Country Stampede

Mike and Lisa were able to attend the Country Stampede Music Festival in Manhattan Friday night. We saw Tracy Lawrence, Darius Rucker and Keith Urban perform. We were fortunate to be able to have VIP passes, which made the experience outstanding. We want to go again next year.

KU Camp Photos

Last week Brad and Cole were able to participate in some of the Kansas sports camps. Both played in the football and basketball camps. KU Athletics photographer Jeff Jacobsen was kind enough to snap a couple of shots of Cole playing in a special camp game in front of the whole group. Jon Kirby of Rivals.com took a shot of Brad at the football camp. Thanks guys.

Olympic Champion Billy Mills

On Thursday, June 10, native American and 1964 10,000-meter Olympic champion Billy Mills returned to Lawrence to talk at Haskell Indian Nation's University. We went to listen to him and he was great. Brad and Cole had the opportunity to get their picture taken with this legendary star.

Brad's Formal Dance

Brad had a formal dance on Monday and took his girlfriend Tiffany. We also were able to get a few photos of some of our ninth-grade neighbors, including Trey, Driskell, Shane and Chandler. Ain't they all so precious?

Recognition Day

Tuesday was the last day of school for both Brad and Cole. They both had recognitions at school as Brad is leaving South Junior High School and ninth grade for Lawrence High School next fall, while Cole is leaving Schwegler Elementary and sixth grade for South Junior High School. Both grandmas and Gus were able to attend the day's festivities.

Cole The Catcher

Tuesday Cole got to play his favorite baseball position - catcher. He did a great job stopping wild pitches, threw two runners out and went two of three batting. His team posted a win over a team, which won a big tournament the weekend before the game. Not too shabby.

Brad Shares Top Athlete Award

At the South Junior High Awards ceremony Friday, Brad shared the school's top athlete award with neighbor and teammate Shane Willoughby. It was the first time the school recognized co-winners. Adree Shield was named the top girl athlete. Brad played football, basketball and baseball and was a team captain in all three sports. Shane played all three as well, including starting on the Lawrence High School varsity team as a freshman. There are so many deserving kids for this award.