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Another season of kickball is underway! We started Sunday with the Jamboree and won 11-5. It’s a good start to the year. Jim has a great time playing short stop, and I have a great time hanging with the kids, taking photos, and being assistant to the assistant for the team manager. We let theContinue reading “Kickball Begins”

We started Easter morning glad that Jim made it to bed about 2 AM, and a decision to go to late service at church. Preston spent the night, so the kids had fun looking through their Easter baskets with him while I made a late breakfast. Then we got ready for church. Haley had aContinue reading “Easter”

A little story… When Jim and I had our April Leadership Meeting, we discovered that the day before Easter was the only possible day to start and finish our yard project goals for the month. So, thankfully, Preston offered to come help and Jim got started about 7 AM with getting supplies and marking sprinklerContinue reading “Yard Work”

I turned the big 35 this week! As usual, I turned the whole thing into a larger event than just one day. On Friday, JT and I took a bike ride in the sunshine on the trail while Haley was at school. Then we had a playdate with friends, then went to Goodnight Moon atContinue reading “Becky’s Birthday”

Our elementary school has the Watch DOG program, in which dads sign up to spend a day at the school. Jim signed up in September at the Watch DOG Orientation night, which was attended by over 200 dads (!). His dad finally came. JT got to choose a book for Jim to read to hisContinue reading “Watch DOG Dad”

Last week was a whirlwind. I was gone for most of it. We started Monday afternoon with a surprise to Red Robin for lunch, and to see the new Cinderella after. (I accidentally showed up right on time for the RPX showtime. What is that? I’m not sure, but it costs an extra five dollarsContinue reading “Conference Week”

Here we are again, another year of welcoming in summer with spring skiing. Most people in our area are referring to spring snow skiing, but we are happy to be out on the water! (Although one item on my list to do is snow ski and water ski in the same day.) We found theContinue reading “Spring Skiing”

This season with Upward basketball was a wonderful experience, and it flew right by. We can’t believe it’s already over! JT had his last game on Saturday. Aunt Jennifer, Travis, and Russell came, as well as Uncle Jeff, Preston, and Grandpa and Grandma Cole. It was a pretty full cheering section! JT had a gameContinue reading “Ending Basketball”

This past weekend, there were two birthdays in our family. First, we celebrated my grandma’s 90th birthday with a family reunion. It was so fun to see cousins who I haven’t seen in ages, and meet their children and spouses, and be all together again. We missed only two cousins (my brother, and one other)Continue reading “Birthday Weekend”

We kicked off Valentine’s Weekend with me being the parent helper at Haley’s school for her party and bringing her class Haley’s half-birthday cupcakes. Haley’s placemat for her party Delivering Valentines Parent Helper After lunch, Grandma Keene, Travis, and Russell came over for the afternoon and dinner. We played a lot and wore out theContinue reading “Valentine’s Weekend”