Hey Jude is Nine!!

Crazy that this was one of my first posts and have been doing this blogging thing (not well) but doing it for 9 years, my kiddos and I love looking back at old posts and videos, thankfully because I think I have forget most everything:(


Jude at nine you continue to have the sweetest most gracious heart!  My middle sensitive pleaser child I can relate to you so well!  It is no surprise that your first word was baseball because you are my most competitive boy child by far and love all things ball. If you ever need a game to watch with someone this is your guy!!

Happy 12th Birthday Roe Belle!

the only one in the family she will share her bed with:)

You can mostly find her in activewear, but she likes to dress up on occasion...

The gymnastics competition season this year was replaced with lots of time with Angie and Kenzie. They have been her running partners and volleyball coaches, so thankful for them for putting up with her and being her biggest cheerleaders!

This girl, I love being her mom!  At 12, you are in ladies jeans, shoes and awe me with your drive and determination in all areas of life. Above all, your spirit is amazing, I pray that the teenage years don't mess this up;)

Happy 14th B-day Xander Reece Say!

(had to share his personification poem from LA, I am sure I didn't have his insight at 14)

Xander is 14 today! At 14, he is the best teenager, the best brother, the best student, the best babysitter, with an amazing heart, love him!!
Size 10 1/2 shoe
Height Taller than me
Likes swimming, hanging out with friends and family and wouldn't miss a youth group
Favorite subject is Math, most likely since his aunt teaches him
Transportation now is his bike everywhere to school and swim
Goal- pass his driving test, yikes!!
(Total bragging post but I am going to take advantage while I can:)

OmMyHa Zoo Round 2 & Coco Keys

We haven't been to Omaha zoo since 2009, so we decided it was time to take a trip back over Spring Break. This trip I was single parenting it and we added Kingston to the fam. Kingston got see a bear for the first time in his life but liked the hammerhead sharks and stingrays the best!



My kids are truly the best ages right now and I am soaking it up, the one above is always such a help, is now taller than me and going to be 14 in a couple days!!

The polar bear was my fav for sure!!

The kids didn't realize we were staying at a Coco Keys, they were excited, I love surprises and more that I didn't have to put a suit on the second day, Kingston could pretty much touch in all areas:)

Siblings trying to talk Kingston into doing the all enclosed tunnel slide.

The Race is On

pre-race pic with Kenzie and friends, all the 10kers!! David fits right in our running family I think he broke 7 minutes in his pace, #ridiculousness!!



We kicked off Spring Break week with the St Paddy's race that has been a family tradition, this year we added Kenzie, Monroe & Jude, and they did amazing! Roe and Kenzie both did their first 10k, Roe got 1st in her age group (out of 3;) with an 8:30 pace and Kenzie finished in front of us getting second in her age group. I love my running family!! Unfortunately, my dad had been sick so he didn't get to make it to run with us and Tia abandon us last minute for soccer. Jude also rocked it getting first in his age group for the 2 mile, with a 14:28 finish. He managed to beat his dad who came in almost a minute after him, but Trav still won his old man age group for the 2 mile.  Jude was sad that I didn't place and I was happy I felt great running a comfortable pace in perfect running weather. This race is really not a fun route, it is a down and back I would not recommend running with ridiculously long slight uphill on the way back.

I tried to coach this one most of the way encouraging her to slow down her breathing, she kept reminding me she couldn't hear me with her music playing, and of course the awkward trying to drink water and run at the same time.

GO JETS!

It has been a long but super fun and successful basketball season, Jets won 20 games and "won" wildcat league (according to their own stats I think) against the other 3rd grade teams. I'm happy to have my hub back home a couple nights a week.

We had a little end of the season party at Anneberg complete with trophies and Little Ceasers Pizza:) When will they not think this is awesome anymore, yikes I love there still young, eager to please, innocent age.

The beauty of boys, active, easy and non drama.

Except when they get 2nd in sudden death overtime and lose, maybe there is a few tears and drama. Best part was 2nd place in Manhattan got medals and first place got T-shirts, so maybe it was on purpose? Yes, they still think medals are really cool.

I'm not sure which one was more stressed, Trav or Jude, besides me of course.

Thankfully we were able to come back for a win and beat the same team in Wamego for the championship, it was a close game and loved to watch them.

I think Grandma Susie and Grampy were lucky charms, they had never seen Jude play, so they may have to come more often!