A day in the life of the Buchbergers....

Well, I am going to try to something a little different with this whole blogging thing. I have noticed that some of my blogging friends just journal without pictures and I really enjoy reading these. I haven't been able to do that but I think it's time. I decided to give everyone a little glimpse of what it's like in the Buchberger household. My morning started off like this.....

5:00 AM A piercing buzzer going off- after about one minute of this Kevin finally finds the snooze button.
5:05AM Annoying buzzer again- Kevin's time is getting better -this time takes him about 30 seconds to find snooze.

Buzzing continues on and off for about another half hour- finally he gets out of bed. Great- a good half hour of blissful sleep- then 6:30 AM- I hear a noise coming from Eli and Aidan's room- Aidan is yelling at someone to get off of him?!? Let me tell you when the boys go to bed they are all snug in their own beds in their own room then somehow during the night they either end up in Jacob and Zachary's room or the other all snug together -sometimes all four in one bed!?!?!? They tell us they are not sure how they all end up there- maybe the snuggle fairy perhaps???? Anyway- that ends my peaceful slumber- soon they are all up and ready to go. Usually Aidan will come in and want to snuggle with me before we get up - but this morning both he and Jacob ended up in bed with me. I love these moments!!! After a little tickle monster it was time to get up! All the boys know the rules- wake up, make their beds, get dressed, eat breakfast and if time allows they can play the Wii or DS. Well, every morning of course, there is a competition on who can do all of this the fastest so they can be the one to play the Wii first. Well, anyone who knows my house with four boys- let me tell you everything is a competition!!! Who can get their shoes on the fastest- who can drink their milk the fastest and so forth. Well, usually I spend the next half hour getting breakfast, making sure lunches are packed and library books are in the right back packs and they are all set for school. (also refereeing any fights that usually break out over some kind of electronic device) Then upstairs to finish getting myself ready for the day. Then I hear some arguing going on in the basement. Apparently, Zachary beat Jacob in basketball and Jacob, of course, is not happy and according to Zachary whipped the ball at him. Well, as Zachary is coming upstairs to get ready to go out to the bus he slams the basement door on Jacob and his hand was in the door and as you can guess he was not happy. In the meantime Eli and Aidan are in the living room fighting over some car that they both wanted and next thing I know the car goes flying across the room knocking my breakable snowman off the shelf! Aidan and his throwing is driving me to drink!! Anyway, as the boys go upstairs to brush their teeth I can hear yelling and running, doors slamming the whole time!! After a few expletives from me they all come grudgingly downstairs. I finally get their coats, hats, gloves, boots on and out the door they go. I turn around and let out a huge sigh of relief to find the dog getting on the counter and eating my toast. And it's only 8 AM!!!! Well, I look out the window to find they boys walking out to the bus stop and to my suprise-(not really)- I see Eli whipping his backpack at Zachary- Lord only knows what that's about- I'm sure I will hear about it when they get home!! The funny thing about this is that my boys are actually pretty good boys. They are pretty well behaved outside of the home- I guess I should be happy that they do not act that way for other people. Sure, there are some times when they all get along and I try to really praise them when they do. I know they love each other and I guess because they are so close in age they are going to have these moments- I have to remember it's ok for them to get sick of each other- because they are always together!!! So, that was my morning- now with just Aidan here I can really enjoy him and the quiet. Then I turn around to see Aidan (still in his pajamas) feeding the dog whatever was left of his cereal out of the bowl! Lord help us!!

State in '08

In case if your wondering... Molly is giving Eli a big kiss- which as you can see - he really enjoys!!
Congratulations to the 2008 State Champs Montague Wildcat Football team! We had a great time cheering them on at Ford Field!! Go CATS!!!

Fall Fun!!

Who turned 11 years old??????

I still can't believe I have an eleven year old! It's amazing how fast time goes by! We have been watching old movies of when Jacob and Zachary were little and it really hits you... they do grow up so fast- in a blink of an eye in fact! We are quite amazed at how Jacob has turned out to be such a responsible and caring boy. When he was a toddler and preschooler he was, what do I call it, quite hyper. He was a happy boy but very curious and quite active. If anyone of my friends and family can remember I'm sure they could attest to that. So, when I look at him and watch him- I am amazed! He has turned out more than Kevin and I could ever hoped for as our oldest son. Sure, he is not perfect- he still can't keep still even if his life depended on it, but I would not ask for a better son than him!! We love him with all our hearts and he is a wonderful role model for his little brothers to look up to! We pray that he will continue to amaze us as he enters the tumultuous years ahead- amaze us in good ways, that is!!