TAKE THE DAMSEL IN DISTRESS OUT OF THE TRUNK

  SNIDELY WIPLASH?

MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA?

 

DIE HARD DETROIT TIGERS FAN

  BUT WE ARE IN CAROLINA?

JAKE GETTING READY

 

HEY BATTER BATTER BATTER

 

YES THAT IS A STRIKE GOING BYE

 

GRADY HEADED FOR HOME

 

I HATE THE SINKER BALL

 

DETROIT TIGER ALL THE WAY

 

THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE DRAFT

 

I NEED TO CATCH A FAST TRAIN

 

WHEN DID I BECOME A SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHER?

 

IF THE DETROIT TIGERS PICK HIM UP, I'M RICH!

 

I LIKE HIS FORM AT THIS STAGE IN HIS CAREER

 

TESTING THE THROWING ARM

  I THINK HIS ARM IS A CANNON

NEEDS A LITTLE WORK ON THE FIELDING

 

WAITING FOR THE SIGNAL TO COME IN

 

I THINK THIS IS HIS FAST BALL

 

WHAT SHOULD I DO AT BALL PRACTICE

  I think I'll scout out the new kids...

GRADY MAKES FACES AT THE BALL?

 

LET US PRAY FOR WISCONSIN AND THEIR SNOWFALL

  It is hard to play baseball in snow, but it is even harder to get a sunburn when you only have two seasons, Winter and July!

ALL IN OUR PLACES WITH BRIGHT SMILING FACES

 

POGGY BAIT...

  I think it is a trap!

SOCCER IS A KICK IN THE GRASS

 

JUSTIN ON SECOND

 

JACOB AWAITS THE PITCH

 

JUSTIN CHECKS HIS GEAR

 

HE LIKES THEM HIGH

 

YES WE GOT MATT IN THE PICS TOO

 

DO I DETECT AN ATTITUDE HERE?

 

TO HIS AUNT AND UNCLE IN PA

 

HERE COMES THE HEAT

 

GRADY'S WARM UP PITCH

 

THE UMPS FAVORITE POSE

 THE WIDE LOAD FOLLOWS

HERE COMES THE HEAT

 

I THINK I HAVE GAS LIKE DADDY

 

OH LOOK! I FOUND THE BASEBALL MACHINE

 

IT'S TRUE...THEY SHARE A BRAIN

 

DOUG COACHED MY SON AND HE IS STILL AT IT

 

DO NOT MAKE JOKES IN FRONT OF A MOTHER

 

LIL MISS SUSIE SUNSHINE

 

YOU KNEW THIS WAS INEVITABLE

 

SAFE! I THINK?

 

PLAYING NINTENDO

 

SHOULDN'T THERE BE A WIDE LOAD FOLLOWS SIGN ON THAT GUY

 

ALL BLIND GUYS WEAR SUNGLASSES

 

UMPIRE LOOKING FOR A FRIEND

 

CRUSHING IT!

 

BLIND GUY WITH HIS DATE

 

WHO IS THE BLIND GUY?

 

UMPIRE PERFORMS MAGIC TRICK

  MAKE THE BEES GO AWAY!

SHOULDN'T HE BE WEARING GLASSES?

 

CATCHER LANDS IN CENTER FIELD

 

BIG GUY SEEMS CURIOUS

 

UMP KICKS CATHCHER IN THE RUMP

 

NO YOU CAN'T HIT THE CATCHER

 

GETTING SOME WOOD ON THE BALL

 
OF COURSE YOU CAN'T SAY "GETTING SOME METAL ON IT"....

ANOTHER DAY ANOTHER GAME

 

JUSTIN GOES INTO THE WINDUP

 

JUSTIN WATCHES UMP "TIDY UP"

 

JUSTIN AT BAT

 

REBEKKAH AND GRANDMA ENJOYING THE GAME

 

HE'LL SIGN AUTOGRAPHS LATER

 

SWING BATTER

 

AND HERE COMES THE PITCH

 

LEARNING A NEW DANCE STEP?

 

JUSTIN TAKES THE MOUND

 

JAKE PLAYING LEFT FIELD

 

STRIKE THREE!

 

LOOK AT THE CONCENTRATION

 

PLAY BALL!

 

GRADY DID GET A SLIGHT INJURY

 

JAKE SHED A TEAR FOR THE OTHER GUY

 

JUSTIN AT CENTER FIELD

 

MIKE IN THE WINDUP

 

GRADY TUCKS IN HIS SHIRT FOR DAD.

  WE'LL PUT HIS XRAYS IN NEXT TIME FOR MOM.

CLOSE UP FOR THE SCRAPBOOK

 

ADORING FANS (FANATICS)

 

PROUD PARENTS, SISTER AND COUSIN

 

CLOSE GAME ALL THE WAY

 

THE WHOLE DANG FAMILY SHOWED UP

 

Jake and Justin's Grandmothers attend

 

WE ADDED ONE MORE RUN

 

STILL UNDEFEATED

 

MATT CONNECTS WITH THE BALL

 

JUSTIN TAKES THE BATTERS POSITION

 

LOOKING THROUGH THE FENCE AT HOME

 

CAN YOU PICK OUT THE BATTER'S MOTHER?

 

JUSTIN COVERS THE THROW TO SECOND

 

GUESS WHO GOT THE GAME BALL TONIGHT

 

JUSTIN PLAYING SHORT STOP

 

JAKE TAKES HIS STANCE IN THE BOX

 

GRADY NEVER SAW THE TRUCK COMING

 

A NEW MEANING TO "SH--" HITTING THE FAN.

 

BONZI PRIOR TO SPRINGTIME HAIRDO

 

THE STORMS ARE BEHIND US NOW..IS THAT GOOD?

 

SHEBA REFUSES TO GET A HAIRCUT NOW

 
  BONZI is in a state of shock. We live in Mn you fur snatchers!

IS THIS SOME KIND OF JOKE? I ASKED FOR A TRIM

 

JUST ME AND MY BOYS (Grandsons)

 

AMERICN IDOL 2015?

 

WOULD YOU BELIEVE I FOUND IT?

 

MN! THE FROZEN CHOSEN FAMILY

 

COMMUNITY WATCH CANDIDATES

 

SPRING TIME STORMS ARRIVE

  We have had a few strong storms roll through the neighborhood but nothing like this so far. Someone wanted to know if we had basements to protect ourselves. I'm afraid that is not an option here because of the water table. We just have to ride it out.

THE GAY CABALLERO

 

WINNERS TAKE THE MOUND

 

SWWWING BATTER

 

READ ME THAT SCORE ONE MORE TIME

 

HERE MICKEY, THE SOUTHPAW

 

I NEVER LIKED TO WALK EITHER

 

DE COLOROUS

 

I'D SAY THAT WAS A BALL GRADY

 

LOVE THE SPORTS GLASSES AND HAIRDO

 

CAN SOMEONE TELL ME THE SCORE

 

PHILLY'S PROSPECT

  TUG MCGRAW STYLE

LOOKS LIKE A CURVE BALL TO ME

 

JUSTIN AND JAKE AT WORK

 

CATCH THIS ONE MISTER

 

THINKING ALL THE TIME, ABOUT STAYING WARM

 

COACH AS A PINCH RUNNER

  COULD HE BE ANY FARTHER OUT OF THE COACHES BOX?

DO THE HAPPY DANCE

 

I KNOW I SHOULDN'T STEAL BUT WHAT THE HEY!

 

SHOULD I LOOK AT THE CAMERA OR THE COACH?

 

NOW THAT I THINK ABOUT IT, I HAVE GAS TOO

 

DO YOU THINK ANYONE NOTICED I DIDN'T SWING?

 

JAKE ATTEMPTS TO ADVANCE JUSTIN

 

JUSTIN ATTEMPTS TO LAY DOWN A BUNT

 

OH MY! DICK BUMPKISS PASSED GAS

 

CY YOUNG CONTENDER

 

DO A LITTLE DANCE HIGH STEPPER

 

STRIKE THREE, YOUR OUTTA HERE

 

DOES JAKE SEE SOMETHING WE DON'T SEE?

 

A LITTLE PLANNING GOING ON

 

CAN ANYONE READ THE SCOREBOARD

  I JUST LOVE WINNING...

JUSTIN TALKING IT UP FOR GRADY

 

GRADY EVEN PUTS A CURVE ON HIS LIP

 

THAT IS THE STRIKE ZONE SHORTY

 

HERE COMES THE MAIL....

 

GRADY WARMS UP AND JUSTIN LAUGHS

 

EVEN I WOULD CALL THAT A STRIKE

  NOTICE THE UMBRELLAS IN THE STANDS

THAT BALL IS OUTTA HERE!

 

I WONDER WHO WILL BE STARTING PITCHER?

 

MONDAY NIGHT BASEBALL BEGINS HERE

 

IT'S NOT JULY IN MN YET!!

 

WHAT'S THE COUNT UMP?

 

THESE GUY LOOK LIKE LINEBACKERS

 

BAD HAIR DAY I BELIEVE

 

I THINK WE ARE ABOUT TO LIFTOFF

 

WHY DO I FEEL LIKE SPIDERMAN?

 

LET'S TAKE A VOTE ON IT

 

THIS HAS BEEN A LONG DAY

 

LET'S GO BACK TO BASEBALL

 

COACH ISN'T IN THE RIGHT COLOR

 

I NEED TO BRIBE AN OFFICAL OR TWO.

 

JUSTIN JUST SEEMS TOO HAPPY

 

GOLDIE LOCKS AFLYING

 

TAKING ANOTHER ONE FOR THE TEAM

 

I THINK THIS KID IS FROM BRAZIL

 

CRUSHING DEFEAT TODAY

 

DOES JAKE LOOK CONCERNED?

 

JAKE PLAYING MIDFIELDER

 

THE THROW IN IS LEGAL

 

JUST GOTTA LOVE THE SHIRT

 

THE OTHER TEAM WORE GREEN

  THAT MAKES IT HARD TO CHEER

JAKE TAKING ONE FOR THE TEAM

 

STICKING HIS TONGUE OUT AT OTHER TEAM?

 
Isn't that illegal or at least rude?

SHEBA ON THE HUNT

 

I HAVEN'T KILLED MO'S FLOWERS YET.

 

PLANNING GAME STRATEGY?

 

TALKING HANDS? HE'S ITALIAN!

 

JAKE AWAITS HIS GAME TIME

 

DON'T TELL MY MOM...I'M CUTE TOO

 

SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS ALREADY?

 

KEEP YOUR DAY JOB BOB...

  COMMISIONER PRESING THROWS OUT THE FIRST PITCH...DO YOU THINK HE KNOWS IT WAS A BALL?

THE PITCH IS A LITTLE BIT OUTSIDE

 

WHERE IS HIS CHEST PROTECTOR?

  IT'S OPENING PITCH

WHAT DID GRADY FORGET?

 

LET THE FUN BEGIN AGAIN....

 

TODAY'S OPENING CEREMONY

 

BASEBALL BEEN BERRY BERRY GOOD TO ME!

 

Baseball Season has started TODAY

 

I HAVE NOTHING BUT THESE KIND OF FRIENDS!!

 

And I don't see anything wrong with that.

THIS MIGHT REQUIRE SOME THOUGHT

 

MIGHTY MO'S MN ROAD TRIP BEGINS

 
In a couple hours Mo's travel will begin. I will drop her off for the night in Raleigh so she can make her connection to Minn MN in the morning. Hopefully the snowfall has ended in MN for the year.

AND ANOTHER DAY BEGINS...ROAD TRIP!

 

LAST MEMORY UNDER THE PALM

 

SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE A NUT

 

PREGO PALATTES

 

US Marine Cutlass

 

HOW'S IT GOING SO FAR?

 

HERE COMES THE SUN

  Isn't there a song about that?

I THINK I'LL HAVE THE RIB EYE TODAY

 

LET'S START THE WEEK OUT POSITIVELY

 

NO SOCCER TODAY...WASH OUT!

  It would appear that the season will go on longer than we thought...

SPRINGTIME STORMS HAVE BEGUN

  I guess it comes with the season change. We had a whopper of a storm yesterday. It has passed and we only lost power, momentarily a couple of times. Now its time to go out and clean up the yard and get the mower started...

THAT WILL SMART IN THE MORNING

 

YOU JUST GOTTA LOVE IT

 

VIKING FUNERAL FIRE

  This one is for Al. Al wants to have a Viking Funeral when he's gone. According to custom you get to tie your wife to the mast and she goes with you. Al wants to know if that counts for x wives too? Al we would love to send you and miss Judy off into never never land.

WHAT DREAM WOULD YOU LIKE TO LIVE?

 

WHAT WOULD YOU BUY IF MONEY WAS NO OBJECT?

 

IF YOU WIN THE LOTTERY, WHAT WOULD YOU DO?