Connor and I had a great trip to Omaha.....minus a 2 hour detour due to I 80 being closed due to flooding.....but we made the best of it and found the movie site for the "Field of Dreams".....check out the pictures.....

 It definitely was Iowa....not heaven!!!  :)                                                                  

As you can see, the field was suffering from the rainy spring......and the corn wasn't any taller than the grass.

Here is the bleacher bum mom.....but I'm not watching a game!!!  And I was a little tired of driving at this point.

Once again, I got to go to the College World Series, but this time with Connor instead of Brandon.  What a fun time and we even got to see Georgia,Fresno State, UNC, and Stanford play while we were there.  For those who don't know, Fresno State ended up winning the championship......

This stadium will be no longer in 2010 since they are moving it.  The locals are not happy about it.....

Connor's team had a perfect record out in their tournament in Omaha....0-4!!!  I didn't say how perfect!!  We played the #1 team from Colorado and lost 19-3....atleast we didn't get shut out....and then from there we just couldn't win but we had close games and we had fun!!  :)

On a totally different subject....I found this picture of Dakota when I was downloading.....just a comparison of how little she was....

 Feb 07 to Feb 08       Notice the snow....thought that might cool you 

                                                                                                  off  in this summer heat!!

Other than that, I dropped Brandon off at the airport this a.m. with his youth group.  They are going to be in Mexico for a missions trip until July 4th.  Hopefully he'll be able to use the spanish he has been studying the last few years as well as be a vital part in the ministry that they are going to do.  I think they are going to help with the construction of a church, do vacation bible school, sports evangelism, etc.  I'm excited that he is getting this opportunity and I know it will be a life changing experience for him and his whole group.

That's all for now....have a wonderful 4th of July!!!

Well, life is moving faster than it ever has before!!!  On June 5th, Connor graduated from 8th grade.  Brandon finished his sophomore year in high school, and tomorrow, Garrett and Ethan finish their 3rd and 4th grade years.....wow!  I am trying to attach some pictures of Connor and the boys....I haven't posted in so long, so I'm trying to remember how to do this!!

Last week I became certified as a Lifeguard Instructor by the American Red Cross....a very long and stressful week.  We started with a class of 12 and ended with 5 who finished the course AND passed!  This will allow me to be able to help my aquatic director teach our lifeguards at the high school.....I can't wait!!!

We are in the middle of another thunderstorm so I am going to make this short....enjoy the pictures! My hair looked gross since it was still wet from my Lifeguard Instructor course!!!!  Oh well....and this was the hottest day!!!  We went from 53 degrees on Wed to 85 degrees on this day!

The four boys...don't they looked thrilled for their brother????

Connor and his friend Marshall....don't you just wonder what they are dreaming up for their freshman year of high school????? 

I love this picture of Connor!  He looks

so happy to be graduating 8th grade!!!

Ethan catching during his "Allstar" game!!

My puppy, Dakota.....sunbathing in my flowers!

First off, I have enjoyed reading everyone's entries and atleast keeping on top of all the family news!  I just haven't been able to post due to computer problems at home and inability to get on xanga at work.....it is blocked!  But the Fowkes' are still around!!

It is the end of spring break.....we stayed around town due to Brandon having baseball practice all week.  They have not played one game yet due to the weather and all games were unable to be played over spring break as well.  He has blisters on his hands from doing soooo much batting practice!!!  I told him that his team better have great batting averages this year with as much batting practice that they have gotten!! As an outfielder, he is very anxious to get outside to catch real fly balls!!

Connor and Ethan have both had indoor baseball practices, too, but Ethan had a rare opportunity to go to Arizona with his team back in February,so he is the only one who has actually been able to play outside so far!!

Garrett will start spring soccer this coming week, but they play in any kind of weather!!

Basketball ended officially 2 weeks ago in our family.  The NCAA March Madness is filling that void right now!!  Brandon's sophomore team did really well and I hated seeing that season come to an end since they were playing very well together. 

Church, work, and school are all going well.  There is never a dull moment in the Fowkes' household!!  Dave just got back from Colorado from the olympic training center and he was out there for a week to take a course/exam for being the highest level of cycling referee.  He passed!!!  He is now qualified to officiate the olympics, which would be a pretty awesome experience, especially if Chicago wins the bid for 2016!! 

Not much else new....I have to go practice piano.....somehow, I am playing piano at church tomorrow....all our pianist are out of town due to spring break and our music director is, too, so I'm fillin' in!!!!  Oh boy!!  It should be fun and I'm actually looking forward to it!!

Have a great day and come on spring!!!!