Utah Summer Games - June 21-23, 2012

Braxton's baseball team played in the 9 and under division at the Summer Games last week, however out of all the team in their 'division'...I'm pretty sure they were the only team who was really 9 and under...we knew for sure there were a couple of 11 yo boys on the second team we played...so frustrating.  So obviously they lost playing against boys twice the size of them, but they held their own pretty well.  Braxton got pelted in the thigh with a pitch a while ago, and he's been quite nervous when batting and backs out of the box hoping for a walk instead.  So there could have been some bribery, and this weekend may have cost Troy and I $40.00, but he finally stayed in the box and got a few hits! Whatever it takes right?
Braxton's big sister Miranda, who lives in Cedar, came and hung out with us for the day at the games.  We had lots of fun with her and Braxton was so excited to see her- It took a bit for Tanner and Camrie to warm up to her, but then they stuck to her like glue! I took Kason out to Troy's niece Angela's house during the games, he had a great time, took a long nap, and watched a little baseball with her husband Tyler.  A big thanks to them! It was so hot at the games with no shade, or grass so he was better off with Tyler and Angela.
After the games and dinner, we stopped by Grandpa Webb's house for a couple hours to visit and eat popsicles until it was time to go see the Green Show at the Shakespearian Festival. I had heard they were changing it up and so I wanted to go see it. My kids need culture, and I needed one of their famous yummy lemon tarts! We loved the greenshow, it's still wild and crazy fun, but more with a storyline instead of a variety type show. We had a fun fun day, sorry our hardworking dad had to miss it!

Randi and Braxton





Popsicles and fun in Gpa Webb's hammock....wish I had a picture of them trying to get out of it!!!





Gpa pulling Camrie on the gardening seat



The Green Show




They were totally enthralled with the performance!





My poor thumb that I slammed in the car door at the games...with the amount blood involved, I was pretty sure I'd find the tip of my finger inside my car.....OUCH!



Pictures of home....

So many memories in this building, it is being retired this year with the new elementary built and ready for the upcoming school year.  I think the city has bought it and will tear down the old part and move their offices into the newer part.  I had to have a picture of it since it's such a huge part of my family and my childhood.

My dad's office was the 4 long windows above the big planter with the blinds down, and the door in front of the red car went into my mom's 6th grade classroom.  My dad taught 5th grade at Belknap 20 years, and was the Principal for 16 years, along with 1 year teaching in Minersville. My mom taught 30 years in several different grades and Title 1.  It was so fun to have them both as teachers!

Beaver Mtn - Ponderosa - May 2012

Beaver Mtn - GrindStone Flat  May 2012

THE LATEST....

Watch out... Kason will quietly climb up on the couch behind you, get a handful of  hair, YANK your head back...and GIGGLE, GIGGLE, GIGGLE!!

Crazy hair day at school...Tanner was having no part in this!

Camrie and sweet new Lexy - We are so excited to add her to our little Webb/Marshall family!!

I think Tanner would just prefer the mitt be glued on to his hand - it might as well be!

Hand Foot and Mouth

So once again I am the lucky recipient of another 'weird' illness...we are guessing since it's running rampant around town and has been in the daycare that I must've picked it up from Kason who seemed to have most, but not all of the typical HFM symptoms earlier the week before.  It started out with a really sore throat and serious fatigue on July 5th, so I just figured I was way tired from all the 4th of July festivities.  I was off the next day for my 5 days off...this is NOT how I planned on spending my days off - on the couch eating 2 big bags full of popsicles! Luckily the kids went to the daycare on Friday and I slept nearly the entire day which is unlike me and by that evening painful red spots had developed under my skin on my fingers and then my feet.  I consulted my ever-so-loved resident nurse Troy and he figured it was HFM... I hadn't even thought of that and now I was MORTIFIED! To me that just sounds like you get that by chewing on your toenails or something, YUCK! I called my sister Caroline, our family Pharmacist and she agreed with Troy, but because it wasn't common in adults I made a trip to the InstaCare early Saturday morning just to make sure.  One look in my mouth full of painful blisters, my hands and feet was all that was needed to confirm HFM in the shortest Dr visit ever of 25 seconds! No Rx, just Tylenol every 4-6 hours, It's nasty virus that has to run it's 5 day course ... So thus began the worst week ever! Imagine trying to swallow with at least 3 Gillette razor blades in your throat and when you do manage to swallow ANYTHING (water included sometimes...) it feels like horrible reflux/heartburn that you just can't clear out of your throat! Burn, baby burn...  Yep that's how it felt!

My hands were so sore I couldn't even hold a utensil even if I wanted to use one and I lived in slippers since my feet were so tender.  The Farley's, our very awesome neighbors brought dinner over one night, Troy stayed home to help me with the kids and took care of everything so I could rest and be miserable.  Tuesday (day 5) hit and it was like I was a semi-new person....my little red spots were tender, but I could at least hold things and step easier, I ate a little ice cream, and some noodles, and by Wednesday I was a cleaning fool bleaching everything that could be bleached and washing everything that could go in the washer! Thursday I was back to work, like nothing had ever been wrong.  So far Troy and the kids are all ok, thankfully!  So now I want another 5 days off so I can have a 'do-over' and get the things done that I had planned!
Just an FYI, The symptoms of HFM this year seem to be atypical, some people are getting some of the symptoms and others are not.  So watch yourselves and your kids! And if you do get it, let me be the first to say  "I'm sorry", and I'll be over with popsicles and the bleach!!