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Here are some shots from the local minor League team. They won the Western Division first half and tied for first in the second half. They lost in the first round of the playoffs this year but still a great job! Champions in 2009 and first place in the west in 2010.

1st base up the right field line.

3rd base up the left field line

At the plate

Left field line looking back to home

Saturday Cruddy and I took a swing east of Springfield and checked out the area.  It was fun and we ended up in Amish country.  We discovered a great bar called “The Berg” and ran into a HUGE catholic church in Pena.  We hit the usual batch of antique shops, had lunch at a less than great cafe, found a decent public beach, and finally after 5 years of searching located lake county in Illinois!  It turns out that Lake Shelbyville is somewhat like the area in Ottertail County so that will draw us back for at least a rental or a purchase?   The church was St. Patrick’s, enjoy the photos.

Rather than try and start with the big stuff (Turkey/Greece, Wedding) I am going to work backwards from our trip to MN.  Here are a few shots from our trip to Ottertail lake on the 4th of July.

I went to a conference in New Brunswick, NJ and I was able to tun into Philly for a Phillies game.  Enjoy.

Dirk at the Roylas/Red Sox game

Kauffman Stadium

The Ace was on the mound

Big Man on Campus

Just enter a "K"

Youkilis

A night at the K

A few weeks ago I attended a conference in Iowa on Study Abroad Assessment.  Good for MacMurray (and for me I guess) but even better Baseball Season is in full swing and I got to an Iowa Cubs game. Te next stop was Lawrence so expect te next post to be on Lawrence and the Royals!

Principal Park, home of the Iowa Cubs

#23 Ryne Sandberg

Cardinal nation at te Cubs game.

Ann and Polly made a trip to Springfield for Easter and it was great.  We made a trip to St. Louis for the day.

The Butterfly house

We took a tour of the Butterfly house in St. Louis.

Ann with a hitchiker

Christy set a great table for our Easter meal.

Christy and Ann

 We also took a trip to the Laumeier Sculpture Park.

Polly at the Park looking at the cat.

Christy and Ann having fun.

Cruddy chasing Polly

Christy looking through the cat.

A montage of great Baseball photos.