Picture Perfect Is A Pain...

You probably noticed the new header for my blog. It took me close to an hour to crop and paste this thing, and it's still not the right dimensions!!! Who knew simple things could get so complicated?

Oh, yeah, and hello again, after 2 1/2 weeks of travel. Maybe I'll be able to update the blog a little bit more since it's summertime now.

Jumpstarting June

Yesterday our homeschool group kicked off (literally) their 4th straight (I think) kickball season. Tori and I had the honors of being captains, and my team won, 19-11. We had a pretty good mix of older and younger kids as well as new people and...um...old people. (You know what I mean.) Eric scored the only homer (a two-run blast to deep center) and John Wakim racked up the play of the game by (accidentally) pegging Sophie just before she reached third base. (I think Sophie's face would have won the MSP [Most Surprised Person] of the Year award). For some reason the game was centered a lot more around defense than usual.

A special treat was seeing the Genelles, a family that came to Collinsville but left a long time ago. (The Lareaus invited them out). John Genelle was on my team--the cool kid with the shades, no?

Some photos....

No! Hey, come back here! Bad ball!




Maybe that was a little too high...(Somebody, please alert NASA)



Wait for me! (Background: Oh, yeah, baby!!!)



Hey, I thought the bus was supposed to be here by now.



I'm off to see the wizard (OHH...PLAGARISM!!! See John's Blog)




Bogey Dance At 3rd (bad shot, too far away)

Welcome home, bro! (You gotta be kidding me...!)