Elementary Musical (not to be confused with High School Musical)...

Brady is learning lots of cool songs for his Spring program at school. Here is one of the songs... :)

Basketball

Kollin just finished his basketball season. We spent about 24 hours at basketball playoffs last weekend and finished in 3rd place (out of 17 teams!)! The boys really learned to play as a team and we're so proud of them!

Brady's basketball season just started. He's doing a great job for his first year, having fun and learning lots! We'll keep you posted as the season progresses...

Kollin's Birthday!

Kollin's birthday weekend was a huge success! He had a bunch of his buddies come over for pizza, a movie and sleepover on Friday night. The first and second floor of our house was a Nerf battlefield for a few hours but otherwise the party went well. The boys managed to stay awake until almost midnight. They probably would have tried to stay up later but grinchy-Mom sat in the room shushing the boys for about 10 minutes until they all passed out. :)

We got to spend time with LOTS of family on Saturday, which is always my favorite. I painted a huge canvas for the wall in the basement and we had everyone put their handprint (and Audrey's footprint) on it, creating our version of a family tree. We just need a few more family members to make it complete. :)

Christmas Day

After years of waking up around 5:30 on Christmas morning I was ready to sleep in... at least until 6. :) Of course the boys crept into our room around 3:00 and were anxious to see if Santa arrived. I shot that idea down and we all slept for another half hour. Finally around 4:30 AM, Jereme and the boys persuaded me to go down and see if Santa arrived. I think we were done opening gifts by 5:00 AM... crazy how all of the wrapping, planning, etc. is over so fast! Waking up SO early did make it easy to relax for a while... playing new games together, drinking mimosas and enjoying our tradition of cinnamon buns. :) We headed over to Mom & Blair's around noon to visit with Mitch, Theresa, Audrey, Matt, Kristen, Grandma and Blair's kids. It was a wonderful Christmas day!

Dinner and Dancing

We were listening to tunes while eating dinner tonight. The boys are able to groove to disco, hip-hop, country and rock! :) It started at the table and ended up in a dance party... not sure where they get their moves... some good, some bad... :)

Happy Thanksgiving

We had a great Turkey day at Mom-Mom's... eating, putting puzzles together, and spending time together!

Championship

We had our championship game on Saturday in the wind and rain. The boys played an awesome game but we lost 19-0. Our organization won the Sportsmanship award out of all of the other teams in the league. We have the best players, coaches, fans & parents! Yeah us! I forgot the camera at the end of the season football party but should get it back tonight. Check back for pics...

Pic update...

Sports Update

Today was B's last swim lesson and he passed on to the next level. The kids got to jump in the diving pool at the end of class which was a huge treat. He's looking forward to swimming again this January.

Football... it's not over. The varsity won the first playoff game last weekend and went on to the second round this weekend. K is on kickoff team for varsity and was super excited to play. We won 27-0 today and will play next weekend. Not sure of day, time, location. He got to play offense and deffense in the last half of the game. We'll keep you posted.

Visiting with the Romanos

We had a great visit with Mike, Dixie and Mia on Saturday. Mia is getting so big! She is very bright and talkative, as well as being cute as a button. :) The boys had fun playing with some of Mia's toys, chillin' on the Dora sofa and watching Mia search for bellybuttons. Mia sat at the table like a big girl and wanted 'big' pizza like the boys. :) She wanted the boys to wear bibs for dinner too but they were not feeling it. Enjoy...

Report Card Time

The boys received their first report card for the year, and they were awesome! The grading system for our area is BB (Below Basic), B (Basic), P (Proficient), and A (Advanced). K earned an "A" in spelling, gym and art, and a "P" in math and music! He has been working so hard this year and we are so proud of him! His teacher said that he is a pleasure to have in class and he is a leader.

B earned an "A" in reading, gym and art, and a "P" in math! His reading level at the end of the first marking period is supposed to be between 8-10 and he's at a level 12. His teacher said that he has very good manners and is very helpful.

We're so proud of both of our boys! :)

National Anthem

Kollin had to learn the Star-Spangled Banner for music class this year. At 7:00 this morning, he decided to sing it before his mock football game. Check it out... He gets his singing ability from me. :) (seriously, it's a gift)

K asked that I post the kickoff from the Patriots vs. Raiders game...

Happy Halloweenie!

The boys had a great time trick-or-treating this year. Kollin had a friend walk with us this year and the boys probably ran from house to house for the first 10 minutes. I don't know that I ever had that much energy. Kollin was a football player and Brady was Bumblebee, the Transformer. I'll have to try and get footage of B 'transforming', it's too cute. We reminded them numerous times to remember to say "trick-or-treat" and "thank you". I think they got it about half the time. Brady got quite a few laughs from neighbors. He would remember to say thank-you by the time he walked to the end of the driveway and he'd call back "thank you"... delayed reaction. :) Dani and Oscar walked with us too. She was a pregnant Nun. :) Enjoy...

Our pumpkins rule! :)

We carved our pumpkins today and they turned out great! You can't really tell from the pic but Brady's pumpkin is a shark. :) We carved the stem into a 'fin' and it has gills. Kollin has... a football!

Our swimmer...

I was able to get footage of B during his swim lesson. He has blue goggles on (upside down :) ) and he's doing his freestyle stroke. Last week he was able to swim the length of the pool and this week he made it half way. (This was after swimming two lengths with the kickboard.) He is working so hard and having a great time! His Mother needs to buy him a smaller suit... he has plumber bum. :)

Backyard fun

The boys had a great weekend playing touch football in the backyard with some of the neighbors. Thought I'd share some of the pics...

Playoffs

We lost our first game in the playoffs this weekend, but we had a great game despite the loss. The final score was 6-12. Kollin had an awesome run gaining about 20 yards and made a lot of great tackles. It's so much fun to watch him play, he has so much passion... or he's very dramatic just like him Mom. :) He did a great job of putting his 'tough' football face on when he saw me with the camera. After the game he ran on the field by himself, just running from end zone to end zone. I can't quite explain the feeling I get from watching him. It's like he's the happiest kid in the world doing what he loves most. Seeing him so happy just makes you smile and want to cry at the same time. :)