Swim Season Senior year

Some Memorable moments from this season.....Cheering Loren Franz in the 500 freestyle! It was inspiring to watch him swim this long distance event that he had never attempted before.

Loren always keeps us entertained in the water...haha

So much fun getting together for the State dinner, district dinner and just hanging out with the team. This has been such a fun bonding year for the boys. Christian and Skyler especially enjoyed being with the freshman boys, Nolan, Porter and Giles.

An alumni picture with George who has been the starting announcer guy at Curtis for many, many years--look for him in the white in the middle of this picture.

Half way through the swim season Christian broke his wrist in 3 places while playing a rec game of indoor soccer. It was a sad and miserable day. For a few days he had a full arm cast then we opted to have surgery so he could get back in the water.

We have the best and most dedicated coaches at Curtis-Mark Olson and Denny Piccoloto.

10 days after surgery Christian was back in the water. 2 weeks later at districts, he was going full force and accomplished a 22.76 50 free which qualified him for state and the team also made it to state in 3 relays--200 medley, 200 free and 400 free. Christian was in all these relays. It seemed like a miracle and we were very proud of his hard work and determination.

Hanging out at the State meet at King County Aquatic Center...boys will be boys

400 free relay--Mac Baker, Joel Pryor, Joey Denstaedt and Christian.

Senior swimmers at the league meet--Matt, Christian, Skyler, Joey and Joel.

Our #1 Swim fans including Sarah and Molly Berger, Lauren Christiansen and Katie Bateman!!! These wonderful gals also made Christian a cozy fleece BYU blanket and gave it to him while he was recuperating.

Happy 80th Birthday Mom!

February 17th, 2010 was a fun and memorable day for us. Mom turned 80 and we had some surprises for her. These pictures give just an idea of the fun we had that day---First Ben, Rachel and kids surprised her with breakfast in bed! She was so happy and surprised to see them and it was great to watch her wake up to the kids climbing on the bed with her. Later in the afternoon Grandma was presented with a package--a jean quilt lovingly put together by granddaughters and daughters---everyone helped in some way or another! Grandma has always created fun and beautiful quilts for each of her grandchildren and so now it was her turn--the quilt was complete with pockets stuffed with goodies, gifts and notes from family members. (Thanks Tiff and Britt for planning this surprise!). We then had a delicious dinner at Stanley and Seaforts and then a night on the town in Seattle to see South Pacific. It was a very fun day for all of us.

We love you mom!

Mount Rainier

The Youth enjoyed Presidents Day at Paradise, Mt. Rainier. Mike said it was one of the most beautiful days to be on the mountain. There was fresh snow from the day before but the sky was clear. 40 youth and adults enjoyed a day of tubing, snowball fights and building caves in the snow. Yeah for this beautiful world!

Friends

I have some amazing friends. LaRene and I enjoyed a lunch date with Marion and Margaret for their birthday. The time flew by as we talked, laughed and enjoyed good food...yummy Affairs Bakery Restaurant!

Here is another birthday we celebrated together back in 1968 when I turned 4! Marion and Margaret are in the bright pink and green, and I'm in the light pink.
And one more picture to show just how far we go back. We are in Relief Society nursery class--you can see the twins sitting in front and I'm the tall baby in the playpen with the dazed/worried look on her face. Also in this picture are LuAnn and Glen and MaryLu. Wow, where have the years gone?

Arizona Wedding Weekend

MESA ARIZONA TEMPLE and WEDDING

For our 4 day holiday weekend we headed to Mesa, Arizona for Rebecca Bateman's beautiful wedding and reception. Wow, the first grandchild on the Bateman side is now married and we are so happy for her and Jacob. They make a wonderful couple.

Cousins Bethany and Rebecca

Jacob and Rebecca Herbst
Becky with her two grandma's

Fun with girl cousins--Kennedy, Meeka, Maria and Katie

Hannah with her Arizona cousins--it was so fun to be together for such a happy event!

Haley and Jackson get baptized. Our friends John and Nancy Anderson were fortunate to see two of their grandchildren baptized at the same time and we enjoyed spending time with the Bateman-Anderson-Mills families.

We really enjoyed the Arizona Golf resort. Each morning we watched the sunrise out our back patio and over the golf course. Then on the other side of our room was a beautiful pool and hottub just steps from our front door. Eric and Allyson's family stayed next door and the kids sure had fun together.

Town of Goldfield at the base of Superstition mountains. Such beautiful desert scenery--we took a little train ride and panned for gold.

These are some really old cars we found while exploring in Goldfield (cowboy town), check it out!!

Christian and Boston on the train ride

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY

We visited the campus of ASU and finally saw first hand what Mike has been telling me for years--there is a huge Bateman Science building on campus named after his great-uncle George Bateman. He was the founder of the science department at ASU. Also a very stately picture of him in the Science library. Very cool!