Bausher Family

Fall

2009-11-02T09:52:00.000-05:00

We are sure injoying the beautiful fall leaves back in PA. It seems our time has been consumed with football. Camden and Silas have been playing since August but had great seasons and learned so much about the game and about discipline. Cam can't wait til next season but Silas is torn between playing football again or going back to soccer - his first love.

Way too long!

2009-07-27T09:07:00.000-04:00

It is hard to believe that over 8 months have passed since my last blog update. We have since moved (sorta - 95% of our belongings are still in Mesa) back to Pennsylvania after Jamie took his old job back in Lancaster. For all my wonderful family in Kansas and missed friends in AZ I promise to do a better job of "blogging" so that you can keep us with our beautiful but very crazy family. We love you all and miss you so much!!

Rope Course at Men's Retreat

2008-11-09T17:46:00.000-05:00

A cozy cabin at Christopher Creek over Fall Break

2008-10-17T23:53:00.000-04:00

Fall Camporee with Camden and Dayton (when we saw him)

2008-10-17T23:39:00.000-04:00

Back to School!

2008-08-14T16:39:00.000-04:00

Concert

2008-07-31T17:15:00.000-04:00

While listening to K-Love last week we heard that one of our most favorite bands, Third Day, was going to put on a free concert at City of Grace Church last night. Thank goodness we decided to go early! We arrived (all seven of us) about fifteen minutes before the doors were to open and the line was already wrapped around three sides of the church and had goosnecked and was heading back to the front. We are all taking bets at what chance we had to get in - it didn't look too good at that point. We found out that they were only letting in 2000 people and after about 40 minutes of "crawling" towards the door we received our wrist bands. We were somewhere around the 1800's - it was all worth it. Tenth Avenue North opened and they were fantastic. Mike and Sherry were there from K-love, also. It was great - the band shared alot of personal stuff and sang some great songs including some from their new CD that released this week, "Revelation." I love Mac Powell's voice - he is my all-time most favorite artist. Afterward, Jamie, Silas, and Sage waited in line and the band autographed their new CD for us - what a great night of worship and fun. On the way home we stopped off at Mickey D's for a midnight snack of milkshakes and french fries - our favorite!

Cole

2008-07-09T12:30:00.000-04:00

Cole left yesterday morning on his trip to Africa with some others from his church youth group. You will find a link to his blog on the right side of mine under "Special People."

2008-07-06T23:15:00.000-04:00

Sage and I went out for a "girls" day on Thursday. We ate lunch at the California Pizza kitchen and then wandered around Tempe Marketplace. At Clair's Sage decided she was ready to have her ears pierced. She was so excited and she looks beautiful. Unfortunately she woke up the next morning sick and for the next 2 1/2 days has been unable to keep even ice chips down. Soooo, we spent this afternoon at Children's Phoenix Urgent care where she received 2 units of IV for her dehydration and also some medication to help with the nausea. She looks and feels so much better already. Thank you to all who have been praying for her.

Camp Geronimo

2008-07-06T23:09:00.000-04:00

Dayton left Saturday for boy scout camp for a week. He was excited to go this year and it should be easier than last year. I think his merit badges are basket weaving and cooking - you rock Dayton. We miss you!

Finally - a missing tooth

2008-07-06T23:03:00.000-04:00

OK, I know our kids loose their teeth a little later than most but Silas set the record. He is 8, going into 3rd grade, and just lost his first tooth. As you can see from the picture, his permanent tooth had already come in behind the baby one so he will never have the cute "toothless" grin that the others had. Once he realized it was about to come out he kinda freaked out and was yelling frantically at Cole, "Go away you tooth puller." Poor Sage lost her first tooth when she was just three, thanks to her brother (you'll have to guess which one) and so she went 5 years with a hole in the front.

Camp R-C

2008-06-10T16:27:00.000-04:00

Bye Bye to school

2008-05-25T23:56:00.001-04:00

Thursday was the last day of school for the kids. Sage and Silas ended the school year with a cute play called "Goin Buggy". They all finished up with good grades and are ready to give their brains much needed breaks. Sage, Silas, and I spent our first "free" evening looking over the work they had done during the school year. Then it was off to find ALL the blankets in the house to make a tent in the living room. Well, all I can say is "Hello summer, goodbye clean house!"

Camden's Birthday

2008-05-23T12:27:00.000-04:00

Camden turned 10 on Wednesday. He has ordered a new skateboard and backpack with his birthday monies so he is soooo excited. We celebrated with tacos and his favorite, "strawberry shortcake". Tonight we will go to see the new Indiana Jones movie. Man, to be 10 again!

Awards Night at Stapley Junior High

2008-05-16T12:19:00.000-04:00

We had great time at the Stapley Award Ceremony last night. Since we didn't know what award Dayton was getting, the suspense was killing us. You should have seen the look on Dayton's face when they announced his name as one of the two recipients of the Outstanding Science winners. It was priceless! On top of that wonderful accomplishment, Dayton also received a plaque with his name engraved on it for "Commendable Academic Improvement". He has worked so hard this year to keep his grades up and Jamie and I could not be more proud of him. Of course we took him to Sonic afterwards to celebrate, although he would have rather gone to the Verizon store to pick out a cell phone! Dayton, that was your big night, buddy, and you truly deserved it. You are awesome!

Catch up

2008-05-15T12:28:00.000-04:00

We have been so busy this last week that I'm not sure what is next or which way to go. Here's a little recap.... Camden lost his baseball game last night so they will finish up the season on Monday night. They have improved so much since the beginning and I am so proud of the whole team. Mother's Day was the best day ever (or at least in a long time). Jamie brought me a starbucks coffee, beautiful bouquet of flowers and newspaper first thing in the morning. Then I spent the whole day being loved on by my family and even took a wonderful afternoon nap. What a perfect day! Dayton is being recognized at an awards ceremony tonight at Stapley. We aren't sure exactly what it is for but we will be there front row cheering him on. He has worked so hard this year pulling his grades up. I'll let you know how the evening goes. Sage and Silas are having a great soccer season. Sage has become more aggressive at getting in the mist of all the action to kick the ball. Silas scored his first goal of the season last Saturday. Cole has completed all of his Boy Scout requirements for Eagle except the big project. Once he gets back from his trip in Ethiopia he will be able to focused on that. Jamie's work is doing great - God is so faithful! Hope everyone has a great weekend, spending time with loved ones and making a difference in the lives of strangers. God Bless

Camden doing what he loves most

2008-05-08T13:21:00.001-04:00

Tagged!

2008-05-08T11:31:00.000-04:00

Both Trudy and Breanna tagged me on this so I guess I better get in the game....

Favorite Fours

4 jobs I have or had:
1. My first job was at Dairy Queen when I was 14, making $2.00 / Hr. wow
2. State Farm Insurance as a secretary for my parents and at the claims center
3. Raidio Communications Analyst in the Air Force
4. TSA - Phoenix Airport

4 places I have lived:
1. Kansas
2. England
3. Philippines
4. Pennsylvania

4 movies I have seen more than once:
1. Anything Disney
2. Sleepless in Seattle
3. Passion of the Christ
4. Wizard of Oz (Cole made me watch it over and over when he was little)

4 TV Shows I Watch:
1. Extreme Home Makeover
2. Anything on HGTV
3. Fox news
4. America's Funniest Home Videos

4 Places I Have Been:
1. Hong Kong
2. Belgium
3. France
4. Wales

4 My Favorite Foods:
1. Lobster and crab legs
2. Mom's peach cobbler
3. Fish taco's from Rubios
4. True New York Cheese Cake

4 People Who E-mail Me:
1. My sister
2. Natalie
3. Cub Scout den leaders (Nicki and Georgette)
4. Carol

4 Things I am Looking Forward To:
1. Spending time with the kids this summer
2. Teaching Vacation Bible School
3. Watching Cole grow in Christ through his trip to Ethiopia
4. Growing old with Jamie (what did you say honey??)

Since there are only two people left on my friends list, guess what? Stacy and Kelly, you are officially tagged!

Spring Band Concert

2008-05-07T13:16:00.000-04:00

Spring Band conerts mark the end of another school year. Cole has played trumpet/baritone since 5th grade. The Mountain View Symphonic Band made "State" competiton this year and received an excellent rating. Dayton has played percussion for three and and loves it. He is taking full drum set lessons from Jared, a family friend, and he hopes to get his own set soon. Since I am tone deaf and can't keep a beat to save my life, I am very proud and amazed by what they can do musically. Good job, guys!

Marc James - Surrender

2008-04-27T16:51:00.001-04:00

Lord, I surrender all to You

Nana

2008-04-25T10:09:00.000-04:00

Jamie's beloved Nana went Home this morning. Even though the hurt is deep and the tears continue to fall, all who knew her understand that she was ready to finally see her Jesus. I am so thankful for the years that we have had with her and that all our children are old enough to remember her. She was the strongest, funniest, and most "just say it like it is" person that I have ever met... and I loved her like my own grandmother. Nana has touched so many lives and so many people are who they are today because of her. I will never hear a turkey gobble or make homemade chicken noodle soup without thinking of you, Nana. You are forever in our hearts. Until we see each other again......I love and miss you
Sharon

Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord, is the Rock eternal.
Isaiah 26:4

Sunday drive up the Apache Trail

2008-04-21T00:15:00.000-04:00

Sage and Silas

2008-04-19T18:09:00.000-04:00

This morning Sage and Silas played together for the first time on a sport team. It was so much fun to watch them interact together - I love them so much. Since Silas has played soccer before he was very good at letting Sage know if she wasn't in the right position or needed extra "coaching" advise. Unfortunately Sage had injured her ankle last weekend at Daddy/Daughter camp so she spent most of the game as goalie. They had a great time - winning 2-1. Good job!

Cole driving!!!

2008-04-16T23:38:00.000-04:00

I am not sure where to begin this one. "Yesterday" Jamie and I were trying to hold a baby on our shoulders as we wrote term papers and prepared for finals at KU. Today we saw him drive off by himself for the first time. Yea, I mean drive. Like behind the wheel of our Suburban. I am so excited for him as he begins this new chapter of his life but for "mom" it was somewhere between heartache for time gone and extreme apprehension for his safety. I am so glad that we serve a God who loves us and hears our prayers. I will definitely be keeping the communication line to Heaven busy for quite a while! If you live in Mesa, be on the lookout for black suburbans. Just kidding, Cole is a great driver. And for the record, all prayers are very much appreciated. Thanks

2008-04-12T15:14:00.000-04:00

Silas - my soccer wiz

2008-04-12T15:04:00.000-04:00

A night to remember!

2008-04-11T13:29:00.000-04:00

This picture is too good to pass up! My two nephews, Eric and Dane, took a last minute road trip Monday night from their home in Austin, Texas to San Antonio. "Somehow" they pulled off seats 10 rows back from the court. What a night - the phones are still ringing and the emails buzzing. The game might be over and the Jayhawks titled "National Champions", but the sweetness of their victory is just beginning.

Night with the Maples

2008-04-06T02:08:00.000-04:00

Wow - what a great day!! The Jayhawks played a fantastic game to pull of an unanticipated win against North Carolina. Breanna was brave enough to come over and watch the game with us crazy KU fans. As you can see in the picture, she is even sporting a Kansas shirt that Cole gave her for her 16th birthday - which is Monday. Happy Birthday, Breanna! The rest of her family came in time to catch the second half of the game - which wasn't nearly as good as the first half. We had a great time with the Maples and since they left smiling it is very hopeful that they will come over again sometime!! I was afraid that Sage's guitar hero skills might have scared Nathan off. Trudy instigated the whole "Bausher blog" thing. She is very optimistic and has overestimated my ability to update and control this thing. I will apologize in advance for any blunders I make. My hope is that all our friends and family in Pennsylvania and Kansas will appreciate my attempt to keep you updated on our crazy lives and those of you in Arizona will get a closer glimpse of who we are. Oh, by the way Jared, as we were driving through the neighborhood this morning we were startled to see masks of bald-headed men laying here and there. In case you don't already know, KU plays tomorrow night. Please don't call us if we lose, we will be in official mourning until next basketball season. Rock Chalk Jayhawk - GO KU

Thanks Trudy!