Angels Softball Tournament - Game 4

This game was do or die. The Angels scored first in extra innings, then held off their opponent to emerge victorious:

Angels Softball Tournament - Game 3

The games just kept increasing in intensity:

Angels Softball Tournament - Game 2

More exciting highlights from the tournament last weekend:

Angels Softball Tournament - Game 1

Spent another weekend photographing the Angels as they played in a softball tournament in Normal, IL. The Angels won this tournament, and once again, I got some great photos. Here are some highlights from game 1:

Angels Softball

Spent last weekend shooting pictures at a girls softball tournament for a friend of mine. Saw some terrific action, and took some excellent photos. Here's but a small sampling. Enjoy!

Living Room Transformation is Complete

After looking at the result, it's hard to believe we waited so long.

Cody Loves Looking Out the Window

Graduation Parties

Lots of peeps are graduating, and we've been trying to make it to all the parties. Last week it was River:

Today it was Maddie:

Congrats Peeps! This isn't the end, it's the beginning.

It's That Time of Year When the Peeps Begin to Appear

School's out, and that always translates into visits from the peeps. We watched them grow up and leap from the nest, and now they come back to visit once in a while, and that always makes us smile.

Today it was Nick, Andrea, Alex and David:

2017 Graduation at U-High

Last weekend, my niece Jessica graduated from University High School in Normal, IL. If you've ever visited this blog before, you know very well that here, pictures always speak louder than words, and this post is no exception. So, without further ado, here are some of the better photos of the days events:

Pre and Post

Lots of updates taking place at our home, and today seems like as good a day as any to unveil some of them.

Here are before and after views of the dining area:

And these are of our living room:

No furniture yet. Looks like that won't get here for about 6 weeks. Going to be a very long 6 weeks.

Celtic Woman

Our second concert this year was last weekend with Celtic Woman at the Peoria Civic Center.

Four talented beautiful women singing like angels. In other words, the perfect evening.

Kansas

Michele and I took in a Kansas concert on April fool's day, and man were we blown away.

Who knew that after 40 years these guys would still be at the top of their game. Amazing!

A Man Walked Into a Bar...

And he took pictures of some great people:

We Have a Fox for a Neighbor

For the second time in as many weeks, we've encountered a fox while walking Cody in a nature area near our home. Unlike the prior encounter, today I was armed with my camera: