Swimming

There’s no way the PV pool is warm enough yet so we’re sticking to our little blow up pool for now.

Summer 2013 sport schedule

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Kenny’s baseball:

Fri, April 19 @ 6:00pm

Tues, April 30 @ 8:00pm

Fri, May 10 @ 6:00pm

Sun, May 12 @ 1:00pm - going to soccer 

Fri, May 17 @ 8:00pm

Fri, May 24 @ 6:00pm

Tues, May 28 @ 8:30pm

Wed, May 29 @ 8:30pm

Thurs, June 6 @ 6:00pm  – going to soccer try outs

Sat, June 15 @ 1:00pm

Fri, June 21 @ 6:00pm

Sun, June 23 @ 1:00pm

Wed, July 3 @ 8:30pm

Sat, July 6 @ 3:30pm

Sun, July 7 @ 3:30pm

Luke’s t-ball:

Thurs, May 30 @ 7:10pm

Thurs, June 6 @ 7:10pm

Thurs, June 13 @ 7:10pm

Tues, June 18 @ 6:00pm

Thurs, June 20 @ 6:00pm

Tues, June 25 @ 6:00pm

Thurs, June 27 @ 7:10pm

Tues, July 9 @ 7:10pm

Thurs, July 11 @ 7:10pm

Text/email me for locations.

Last days of school 2013

Good-bye kindergarten and 3rd grade, hello 1st and 4th!

Luke’s 6 year stats

Here are Luke’s 6 year stats:

Weight:  45 lbs (65%)

Height:  45.5 (50%)

BMI:  15.3 (45%)

Happy 6th Birthday, Luke!

Luke turned 6 on April 27th.

Happy birthday to you, 

Happy birthday to you, 

Happy birthday, dear Luke, 

Happy birthday to you!

I love you!

Spring 2013 sport schedule

Luke’s soccer

Sat, April 6 @ 1:30pm

Sun, April 14 @ noon

Sat, April 20 @ 1:30pm

Sat, April 27 @ 1:00pm

Sat, May 4 @ 11:45am

Sat, May 11 @ 2:15pm

Sat, May 18 @ 8:00am

Kenny’s soccer

Sat, March 30 @ 4:00pm – H

Sun, April 7 @ 3:45pm – H

Sun, April 14 @ 5:00pm – H

Sun, April 21 @ 5:00pm – H

Sat, April 27 @ 6:45pm – O

Sat, May 4 @ 8:30am – O

Sun, May 12 @ 1:15pm – H 

Sat, May 18 @ 3:45pm – H

Tournament:

Sat, May 25 @ 1:00pm

Sat, May 25 @ 9:15pm

Sun, May 26 @ 5:15pm

Kenny’s baseball:

Fri, April 19 @ 6:00pm

Tues, April 30 @ 8:00pm

Fri, May 10 @ 6:00pm

Sun, May 12 @ 1:00pm - going to soccer 

Fri, May 17 @ 8:00pm

Fri, May 24 @ 6:00pm

Tues, May 28 @ 8:30pm

Wed, May 29 @ 8:30pm

Thurs, June 6 @ 6:00pm

Sat, June 15 @ 1:00pm

Fri, June 21 @ 6:00pm

Sun, June 23 @ 1:00pm

Wed, July 3 @ 8:30pm

Sat, July 6 @ 3:30pm

Sun, July 7 @ 3:30pm

Text/email me for locations.

Happy St. Paddy’s Day 2013

Picture courtesy of Luke.

In case you can’t tell, there’s a four-leaf clover, rainbow, leprechaun, person hanging on to said leprechaun and a pot of gold.

Snow days 2013

KC got hit by a huge snowstorm last week, resulting in over a foot of snow.  The boys didn’t have school on Thursday and Friday.  I can honestly say that I didn’t go out once.  Snow and cold just aren’t my thing:)

Now, we have another round coming, possibly up to 15 inches.  Crazy.  The boys may have another snow day or two if it gets as bad as they say.  Eric and the boys went out to build a snowman tonight before the weather got out of control.

Valentine’s Day parties

Here are pictures from the boys’ Valentine’s Day class parties.  Luke was lucky.  Since he only goes to half day kindergarten, he to celebrate with his class and then again in the afternoon with Kenny’s class.

100th day of school

Luke’s class celebrated their 100th day of school.  Luke made a poster with 100 stickers on it.

Tub

Luke

Better late than never winter parties

The boys had a snow day on their last day of school before Christmas break.  That meant their winter class parties were rescheduled for January (but that was better than them just being cancelled).

Ski Lessons 2012

The boys took skiing lessons on December 30th out at Snow Creek.  It was Kenny’s second lesson ever and Luke’s first.  Luke was so funny because he was having a hard time stopping himself.  At one point, he took out a few kids.  I’ll work on getting some videos of them skiing on here next.

Ornaments 2012

For the sake of record keeping, here are the ornaments that the boys received this year.  My Nikon is getting fixed so none of these pictures of very good.

Kenny:

Red and gold teardrop – from ornament exchange

Stuffed snowman – from my parents

Glass globe with a tree and cardinal inside it – from my parents

Holy Communion – from us

Green half circle with vintage Santa on it – from Eric’s mom and Don

Luke:

Snowman – from ornament exchange

First 5k – from us

Stuffed snowman – from my parents

Glass globe with snowman in it – from my parents

Green, half circle with vintage Santa on it – from Eric’s mom and Don

And speaking of my MIL and Don, they got engaged towards the beginning of December and waited until Christmas to tell everyone (so all the kids could be there for it).  Congratulations to them!

Merry Christmas 2012

Winter 2013 sport schedule (Jan-Feb)

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Kenny’s basketball:

Sat, Jan 5 @ 4:00pm

Sat, Jan 12 @ 2:00 and 3:00pm

Sat, Jan 19 @ 3:00pm

Sat, Jan 26 @ 3:00pm

Sat, Feb 2 @ 4:00pm

Sat, Feb 9 @ 2:00pm

Sat, Feb 16 @ 2:00pm

Kenny’s indoor soccer:

Sat, Jan 12 @ 10:30am – L

Sat, Jan 19 @ 10:30am – L

Sat, Feb 2 @ 10:30am – L 

Sat, Feb 9 @ 3:30pm AND 6:50pm – L

Sat, Feb 16 @ 1:50pm – L

Sun, Feb 24 @ 3:20pm – L

Sat, March 2 @ 4:20pm – L

Luke’s indoor soccer:

Sat, Jan 12 @ 1:00pm – L

Sat, Jan 26 @ 12:10pm – L

Sat, Feb 2 @ 3:30pm – M

Sun, Feb 10 @ 2:30pm – L

Sat, Feb 16 @ 5:10pm – M

Sat, Feb 23 @ 10:30am AND 2:40pm – L

Sun, Feb 24 @ 1:40pm – L

Sat, March 2 @ 1:00pm – L

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Snow day

Today was the first snow day of the school year.

The only bad thing was that their class parties were scheduled for today, since winter break officially starts tomorrow.  I am so glad that I didn’t buy the fruit platter for Kenny’s party last night.  Procrastination really came in handy:)

Thanksgiving Day 5K 2012

We did the Sprint Thanksgiving Day 5K this year.  This was Luke’s first 5K and Kenny’s second.  The boys walked the first 2.5 miles and then ran the last .6.  They both were in a great mood and had a lot of fun, which was very different from Kenny’s first 5K, when he would randomly start crying.

Name                 Bib #     Age     Time            Place (age group:  Males 0-17 years)

Kenny     KS    3223       8          52:38.1        404

Luke        KS    3224       5           52:39.4       405

 

Things I’m lovin’

Here are just a few things that I’m loving right now:

1.  Starbuck’s Peppermint Hot Chocolate

Yum!  Even better, we had to wait in the drive through for 5 minutes the other day and they gave us our order for free.

2.  Dexter

I had three people, in just one week, tell me that I needed to watch this show.  I did and loved it.  It’s a little messed up (serial killer that only kills bad people) but different, in a good way.  I’m waiting to get season 2 from the library.

3.  Fork and Screen movies

What could be better than eating dinner while watching a movie in big, comfy seats?  And the food isn’t that bad.  I did make the mistake of ordering the fish the first time we went and it was definitely more difficult to eat in the dark.  Eric took me to the Fork and Screen showing of Twilight two weeks ago.  The beginning was so, so bad BUT the end completely made up for it.  It had a little twist that I did not see coming.  It was much better than the book.

I want to see the Abraham Lincoln and James Bond movies next.

4.  Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire

One of my FB friends recommended it as a good read.  At first, I was kind of put off by the fact that it’s about college students but quickly got over it.  She is also writing it from the guy’s point of view (this one was from the girl’s) and it’s coming out in April.

I also read 50 Shades of Gray and I’m not sure what all the fuss is about (maybe it gets better in book #2 and #3).  If she mentioned biting her lip or her inner goddess one more time, I was going to lose it.

Next, I really want to read Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn.  I’m still #121 on the wait list at the library.

My book club is reading The Life of Pi for our January read and I really hope it’s good.

I would LOVE some more book recommendations.  I need a new, good author/series.

5.  Groupon

I’ve already bought three Christmas gifts off of Groupon.

6.  Ebates

It kills me when I forget to go through Ebates when ordering on-line

7.  Luke and Kenny’s excitement for Christmas

Luke has been talking about Christmas since September.  Even though we’ve had to remind him a few times that Christmas is about Jesus’s birth, and not presents, it’s still really cute.  I am really going to miss it when they no longer believe in Santa.  I’m actually a little surprised that Kenny still does.

8.  Longview Lake’s Christmas in the Park display

This is the second year that we’ve gone to it.  The display is huge and they just really do a good job.  We took my parents along this year and we decided to make it an annual thing.

9.  Indoor soccer

I love soccer in general but I really love watching the boys play indoor soccer right now.  I love how fast paced it is.  Kenny’s games are just fun to watch because the kids are all starting to get to that stage where they are really good.  His footwork is getting so good and the kid can seriously get the ball away from anyone.  Luke is fun to watch because he likes to be the goalie.  Kenny and Luke are so different in that regard, and it really shows their personalities.  I feel like Kenny doesn’t like to be goalie because when he gets scored on, he takes it personally and feels bad.  When Luke gets scored on, it doesn’t bother him and he says he didn’t have any help (with a smile on his face).

10.  Eric’s schedule

I can’t believe I forgot this one at first.  Eric is now working Monday-Friday 8:00-4:00 like normal people do, with holidays off.  Unless a promotional process comes up, he’ll do this for the next four years.

Happy Thanksgiving 2012