One BUSY summer!

It's been one BUSY summer! Since my last post Blake's team has played a LOT of baseball! They ended up winning their Area Tournament at ITAA! It was very HOT, but we made it through the tournament! I don't see how these boys play in this heat!

After the Area Tournament we had a few days off to enjoy the 4th of July! We went to the Indian Trail parade (just like always). It was SO very hot...but the best float of all was the float for Extreme Ice Center...they had snow on their float and threw snowballs in the crowd! After the parade we took Alina to her favorite place to eat, Golden Corral. She LOVES how you can eat as much as you want and you don't have to pay everytime you get a plate!

On the 3rd, Alina had her dentist appointment. She was excited to see Dr Bird again! The cleaning went well, but she did have 2 cavities. She has lost all of her baby teeth and the cavities are in molars inbetween her teeth. So, we have to work really hard at teaching her to floss. She typically only brushes once a day in Belarus and that's not good since they don't have flouride in their water. I have a feeling we will be dealing with cavities year after year. July 5th was the beginning of Blake's State Tournament in Yadkinville. We found a hotel not far from the field that had an indoor pool and WATERSLIDES! The kids had a BLAST and I think they were all upset when it was time to come home! Blake's team went through the tournament undefeated and came home with the trophy! It was a very exciting tournament and Blake played really well! He is really hitting well and hit in the winning run of the first game of the 3 game championship series!

So now Blake's team is back to back 2 time WNC State Champions! Next stop is the Southeast Regional Tournament in Gaffney, SC (at least it's close this year). Games start next Thursday...wish us luck!!! We are in the process of trying to raise money to help defer the travel expenses, so if you know of anyone that may be interested let me know. Things are going great with Alina this year. It's amazing the difference a year can make. She is another year older and so are Blake and Davis. They are all more mature and are getting along more than not. Steve and I are also really trying to give each child equal attention. This weekend Steve took Davis to Cherokee camping, just the 2 of them. I can't wait to hear all about it. I'm sure they are having a blast! I can't believe we are already 1/3 of the way through Alina's visit!!!