Tim's in the Paper!

Tim's mom saw an article in the paper a while ago about doing stories about people with interesting jobs, so she emailed them about Tim's job. They did a story on him and today it was in the paper. So cool. If you'd like to see the article, click here. Also, there's a great slideshow that goes along with the article. To see the slideshow, click on the link on the right-hand side of the article.

Let's Go Pens!

Today is the Penguin's first home preseason game. Tim has been so excited for the beginning of the season. That picture is from Ryan's first Penguin game last February.

(In case some of you don't know, Tim is the official organist for the Pittsburgh Penguins.)

The Shirt

So we have this shirt that all 4 of the Pilgrim grandsons have worn. Ryan wore it for the first time this past weekend, so I guess he's officially "in". ;-)

We have taken each child's picture in the shirt with Tim who is wearing a similar shirt. Oddly enough, Tim really doesn't like his version of the shirt, so the only time he wears it anymore is for the picture.

Unfortunately, I can't find the picture of Tim & Joey together digitally, but I did find one of Joey in the shirt, sitting with Rebekah, so that'll do for now.

Ryan & Tim - September 2007

Bekah & Joey - January 2006

Daniel & Uncle Tim (before Lasik) - Winter 2004

Jay & Uncle Tim (sorry about the half-closed eyes on Tim, but in the other picture, Jay was looking at Tim, so you couldn't see his face) - Spring 2003

Field of Dreams

Tim turns 28 on Wednesday, September 12. Today we had a family party for him. We did a "Field of Dreams" theme. Above is the invitation I sent out. I'm such a dork. hehe.

This afternoon a bunch of the guys went and played baseball for a little while, then came back here for dinner. I made baseball park themed foods - nachos (actually taco salad), French fries, pretzels (made from bread stick dough), cotton candy (whipped cream with pineapple tidbits & blue jello mixed in), hot dogs (pigs in a blanket), and lemonade. We also had chocolate covered pretzel "bats" and popcorn, peanuts & cracker jacks for during the movie.

However, I must say that the best part, and Tim's favorite part, was the cake. I made a 2 layer cookie cake with marshmallows in between layers. He told me he wanted a baseball field cake every year :-)

Paint Ball

Tim had the "privilege" of playing paint ball while at camp. He had never played before, and that coupled with a bad cold made it rather exhausting for him... not to mention it was over 90 degrees that day. Despite all that, in the second game he captured the flag and got it within 10 feet of winning before getting shot by a member of his own team. His reward for playing so well is several long-lasting welts. No pain, no gain, I guess.

Here he is (on the left) with Tim Fenton before the game started.

Water Slide

Here's Tim at the bottom of the water slide.