Wednesday, April 29, 2009
RUNNING...RUNNING....AND MORE RUNNING!!!
Well, in case if anyone doesn't know - I am training for the 5/3 River Bank Run in Grand Rapids. It's a well known 15 mile road race here. So I'm sorry for not updating my blog - I have been literally running....driving the boys to and from baseball practice.... and running (throw in there making dinner, laundry, working and house cleaning, homework)- you get the picture!! Ughhhhh!!! With Kevin not around during the week because of his baseball team- it's up to me to get each boy to their designated practices. So, I promise I will get to this blog thing soon!! I need to dust off my camera and get it ready for some baseball pics too! So stay tuned- don't give up on me yet!!! Also, the race is May 9th- almost done on the running- THANK GOD!!!!!!
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Elijah Roger is 7 years old!!!
Can you believe it??? Eli is 7! I know I can't! What can I say about Elijah. I can say he is truely the most passionate and loving little boy I know! He has so much of the Ream traits that I sometimes say he is my brother and dad all in one!! But, I can surely say he loves us with all his heart!!! He will probably be the only one of the boys that will take care of us when we get old and all the traits that he has now will certainly get him through the tough times ahead as a teenager and young adult. No one is going to tell him to do something- he will be a leader not a follower. He is so strong willed and stubborn that I could see him successfully doing anything that he sets out to do! We are so lucky to have a son like him! He keeps us on our toes and without him I don't know what we would talk about!! He certainly makes life interesting and we love him very much!!! We are so proud of him! Happy Birthday Pete!!! 
Eli had five of his friends over to spend the night. It was fun! At times, crazy! At times, maddening!! Like one of the mom's of the little boy said "you are crazy!" Eli hardly ever gets to have anyone of his friends over to spend the night so I thought he needs to have this! I know he had a blast and thought he was pretty cool!! His friends all to himself!! There was not much sleep that night. Last I checked around 1:00 Am they were still awake! Then they were all up before 6 AM! I'm getting too old for this!!
Eli had five of his friends over to spend the night. It was fun! At times, crazy! At times, maddening!! Like one of the mom's of the little boy said "you are crazy!" Eli hardly ever gets to have anyone of his friends over to spend the night so I thought he needs to have this! I know he had a blast and thought he was pretty cool!! His friends all to himself!! There was not much sleep that night. Last I checked around 1:00 Am they were still awake! Then they were all up before 6 AM! I'm getting too old for this!!
Shipshewana here we come!!!
We had a fun Mid-Winter Break in Shipshewana, Indiana. We took the boys to an indoor water park and they had a blast. Here is Zachary on the lazy river.
Elijah is also enjoying the lazy river.
Aidan loved it!!
Here is Aidan coming down one of the body slides.
Eli going down another body slide.
If you notice - no pics of Jacob. He only went on the big slides and I could never catch up to him to get his picture. It was a fun place but it's definately not as big as Great Wolf or Double JJ. By far Doule JJ is the boys' favorite place. But it was a welcome break from the business in our lives. We then went on to stay a few days with Dustie and Adam and had a great time! It was a nice, relaxing and family bonding trip! I think Kevin and I have as much fun as the boys going down the slides!! We love it!!!
Just a little funny story. If anyone knows Shipshewana they know it is primarily Amish country. The boys were amazed by them- they have been there alot of times but we never stopped and really seen them. Well, after seeing all the horse and buggies Eli speaks up and says "hey dad, it's like the 1970's huh!" We just laughed! Boy, did we feel old since we were born in the 1970's!!!
Aidan loved it!!
Here is Aidan coming down one of the body slides.
Eli going down another body slide.
If you notice - no pics of Jacob. He only went on the big slides and I could never catch up to him to get his picture. It was a fun place but it's definately not as big as Great Wolf or Double JJ. By far Doule JJ is the boys' favorite place. But it was a welcome break from the business in our lives. We then went on to stay a few days with Dustie and Adam and had a great time! It was a nice, relaxing and family bonding trip! I think Kevin and I have as much fun as the boys going down the slides!! We love it!!!
Just a little funny story. If anyone knows Shipshewana they know it is primarily Amish country. The boys were amazed by them- they have been there alot of times but we never stopped and really seen them. Well, after seeing all the horse and buggies Eli speaks up and says "hey dad, it's like the 1970's huh!" We just laughed! Boy, did we feel old since we were born in the 1970's!!!
Basketball time.....
Well, another Basketball season has started and it's been exciting! The boys are loving it and I really enjoy it! I think Basketball by far is my favorite sport to watch! Jacob is playing for the 4th-5th Grade Montague team. Zachary is playing for the White Lake 3rd and 4th grade team. Kevin and I were surprised to see Zachary play. He is quite the scrapper! He handles the ball really well. I guess him playing against Jacob has really helped him! He is so fun to watch. He's very confident playing and it's good to see him really enjoy the game! Jacob is doing really well too. He's fun to watch- he's so aggressive on the court. I can't help be proud of my boys! Just a little bragging right- both Zachary and Jacob made it to the semi-finals in a Free Throw contest. They ended up both in 4th place out of 7 boys. Jacob had a shoot-off for 3rd but lost out by one basket to take 4th place! They only take the top three places to the finals. I'm glad they both ended up in the same place - they even made the same amount of baskets- to funny!!!
Sunday School Christmas Program
It was time for the annual Sunday School Christmas program and it was so nice to be able to just sit and watch. For the past, oh, 6 years or maybe even more Kevin and I helped out with it and this year we decided to not participate. It was fun. I do have to say it was not as entertaining as it was last year but it was fine. Here are the kings... Zachary was King Herod.
Now, they nailed Eli's personality and made him an Angel. He was such a cute Angel!!!
Aidan was a sheep- the costumes were adorable!
Jacob had a really big part this year- he was a boy that could talk to animals. They all did a great job! They had all their lines memorized with no mistakes. It was fun!
Now, they nailed Eli's personality and made him an Angel. He was such a cute Angel!!!
Aidan was a sheep- the costumes were adorable!
Jacob had a really big part this year- he was a boy that could talk to animals. They all did a great job! They had all their lines memorized with no mistakes. It was fun! 
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
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!!
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!!
Sunday, January 11, 2009
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