All the happenings...

Derek is back to racing again...He and Tyler have been going out to the new sand drag track, which is about 10 minutes from our house (beats the heck out of driving to Yuma, Blythe, Laughlin, or Mexico) and playing in the mud and sand. Tyler has been driving the old 'Wild Willyz' Jeep that Derek use to race.


Derek recently traded his Mustang for a Corvette Funny Car, blown big block Chevy that runs on alcohol. Thanks to everyone who helped him get the car ready to race, especially Lamar, Arnold, Wayne and Mykel. It looks and runs great and he had a blast. His best time was 3.36 seconds on a 100 yard track at 96 mph. He's only had it out one night but is hoping to take it out again on July 3rd & 4th. They also both have a great 'pit crew' (too many names to list here but most of them are family members).


He also took out his little 4 cylinder, Toyota 4x4, which was the first to make it through the mud. Heather and Dean both had fun riding along.





Heather has been playing basketball 3-4 days a week with tournaments on most weekends.
Tiffany has started teaching dance classes at the house. She had a great turnout the first week and is expecting more to come on a regular basis.
Kim has spent the majority of the summer with her aunt and cousin, and doing some babysitting. She also had her first date!
Dean just finished up summer school and is bored out of his mind every day; asking each day if he can go to Chris' or Tyler's house. Not sure what he will do for the next month and a half.
Brandon is finishing up everything to get ready to head off to college. He just got registered for his classes, has made his living arrangements, and is having a good time here with his friends before he goes. He hasn't even made it there yet and has already made his first appearance in the local newspaper. You can read the article here: http://www.jg-tc.com/articles/2009/06/25/sports/doc4a4440de5fd2b156255742.txt
Cathy just finished up her last class to earn her Associates Degree. 10 more classes to complete her Bachelor's in Business, hopefully finishing up by next summer!!!

HAPPY SWEET 16 TIFFANY!!!

Tiffany is 16 and is so excited to have her license! Mom & Dad are equally excited because she can now drive herself to dance, cheer, etc. and also help drive the other kids around as well.


Tiffany with her boyfriend Tommy. Tommy graduated from Skyline in May and will be leaving in a few weeks to go to Adams State College in Colorado on a football scholarship, playing inside linebacker. Tommy is a great kid and we will all miss him but wish him the best of luck there.

Go Panthers!

Well, it looks like it's official...Brandon has chosen to attend Eastern Illinois University (EIU), home of the Panthers. He will be leaving at the end of July. His plans are to 'red shirt' the first year (they have a senior quarterback) and start next season. EIU is in Charleston, about 1 1/2 hours from Indianapolis, IN. He and Derek just returned from a 4-day trip to visit the school. They had a tour of the campus and Brandon met 3 of the 4 days with the coaches, admissions staff, etc. They looked at the dorms and also checked out apartments to rent, found local restaurants, the mall, etc. (all the important stuff). They also talked to the local Bishop, who is a teacher at the university and lives close by as well. Brandon really liked the town, the school, the coaches, the Bishop and everything. He's very excited about it! He will be heading off to Illinois at the end of July.





That's Brandon standing at the tip of the Panther's nose. Hopefully we will get better seats than that when we go to watch him play!