I hope you had the time of your life.....

A hard day.....

Well, I'm sorry fellow bloggers that I haven't been very committed to updating my blog because we have been busy following Jacob's basketball team. They played in the tournaments the past two weeks and they were doing very well. They played last night and they ended up losing after playing a very emotional and tough game. It is so funny how as a parent you get so into the game and no matter how rational you are you could easily end up becoming completely belligerent!!! Jacob did well. They had only lost one game and it was by one point but he cried for an hour straight! This time he didn't cry-he was just mad! He felt bad for his teammates that they couldn't win the championship! That was his own words! I am so proud of him! How even though he isn't the "star" player he plays with everything that is in him!! He is so determined and driven that he amazes not only me but especially Kevin. Kevin, who was a pretty good athlete as a kid, has always said that he never was as serious and focused as Jacob is! We tell Jacob it's good to lose games- it just makes you stronger and makes you try harder next time!

Every once in a while......

So... every once in a while my boys manage to put on "church" clothes, comb their hair, make sure their face is clean and put a smile on their faces just to make mom happy. When they do this I need to take every opportunity to savor it! I think they look so handsome! There are times when I wish I had a little girl to dress up all fancy but then I look at my boys and I wouldn't change a thing! They are so sweet and loving and I wouldn't know what to do if I had a girl anyway! I am so used to the boy thing- the rough housing, the ball playing, the dirt finding that I would be lost without it!! I am truly blessed to have healthy and happy boys!!

Hippie Day!

So, for March is Reading month every Friday they dress up in different eras. Well, this Friday was hippie day! Elijah was the only one of the boys all for dressing up! I found a wig, a funky shirt and belt and the huge sunglasses (thanks Junxion!) That is one thing about Eli - he is up for anything!!

Double JJ Fun!!

We had a great weekend at Double JJ!! We ended up just staying the night there - it wasn't much more money to do that and the kids loved it!! The room was "Awesome" as my kids put it! It had a loft with bunkbeds. Jacob and Zachary like Double JJ better than Great Wolf! It is so nice to have something like that so close. It can be expensive but it was well worth the money and we got to spend some family time together!!!

Winter Fun!!

Sad day for Packer fans!!

It was a sad day in our house when the Giants beat the Packers!! We were all dressed for the BIG game but it didn't help them!! Even Sampson got into the game!! The boys didn't make it the whole game. The next day they wanted to know who won. Their hearts were broken. Elijah said "that's so sad!" Jacob of course was the most upset. All he could say was how could they lose!! What's the saying go "You win some- you lose some." We just didn't realize how hard that loss was going to be for all of us. That's ok- we will be here cheering them on to the Super Bowl next year!!! GO PACKERS!!!