14 blissful years

Happy Anniversary!! Derek & I have been married 14 years & what an amazing 14 years they have been. We have had ups, downs, & many surprises together. We were talking on Tues. & both of us said the same thing, there is no way that we could have imagined our life now 14 years ago. Who would of thought that we would end up with 3 red headed kids living in Northern Illinois. When Derek & I met we immediately became good friends. We were able to talk to each other about everything & most of the time no matter what the circumstance we were able to have fun & laugh. Throughout our marriage we have remained best friends & we still try to laugh through the tough times. Derek I love you. Happy Anniversary!!

Say goodbye to this smile

One very excited Grayson got his spacers in today. I can't imagine that all kids are as excited as Gray. He was beaming all weekend & reminding me about his appointment on Monday. The orthodontist said this process should take 10-12 months...I hope he is right. Next week he will make impressions for his expander. Let's hope that goes well.

This next photo may contain graphic images...proceed with caution!!!

Basketball

Gray & Abby just finished their second season of Upward Basketball. They both had a great season & we were so proud of their progress. Grayson found some inner beast under the basket this year & was a great rebounder. Abby became quite the dribbler. At the first of the season she was dribbling all over the court & not always in the right direction, but by the end of the season she would dribble straight to the basket. Way to go kids!! We are so proud of you & we had a great time watching you play.

Can't put it down

Grayson has been reading the Percy Jackson series, I should say he read the Percy Jackson series. He is so excited about reading that he can't even put the book down to wait for the bus. Doesn't that look like a comfy spot.

Pinewood Derby

Last year with the dragon car we went for form rather than function, so this year we decided to go for function rather than form. The only request Gray had was that one of his Lego guys could fit in the car to drive. Mission accomplished!! Although we had a simple car & were exact on the weight requirements this little baby didn't seem to want to cruise. Gray took it like a champ & well who knows, there is always next year. (Does anybody have any Pinewood Derby tips?
Gray's car is on the second row, third from the left #10.

Trade offs

Derek had the awesome opportunity to travel to Singapore a couple of weeks ago for work. After a 20 hour flight he had little time to get use to the Jet Lag before training his class. After 2 days of training he was able to spend all day Saturday walking around Singapore checking things out.




While he was away the kiddo's & I were busy busy busy with basketball, YW's, Preschool Concerts & Family Sleepovers in the basement.

6:00 am call

Usually nothing good happens when you get a call at 6:00 in the morning, but if you are a kid it's a different story. Friday morning I was startled awake by the phone ringing at 6:00 am. Yes I was still asleep at that time of the morning. I am not a morning person. Anyway, it was the school calling to say that school had been cancelled due to the large amount of snow we had received over night. The kids were over the moon & ate breakfast then went right outside to play in the FREEZING cold.