An Update

Yes it's been awhile again.  I finally got the pictures off our new camera (from Xmas) and here are some highlights & updates:

My mom's car seems to have an invisible bulls-eye on it due to several recent accidents.  So at Xmas, my brother's fiancee (W) and I decided it needed some bubble wrap ;-)

Someone else gave her the shirt but we thought it was appropriate.

AD had cheer camp in January and did such a great job.  She is currently in tap and will be performing in a recital in June.  She is loving it and her teacher says she is doing well.

AJ had basketball which started in January with T as her coach.  They had a good season and the girls were really good together.  I can't wait to watch them play over the next few years. She wasn't sure basketball was her sport but we were really impressed with how aggressive she was.  She seemed to have a good time.  (Can you see T in the background pointing & probably yelling?)

AT is loving PS and is still my little ham!

T & I are keeping busy.  Basketball ended and baseball immediately started.  First year as head coach and their first game is this Sat!  I am still busy working and now also tutoring at the junior high.  And still trying not to go crazy keeping up with everyone's crazy schedules.

Enjoy your day!

Silly Post but ....

This seems like such a silly post but yet I have a little girl who is upset because it left so it must be important to someone.  Thinking hard about it, I am probably a little sad too.  Today we sold our suburban that we have had since I was pregnant with AD (which is why she is sad).

While weren't driving it as a main vehicle anymore, it is the one thing we still have had the longest.  I can see why she would be sad.  Many trips were made with this rig when we lived further north and the youngest two came home in this from the hospital, I believe.  We had a lot of good memories from it.  Good Bye old blue!

Enjoy your day!

2011/2012

2011 wrapped up with a Christmas program at the church.  AD was an angel and AT was a cow.  AJ helped corral the little ones :-)

After school let out, we headed for my folks for Christmas.  We enjoyed spending time with everyone.

The kids were so excited for Christmas morning.  AT had talked and talked about Santa bringing him a Dragon World Fortress and Santa didn't disappoint.  He was so excited that he didn't want to play with anything else.  AD got her microphone stand (a play one) and a new MP3 player.  She has spent her entire time in her room jamming out. AJ wanted anything UW and an iPod.  She wasn't disappointed either.

T & I got a new camera (although all these pictures were still taken with the old one)

And then just like that, Christmas Break was over and it was back to work :-(  AD had her 3rd grade spelling bee today.  

She placed 5th in her classroom and continued on to compete against the other 14 3rd graders (from the other classrooms).  She didn't make it past the second round :-(  She got out on the word "wheat."  And we live in wheat country!  She had had trouble with that word last night so I wondered how she would do.  She was sad she got out but by the end was cheering on her friends that made it to the district competition.  She starts tap next week and is very excited!

AJ & T started basketball this week.  T will be coaching her so this should be interesting (although probably better than me coaching her!).  She is really sore, but she'll get over it ;-)

We cleaned up AT's room over the Christmas Break and his latest thing has to be to keep it cleaned up.  He has been so proud to have it clean each day.  I am loving it, but am not holding my breath on how long this lasts!

Enjoy your day!