Holding Court

 The only thing better than going to a local basketball game with one of your good buddies.....

...is sitting courtside so you can hear the coach and the older boys come up with their secret plans...

Room For Improvement

 Amelia received her report card for the first semester....

Yeah, it's decent, but she's grounded until she gets her math, science, and spanish grades up to the level of the others....

Double Uno

It's been a crazy few weeks with my birthday, wedding travel, and work being an absolute firestorm of activity.  That said, there was no way I was going to miss another night of the blog to give a birthday shout out to my favorite guy on the planet.  Happy 11th birthday to the brightest, funniest, and sweetest boy in all the land....

Still a few more years until he's ready to borrow my coats, though...

Improvement

Just like everyone else on the planet, I am looking to exercise more in the new year.  Luckily, Peloton is trying to help by subtly shaming me...

I opened my email to see my December workout report....2 workouts.... well, that's embarrassing

...only to be made worse by the little note at the bottom showing that was actually an improvement...

nice play, Peloton. Nice play. 

 

Blessed

 I try to remember how blessed we are on a daily basis.  That said, it's hard to find a better example than seeing the two kids you love the most in this world smiling in a mound of presents, wrapped in the comfort of their warm home and comfy pajamas, celebrating the birth of the God who makes it all possible.  

Gametime

 This is how you enjoy your first NBA game:

Go with a few of your good friends - CHECK

Bamboozle your dad out of a new shirt in the team shop - CHECK

Get $13,000 worth of snacks and soda at the concession stand - CHECK

Watch your team pull out the victory - hmmm, well, 3 out of 4 ain't bad.

With the holidays happening, it has been too long since I've posted.  I figured now is a good time to catch up.  

1) Thanksgiving was great.  It was a much needed break for all of us.  We were also fortunate enough to have a visit from Grandma and Grandpa.  While I wasn't able to capture a photo of them.  I was able to get this as proof they were here and they came with their usual soda contraband...

2a)  We found out that Amelia will be getting her braces off in less than 6 months - which is a shorter time than we thought.

2b)  We got Everett's basketball uniform and it fits him like a small version of basketball players from the early 80's - which is much, much shorter than we thought

3) In an area where there is no update, Olive is still the sweetest dog alive.