From one to the next...

After the fun at the Husky/Cougar game, the crew headed to Safeco Field to watch what was a slow, painful end to a long, losing season by the Mariners. The highlight of the day was when Drew was pulled off the bench to replace Ichiro! As you'll see from the picture below, he robbed A-rod of a home run by catching a ball before it went over the wall!



Okay, not really. Pretty funny picture though, huh?! :)

Football! The High's & Low's

The Best household has always been a sport home! No surprise to anyone there. These days, it seems to be becoming more involved in football.

A few weeks ago, Rich, Spencer, Drew and Gumpy (Bob) headed up to Seattle for the Washington Huskies vs. BYU Cougars game.

Gumpy is a UW alumni, so over the years, he's gotten his grandson's pretty excited about the Huskies. Now Rich, on the other hand has definitely married and adapted well to the Husky family, but still has his BYU history, so the obvious dilemma in whom to cheer for.


So being the ever good son-in-law, he donned his UW coat and headed to the game with the boys. However, we was seen giving a few fist pumps when BYU did well during the game!


As you may know, the Cougars beat UW in a controversial finish by blocking an extra point to win by 1 point. While Rich came out a winner either way, the boys had a fantastic time at the game.

Our ever present observer in Drew learned much about football. The quote of the day came from Drew (as it usually does) when he asked Gumpy, "how come everybody keeps acting so happy", when UW made a first down.

Gumpy enjoyed teaching Drew about both football and the UW. He still can't figure out why the boys would rather play Nintendo than drive down Greek Row?!?!

And now the lows:

Spencer is on the injured reserve! He's loving the game of football and is doing a great job in his first season. Unfortunately, a nagging ankle injury has him watching from the sidelines. He's off until next week nursing the injury.

Summer Wrap Up 2008

It seems hard to believe, but our summer is coming to an end with the start of the new school year. As usual, we had a very busy summer with the boys activities, travels, and life in general.

Here's just a few of the highlights from our great summer of 2008:

Baseball!


As he's done each summer since he was 8 years old, Spencer entertained us all with a great All Star season. After missing most of the regular season with a broken thumb, Spencer picked up where he left off by having a great post-season. Spencer and his team finished the post season with a 2nd place finish at the SW Washington State Tournament, and earning a trip to the NW Regional Tournament.


Spencer's key positions are catcher, 2nd base, and an occasional relief appearance at the mound (which makes Tracy VERRRYY nervous)! :)

Rich also Managed the team in his "spare time" and enjoyed another fun summer at the ballpark. Drew managed to survive spending his weekends at the park with his Nintendo DS in tow, and special thanks to his buddy Chance Grendahl for having him over so often so he didn't have to watch 5 games a weekend!




Sunriver!

As usual, the Best Family took a trip to Sunriver for a week. As we've done for the past 14 years, we rented a beautiful home. This year, we rented a home on the Woodlands Golf Course which provided for great evening activity. Spencer is becoming quite the golfer, and even played 18 holes with Rich during the trip. One of the highlights of Rich's trip.


The highlight of Spencer's golf this summer was out driving Bob a.k.a. "Gumpy" off the tee!

Drew seems to be following in the footsteps of his Mother. Drew took his first horse riding lesson in Sunriver.

Tracy & Rich were quite impressed with his comfort on the horse and how well he did. A lesson and two trail rides were in order for Drew. I'm sure this will become a regular part of the Sunriver trips in the future!

Now Drew's trying to figure out how to get one for home! Somehow I don't think that will happen with Rich!

The Sunriver Gang 2008!


Gumpy, Uncle Rock, Drew Dog, Spence Diggity, Aaron Gorman "A-Train", Julie Gorman, Jim Gorman, Tracy. Minus Rich...taking the photo!

Here's a few more pics from our great vacation:

Uncle Rock and Drew about to put Spencer "into the wall!"



Spencer and Aaron taking paddle board lessons!



Best of buddies!



Bathing Beauties - Tracy & Julie!

The "BEST" Blog

A little sneak peek into what's going on in the Best world!

Okay, I guess it's time to get in line with the sister's and start this little thing. We'll start posting here as regular as our busy lives allow in hopes to keep in better touch with all!

Just started today, so hang in there with us. We'll have more to come soon!