NOWLIN: September 2009

Sunday, September 27, 2009

Big Girl Little Girl Sleep Over

Last night Tori and I went to a big girl little girl sleepover. It was at Toris friend Alissa's house and she had 9 friends over and their moms. We were told to wear our pajamas and bring a snack and drinks of choice. We had a great time... there was lots and lots of food, we had margaritas and the girls had virgin ones. We played some games and danced and ate some more and then went and teepeed. Everyone seemed to have enjoyed themselves. Tori and I are very tired today and now she is asking me when we can have one of these sleepovers at our house ;))

Mommys and daughters

Some of the girls after making there eye masks

Tori trying to find the gum hidden in the jello (can't use your hands)

Afterwards with her jello face

Eating the donut from the string... again no hands allowed

Tori drinking her rootbeer

They tee pee'd JJ Nash... Allissas boyfriend LOL

All the girls after they are finished

xoxo

Monday, September 21, 2009

Softball weekend

Saturday Taylor had her first tournament with her new team, The Lil' Saints. They played 3 pool games on Saturday, 2:00, 3:30 at 5:00.... They won all 3 games and didn't have any runs against them... they did a great job. When her game was over we raced over to where Tori Jo was playing her first games of the fall season. She won her first game but lost the second game. She played really well, especially since this is her first game of minors ball, she can now steal home and run on the 3rd strike if the ball is dropped and she has also learned to slide. No more slow boring games, she has officially moved up and playing with the big girls :))
Sunday back to Taylors tournament. The first game she pitched and they pretty much dominated that game. The second game the same, but the last two games were very exciting. The third game went into 2 extra innings and Taylor pitched and held it together. I don't know how she does it, she doesn't get under pressure at all, or at least just doesn't show it. The championship game was against Scottsdale Fever and we played them our first pool game on Saturday and won 3-0. They were winning 9 to 2 in the 5th inning and we scored 4 runs. Fever is home team and they are up to bat with only 7 minutes left of the game. Our coach tells the umpire no warm ups and we start the inning... we get them out and we are up to bat and while batting time runs and so this is our last at bats. We score 5 runs and are up by 2. They bat and they have 2 on with one out and girl hits a hard high ball to center field she catches it and throws it to second where the girl had ran and we got a double play. It was another exciting game and very very late. That game started 2 hours late therefore we werent' home until 10:00 pm. It was a long day but very worth it. Taylor had and great first tournament with her new team and we are excited to play again soon.
Tatum was a trooper and hung with us all weekend in the heat. She starts her meets soon and are very excited to see her in her sport!

Watching Scottsdale Fever get there Medals

Taylor receiving hers

Tori at 3rd base... Tad took her to her game and I stayed at Taylors so this is the only picture I got.... (I will get more next time TJ.)

xoxo

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Noelle's 40th

Terry and Barbara had a 40th birthday party for Noelle at McDuffys. It was not a surprise but she didn't really know much about what was going on. She had a great time and so did everyone else.

Tad and I before picking up Terry and Noelle

Tery * Noelle * Tami * Tad

Noelle and her Dad

Me * Michelle * Shauna

Noelle * Julie * Tracy * friend * Aunt

Dana * Noelle

Nicole * Noelle

Terry * Noelle

Noelle and her highschool girlfriends

Noelle and I with Tony (he was being silly)

Tony * Amy

Rob * Noelle

Michelle * Shauna * Noelle * Me * Stephanie

Barbara tearing it up with Bob

Noelle on her daddys lap

Monday, September 7, 2009

Labor Day Camping.....

We left Friday at 5:30 am to head up north to our favorite camping spot at Hutch Mountain. We met our friends the Lees at Verde Valley and then drove the rest of the way with them. We were in our favorite spot up there... surprise it didn't all ready have campers in it... there were lots of people and nobody took OUR SPOT. We were all unloaded and ready for FUN by 9:00 am. Friday was a great sunny day, with lots of ranger rides and card playing of course. Saturday we went and got lots of wood and as soon as we got it all piled in the truck it started raining.... the ranger decided to stop running and we were soaked by the time we putted back to camp. I rained for 3 or 4 hours and really hard at times. It was so nice to see and smell the rain of the cool forest. We got lots of game playing in :))
It quit raining by 3:00 and we built a huge bon fire that burned until we all went to bed (I think we burned all the firewood we had gotten that morning. Sunday was a clear beautiful day, but our ranger wasn't working so No rides for the Nowlins. The Lees went on a nice long ride. We played some horseshoes and then got out the pitching machine and hit fly balls for all the girls. We had a great weekend and sad to see it end... now it will be back to busy time with Tatums gym meets approaching and Taylor and Tori back into Softball again. :)

sydney * taylor