Big work day in the Marshall yard

It was a big Saturday for us on June 26th. That morning we went to Trey's tball game then came home and got to work digging up the yard. Dad came up with his wonderful tracker and loaded the truck up a couple of times with yard waste that has accumulated over the years. Paul took it down to the local recycle center.
Dad took out the dead stump of the globe willow that split into 3 sections last year. And he dug 5 big holes for the 5 trees we were planting. We can not thank Dad enough for being willing to come up and help us. There is no way we could have gotten so much done with out him and there is no way we were digging the holes for those big trees with shovels! Thanks Dad!

Paul surveying the damage to the sprinkle pipes and wires that were damaged when the tree stump came out. There was no way around it!

Brett was such a wonderful boy and let us do our work. He was so antsy to get on that tractor. At the end Grandpa took him out in the weed patch and let Brett go to town. He did wonderful and he learned how to operate the backhoe by watching Grandpa all afternoon.

Brett was in heaven and Grandpa and Dad were proud of their boy.

Trey's Tball

June was filled with Trey's Tball games. We always have a great time and it was great this year to have both sets of grandparents be able to see a game or two.
Trey had a great season as a Cub. He loved running the bases and smiled often coming around third headed for home.
This is such a great program for these kids and their families. Brett is awesome and loves to be Trey's Buddy. He even got his own official buddy shirt this year.

My handsome dudes!

Hey batter, batter!

Running the bases.

Trey's Birthday outing

Do to scheduling we had to do Trey's Birthday outing a week after his birthday, which was fine with him because it was a beautiful day outside.

Paul and I took the kids to the Thanksgiving Point Children's Garden. We had never been there before even though we have been to the big garden many times.

This is a great little place where there is so much for the kids to see and do.

Brett and Ellie checking out the lighthouse.

Trey between two water squirters at the splash pad.

Happy 8th Birthday Trey!

Once again, June 10th rolled around and before I knew it I have a 8 year old!

Trey is the light of our lives. Even though 8 years ago many hopes and dreams for our first baby were crushed, we have come to realize that Trey has given us much more than we could have ever hoped for.

Yummy Turkey Dinner!

A baseball cake for my baseball playing boy!