UPDATE FROM OMAHA

Well, we made it to Omaha on Tuesday in time to go to Joe's baseball game. It was interesting. He plays second base, but seemed to have a place dug out enough for a comfortable stance. Russ thought he was digging a hole to roast a pig! He needs some help with his hitting skills , but made a couple good defensive plays. He's also grown several inches taller since November! On Wednesday, we went to Jenna's track meet where she ran hurdles, 100 yard dash and the long jump. She had a real nice jump and was third in the other two. Not too bad for her first attempt. She also grew, got contacts and was proof reading her paper for Junior National Honor Society. Yesterday, we got to see Jake and Dan play LaCrosse for the new high school team, coached by Russ. The boys each scored two goals, Jake only had one penalty, and they won 9-7. It was a good battle, and everyone was happy. Carrie was a nervous wreck-she obviously knew more than one of the refs. She stays on the opposite side of the field from Russ, because she can't help herself from "helping Russ coach". Jake grew a bit more and is now 16-where did the time go? Dan had his hair cut and is back to looking like our cute grandson again. When we left, he was afraid he'd never grow again, but I'm happy to report, he's now about 4-5 inches taller! Brian hasn't started playing LaCrosse yet, so we'll see him in May. It's his turn to go through the "I haven't grown yet" stage, but, at 12, he's got time. Today we're going there for dinner and tomorrow we have a whole day full of sports. We plan on heading to Grinnell for Monday and Tuesday, then to Dubuque on Wednesday. More fun ahead!