Family Time

In June we had a few days with ALL our kids home and that was a special blessing.

                               Joshua and Scott making breakfast

  

                                           Emily & Joshua

                                   All wearing their Championship T-shirts!

                                 So nice to have these three home!!

                   Ready to eat the top of their wedding cake after 7months!!

                    Celebrated Father's Day early. They gave him ROCKY Dvd.

                                        Jesse and Scott

                                         Harris   11years old

                                          A Blazer chair to recruit in!!!

                                  John Smoltz's book Starting and Closing

                 Brian loves walking Harris and so he got a new UAB lesh, green & gold.

C-USA Championship Game

These are some photos that capsulize the events of the championship game on May 27, 2012, in Pearl, Mississippi between UAB and Memphis. They start with pre-game warm-ups, coaches meeting at homeplate, the national anthem and key points in the game. We hope you can sense the excitement building as the games plays.      UAB won 5-0!!!!

                              Brian watching Memphis take in-field

  

Coach Shoop and Coach Rock

                                      Our National Anthem

                               Ivan getting back to first. He's safe!!

                                       Patrick Palmerio bunting

                                          Hannah and Sarah

                                    Jeff Schalk's home run!!!!

                        The dugout cleared to greet Jeff at the plate.

                             Brian went out to take pitcher Ryan Nance out,
                                            who did great, and to
                                     bring in Michael Busby, our closer.

                                Ryan & Michael - two seniors from Mississippi

                                             Michael

                              Last out made - celebration begins!!!!!

                                         Dogpile

                        Michael Busby, MVP of the tournament and the Shoops

                                      UAB seniors

                                        Sarah & Hannah

                           We came home to this sign in our kitchen!!!                                    

Spring 2012

Field trip to a political forum

at the Alabama Theater

in downtown Birmingham March 12

                               Sarah and Jesse   16yrs. old

                                         Rick Santorum

                                             Newt Gingrich

                          Sarah, Hannah, Brenda & Jesse on Mother's Day

                                        Jesse in catcher's gear

                                             Preparing to hit