on campus.

Good times!

One of the new years resolutions we have is to attempt to connect more with family and friends. We have already tried to invite more people on trips and call old friends. We know it is hard with people busy, but its a goal. So if anyone wants to do something, don't be shy, look us up! Here are some pictures of good times!

Busy with Basketball

We are right in the middle of our busy basketball season. Trey plays school basketball which is during November and December. They play teams similar size to Echo. They won all of the games they played during the regular season and almost all of them were not close. After a couple of weeks off, they start AAU. During AAU they play bigger schools and they travel more. We are at tourneys most everyweekend. Its a lot of time spent on the road, but we will probably miss it when its over. This past weekend it started with a tourney in Pendleton. They went 2-2 but made the winners bracket. They beat Clarkston and Hermiston, but lost to Pendleton and EKU (all star team) Pretty good for our small town kids.

More Phoenix

One day we went to visit Arizona St. University campus. It is a huge campus and has many shops and restaurants. We, of course, visited the sports facilities. We ate lunch, did some shopping, and Jodi, Trey and Brian hiked up to the "A" above campus.

Fiesta Bowl

We are back from Phoenix:( Our activities included a Suns game, a day spent shopping at a mall or two, the Fiesta Bowl of course, and on the day we flew out a movie. In addition to that, we spent some time hiking. One day, we spent the day with Rob's friend from HS, Dave and his family. They live in Phoenix. The boys played Pinocle and the girls went for a hike. We also had dinner and snacks and upon night fall moved out to the patio for cards and visiting. It was great fun. Wayne, Brian and Ron went with us. We hope they had fun. It was great to spend time with friends and family in a wonderful area. The friends and family were great. We need to travel more with them, if they are willing. And of course, Boise won! We will be back!