Olivia singing at the Hoch reunion

Here is our latest addition. Her name is Tooti and she is a Jack Russel Terrier, she is only 10 weeks old. We got her last week down in Mt. Pleasent. She chases the kids out through the yard, it is hilarious. I would video it but I laugh too hard to hold the camera still even with my tripod. We almost called her Polly Parrot because when she rides in the vehicle she climbs up on your shoulder and hides her head behind yours and that is where she stays until you stop. Bri tolerates her to a point when she has had enough she gets up and goes for a walk, but she's getting better about her.

Hope everyone had a good holiday. We spent it up at Denny's grandpa's house in Trout Run, we left Wednesday around 4 p.m. and came back Saturday early evening. We spent Thursday fishing at Rose Valley Lake. Friday Denny took us to where he was working up there and to see the the Pa Grand Canyon. Later that night we went to dinner at Charlie Brown's with his mom and Paul, Devon, his Uncle Robbie and his wife Amy and their two kids Erin and Derik and his pap. After dinner we went over by the river to watch the fireworks the kids were really excited about them. Denny and Devon set off some of our own just to tied them over until the big ones started. All in all it was a pretty good weekend, but I was glad to get home.

Well it finally happened Olivia graduated kindergarten and is going on to first grade. Today was the last day of school. She is excited about school next year, I just hope the enthusiasm lasts a lot longer than mine did come to think of it I never got excited about school, except for the last day.

Well it is that time of year again baseball season. Both Olivia and will are playing t-ball this year. Will couldn't wait he wanted to play last year but was too little. So far they have only played 5 out of the 6 scheduled they had to cancel one because of rain. This Saturday they have tournament in Hillsdale, it starts at 9 a.m. . In these pictures they are playing against Mahaffey. They had just got new spikes so they were trying them out seeing how much dust they can make with them. When the game was over we got in the truck and Will said "Yes my spikes are dirty", he was so proud. Olivia has spikes last year so they were no big deal to her she liked them and all just didn't get all worked up like Will.

This picture is of a mother black bear believe it or not. We were pn our way home from Denny's moms house taking the long way home and on this one road I just happen to be looking out the window and saw this black thing. At first I thought it was just a black dog, then it hit me BEAR!!! It was pretty cool, she had 4 cubs with her. The sad part was this is the only picture that came close to coming out right. It was around 9 .m. and my batteries were going dead so the flash wasn't as bright as it could have been. But Olivia and Will got to see them and they were amazed. I would have to say that is one of the coolest things I have ever seen.