Freshman Baseball Continued...09

A great season with Freshman Baseball.  We were the 2nd place team of the season games and won 3 tournament games.
We lost Caleb McKray in the first tournament game against Westlake.  He broke his index finger and had to have 25 stitches.  He was pretty much our only catcher and he was awesome.
It was a rough start in the tournament, but the boys battled back and played amazing defense!
This was after the win against Salem Hills.

We had some really great coaches!!  They worked hard and gave their all!  Payton really had a great season especially defensively.  Great job, Payton!!

2009 Freshman Baseball

Payton, Hummer, Karson and Jace Hartman were the four 8th graders to make the Freshman baseball team this year.  They completed the season 12-2.
We are now in the tournament and have won our first game.  Go Red Devils!!!
Greg, Steve Murdock and Bruno Frampton are the main coaches and Clint Chruma has come a few times to help out.  Here are the names of the players:   Greg Thorpe (coach), Trevor Allan, Caleb McCray, Nick Vanwagoner (Shag), Conrad Beach, Scott Dohner, Andy Gillies, Bruno Frampton (coach), Clint Chruma (coach), Bradley Morse, Payton Thorpe, Karson Kester, Mitchell Maye, Taylor Bird, Hummer Frampton, Jace Hartman.

Mother's Day 2009

The Annual "Thorpe Men cook for the Thorpe Women" Mother's Day/Chris' Birthday
Having  fun taking all these pictures!
The photographers...
Taking pictures of the women.
All the wives...
Laura, Mel, Jane, Savannah, and Chris
"Happy Birthday to you!"  Rich lights a Hostess Cupcake for Chris to blow out.

Jane and Savannah enjoy the fun.
Earlier that day I made the boys take pictures with me...they were real thrilled!
Payton and Jantsen were so excited!  This was right before going to church.
Smile!!!
Up on the deck.  I love being surrounded by handsome boys!!

Laura's 40th Birthday party!

Thanks to a wonderful husband, Laura had a great 40th birthday.  Greg threw a party down at the clinic.   (Jantsen tries to "horn" in on the picture)
Grandpa Faux and Jessie
Mindy, Savannah, Laura, Grandma Faux and Catryna
Laura with her cute brothers, Jason and Steve.
More girls!   Mel, Cori, Laura, Jane and Molly
Some Murdocks and Ollertons looking at the scrapbooks...
Laura and Grandma Goe
Laura and Grandma Crandall.   What a great day!   Rich, Ryan and Payton and Jantsen just couldn't let the "old" jokes slide.   Rich and Ryan brought some "old age" gifts:  gray hair cover-up and a couple things from Ryan's office.  (!!)    Payton and Jantsen just kept the jokes coming all day.   When Jantsen got home from school he called, "Mom, Mom!!....Oh, thankgoodness you are still alive!"

Nick and Brooks show off their guitar skills...

Nick strums and sings us a song!

Brooks really got in to it.  His song was "I love to play basketball."
This was the guitar that Uncle Chris gave Payton when he was about 5 years old.

Payton and Karson going to a dance...

Payton and Karson are heading to a Mapleton Jr. High dance.
What a couple of studs!
Not quite sure what they are doing...

Scout trip and Jantsen's field trip

Jantsen's 4th grade class went to "This Is The Place" state park.  They were able to experience the handcarts.
Jake Anderson, Josh Elison and Jantsen
The big strong boys pull!
Mrs. Clark's AM class.
Some of the class.
Nick was able to come with the Wolf scouts to the Dinosaur Museum.

Nick Cloward, Justin Poole, Nick Thorpe, Trevor Ollerton
What a great group of boys!    Wendy Ollerton and Laura are the Scout den leaders.