The tournament pics

Chris and Bode visit

Chris and Bode came Friday morning and stayed the night. The kids played and rode bikes together. It was so fun to be around Bode, as always. He cracks us up over and over again. (the helmet was a bit big for him!)

Better

I am better this morning. No, I am not pregnant! It was definitely the flu. Hoping it doesn't creep its way through the house...we leave on Saturday for Florida.

Down for the count...

Nothing like trying to figure out how you're going to nurse your baby while you have your head in the toilet...throwing up.
Ugh.
More later.

He did great...

A VERY long day.
So so tired.
Our little man did great...we are so proud of him.
No need for the butterflies at all!
Pictures tomorrow...

Butterflies

I know this is silly, but I have butterflies tonight. Tomorrow Brigg has his very first TKD tournament. He will be doing board breaking, forms and sparring. Tonight after his TKD class, he said he had a stomachache. I asked him if he was nervous and he said, very shyly, "Yes." My heart sunk. I know that feeling. I think he is very excited, but just doesn't know what to expect. They have been preparing for this for months, and tomorrow he'll find out what all the preparation was for. So tonight I can't sleep. And everytime I think about my baby boy sparring, my stomach flips! :0
He'll do great...and I'll be "that" mom. You know, the yelling, shouting, CHEERING kind!! :)

Moving on...

We gave Ayla her first food tonight...Organic brown rice cereal. YUM! She actually did really well...at first. By the 4th bite or so, she started gagging. Literally. So we stopped. She's so funny!

Oops...l opened a can of worms!

Ok, I was not criticizing cheerleaders! I just don't have the cheerleader gene in me, so it's uncharted territory for me! Sorry for offending anyone. I had two fairly brash comments on my previous post that I deleted because...well it's me blog, and I can! I was made to feel bad about my post and also even criticized for leading my child to believe people are "inferior beacuse of the activities they choose." I have never told Nalani that I didn't want her to be a cheerleader. Actually, in my email inbox right now I have an application to sign her up for cheerleading camp! I do not view myself as judgemental and actually that is quite offensive to me as well! So I'm sorry anonymous commenters...

I just don't know about this...

I never wanted to be a cheerleader. Even when I was little. I remember that my cousin Gale talked about being a cheerleader, and I idolized her, so I may have considered it for a split second, but then I remembered that I would hate that. So I nixed the cheerleading dreams. Plus I can only jump like 1 inch in the air...and that's if I'm lucky.

So Lani wants to go to cheerleading camp. She's 4. I'm pretty sure she dreams of being a cheerleader one day...as a career. And I really have no idea how to deal with this. How could I possibly have a child who wants to be a cheerleader?? This is uncharted territory for me. I've done a little research and found a place that offers cheerleading to little 4 year old girls. I'm still dragging my feet. I'm sure that as much as I encourage Brigg to try new things, I need to do the same with Lani. But CHEERLEADING?!?! I'm struggling here...

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Another "Simply Romantic" email tip found in my inbox this morning...

"Write him a check for one hundred kisses. Be available to cash the check for him when and where he pleases."
I'm sorry, but that is just plain funny. Not happening...

"Hey Ayla, wanna go to Florida next week??"

"Are you SURE??"

Busy week

Lots going on this week. Along with TKD and dance, Brigg starts soccer and he has a TKD tournament on Saturday...his first ever. I'm kind of nervous for him! I have to do some baking for a shower this weekend as well. I do love doing that, so it's not such a big stressor. I have some table decorations coming in the mail, as well as the shower gift I ordered online...so I'll be watching closely for the big brown truck to pull up in front of my house a couple times this week! Oh, and my tax return should also be making an appearance in my ever-shrinking bank account. And THAT is my excitement for the week!

Look-alike Meter

MyHeritage: Family tree - Genealogy - Celebrity - Collage - Morph

well, it's official. all the children look more like ME! brigg by 35%, Lani by 17% and Ayla by 7%!

that was fun!

The high chair

I don't know why, but I remember that this high chair cost $80 in 2001. It may have been the best $80 we have ever spent! We pulled it up from the depths of the basement and Ayla got to sit up and watch while we played Zingo! this weekend. She's still a little small for it, but MAN IS SHE CUTE!! (and she totally loves her hand!)

The rest of us...

And even though Ayla always gets the shaft in these family outings, she's still all smiles!

Brigg bowling...

Sunday=Bowling

We went bowling. Lani got a strike. I caught it on camera. She was excited to say the least...

Thanks Courtney...loved it.

"It doesn't matter what we say we believe; a watching world evaluates whether or not our faith is real by our reactions to suffering." (Kay Warren)

Reason #17 for loving March madness brackets and competition with my husband

Last night I stayed up to watch the Louisville vs. Tennessee game while Paul slept. So he did not know the outcome of the game. He picked Tennessee to win, and I picked Louisville. Basically, the fate of our brackets rested on this game. As you can see, I left a little note for him. Sorry honey, another year of getting WHOOPED up on by your oh-so-sweet wife!! (that is lipstick on our bathroom mirror...i really wanted to make sure he saw it and that I was the one to break the news)

Why?

That is my neighbor's house. Those are turkey vultures. They are there 3 out of the 4 seasons. And sometimes they spread their wings out really wide and face the sun. WHY?!?

Quite a story...

I've been following this blog for a couple months now. It is an amazing story and I think we could all be touched by it. To get a glimpe into the life of a couple living with cystic fibrosis, watch this ABC story. It will bring you to tears. Then if you choose to, you can follow along with their story through his blog cfhusband.blogspot.com. You will be moved by his pictures alone. And I believe if you allow it to, their story will reach your heart in many ways...

up close

Easter Sunday

Hilltops and Valleys

"The marvelous richness of human experience would lose something of rewarding joy if there were no limitations to overcome. The hilltop hour would not be half so wonderful if there were no valleys to traverse."– Helen Keller

$#@&!!!!!!!!!!

Just switched over laundry. As I grabbed the last of the wet clothes I looked down and saw my cell phone...in the washing machine...no longer functioning. So if you are tryinig to call me, it's not going to work. I have no idea how I am going to function without my phone in my pocket...