June 10, 2014

Take Me Out To the Ballgame

 

There are only a few things better than baseball season.

There's just something about the fresh spring air.

Ballpark hot dogs, peanuts & cold drinks.

There's also the great feeling of watching your child playing a sport that he loves,

and beaming with pride when he gets a hit or catches a fly ball.

 



March 6, 2014c

We're Almost There!

Caught up that is.

 

Our new light that Creag installed.  We love it!

 

 

Ice Cream date with my guys.

Wyatt said, "Mom, is this healphy food?"

 

 

Lunch with Wyatt at his school.

 

 



February 21, 2014c

Glasses for 2, Please!

 



February 21, 204b

Homework Schomework

 

Homework doesn't always have to be a drag, especially when you can practice spelling words in shaving cream!

 

 

 



February 20, 2014a

Private Practice

 

Creag does some Charity work for The Marvin Lewis Foundation through his Company so he got the opportunity to take the boys to a Private Saturday Bengals Practice.  He had 4 passes, so he let Hank pick a friend.  He chose Brayden who is a boy he goes to school with & who is also on his Football Team.  So not only did he get to go to a Bengals Practice, he also got to have his first Sleepover the night before!

 

 

They got up early, got all decked out in everything Bengals and were so ready to go!  They played a little football in the driveway and then headed off.

 

 

From what they said, the experience was awesome!  They got to walk through the tunnel to get out onto the field and watched practice from the sidelines.  Domata Peko's sons go to school with the kids and was there at practice so the boys got their own game of football going.  After practice, they got to meet & get a lot of players autographs.  I'd say they're pretty lucky kiddos, because that was a once in a lifetime opportunity that not everyone gets to do!

 



February 19, 2014a

Weekend Recap

 

My Dad's Birthday was on the 13th, so Saturday we drove to Dayton to celebrate.  The whole family was there, including my Brothers Girlfriend Allison, who's Birthday was on the 12th so we celebrated both.  I love, love her & have told Justin if he screws this up, I'll kill him!!

 

 

Hank has a project due at school on a famous person & he was assigned Babe Ruth.  He is so excited to do this project & all he can think about is printing off pictures of him.

 

Sunday, Creag & Sam went to see the Musical, Pinkalicious & I took the other kids to see The Lego Movie.  I found this cute cup, while we were buying candy to sneak in the Theatre. 

 

Creag picked up a New York Style Pizza from Goodfellows on the way home & the slices were humongous!  Hank was the only brave one to try a whole slice & couldn't even finish half of it.  All in all, it was a pretty good weekend!  



October 15, 2013

Well He Made It

 

 

He as in WE all made it through our first season of Pee Wee Football.  It was a BIG commitment & a lot of hard work, but Hank made it through the season like a champ.  Sure, there were days that he wasn't feeling the 1.5-2 hour practice but he pushed through it and did really well. 

 

 

 

 

He played Center & Safety most of the year & even though I know those aren't really the positions that he's meant to play I know that he has to earn the spots that he desires & will do well at once he gets there.  With his speed and build, I know he would do well at Running Back & Wide Receiver which are the positions that he wants to play.  At the beginning of the season, the focus just wasn't there, so he got moved from Running Back to Center which is fine his first year.  He got the game a little more each week, and had a few really good Defensive games. 

 

 

He had a few tournament games which were held pretty late at night for a second grader & he got to wear pink to benefit Breast Cancer for the month of October.  His last game of the season, which was this past Sunday he ran the ball for the first time!  He recovered a fumble and ran it for about 40 yards!  I was so happy for him I could hardly stand it.  I hope to see a lot more of that kind of playing from him next season, because I know he'll be back and I know he could be a great Receiver & Running Back!!

 

Hank, we are so proud of the way you handled yourself all season.  We weren't sure how you'd take all of the hits & physical beat downs that you can get from Football.  Honestly, I wasn't sure if I could handle it either, but we both did OK :)  So far, you love the game and we're so happy that you're so active & enjoy sports.  You're a very gifted, athletic kiddo and I can't wait to see you play again next year!!

 



August 26, 2013

Let's Take it Back a Few

 

I swear I'm going to get back into posting on the regular, and I'm gonna start now!  I'm not too, too far behind, but there are a few things that I don't want to miss out on posting about, so I have to rewind a little bit today.  I know I've been doing this a lot lately and I'll try harder from now on, promise! 

 

A few weekends ago, we went on a pretty eventful bike ride on Saturday morning.  Creag had to run quite a distance, so we decided to put the kids bikes in the car & go to Lunken Airport to hang out for a bit while he ran.  Skylar ended up taking her bike and riding along w/ Creag while he ran and I took the boys on what I thought was going to be just about a mile and a half ride.

 

 

Wrong!  The ride, I swear ended up being about 6 miles!  We took a wrong turn & I got us lost which is why I usually never venture off anywhere by myself.  The boys did great though & really never complained.  There were a few pee breaks along the way and we saw a few deer which was really cool!  It turned into a fun morning with the boys!  Afterwards, we headed to Mellow Mushroom for lunch to load back up on our carbs, then after lunch, we headed back home to get ready for the Reds Game that we were going to that evening.  We had a sitter coming over from Silverlake to watch the kids which was a first & ended up going really well.

 

 

This was our second time in a Suite for a game this season, the first being Opening Day which was our Anniversary.  We had 6 tickets so we took two couples on our street.  Phil & Becky & Mike & Tami.  We had a BLAST!  All you can eat & drink is never a bad thing.  All of the ladies, including myself about died when they brought in the dessert cart.  Killer Brownies from Dorothy Lane Market...the best chocolate covered strawberries I've ever had...shots of Godiva Liquor in souvenir shot glasses, OMG it was amazing!  We went by The Yard House which is a new restaurant at The Banks after the game & then took a cab home for a little late night swimming at Phil & Becky's.  Creag actually threw me in the pool fully clothed when I wasn't expecting it.  Swimming fully clothed is definitely a first for me!  It was definitely a great night!





August 16, 2013

It's Been Awhile

 

We have lots of stuff going on.  I feel like it's been forever since I've blogged, but really it's only been 10 days!  I have several things that I could jam into one long post, but I won't do that.  Today, I'll just give a little update on Football.  We're in week 5.  Hank's had 2 scrimmages so far & Sunday is his first regular season game against the Spartans.

 

He's been practicing 3 times/week & he's slowly catching on.  Practices are a little intense & they don't really mess around.  They have several hitting drills/games that they play.  He's not a great/aggressive hitter as of now & he doesn't really like that aspect of the game but we're hoping the longer he plays, the more he'll catch on.  They also run a lot in practice, as in run up hills!  The coaches definitely don't mess around.  I can quote them saying to the boys, "You guys are getting tired, you're breathing hard & you're not in good enough shape!  If you're not in good enough shape, we're gonna run that hill like the big boys!"  And they did, they ran up that hill 5 times one night & 7 the next!  What's surprising is that they all did great!

 

 

 

Their first scrimmage was called the Jamboree.  It was also a weigh in for the entire league.  It was awesome to watch my boy from the sideline!  The whole team played both offense & defense and they played really well together.

 



 

He plays Sunday @ 11:00 & I'll have my Dixie shirt on, rooting for #56!

 

 

 

 



 

 

August 5, 2013

Hank is 8!

 

We did a lot of celebrating over the weekend for Hank's 8th Birthday!  Before I get in to the party details, let me just say I cannot believe he is 8 years old!  

 

Friday:  After my Uncles Funeral Service, we dropped the kids off to their Dad & he had his party with that side of the family.

 

Saturday:  I picked them up around 1 and we headed home to get ready for his party with his friends.  Creag had been working on installing his Basketball Hoop since Wednesday night, so we were both ecstatic to finally be able to show him!  I sent Creag a quick text when we pulled into the neighborhood & he had his basketball wrapped in the driveway with a little note that he came up with on his own.  It said..."To Hank, Kentucky is known for it's Horse Racing & Basketball.  Come to the back yard to see which one you got!" 

 

 

 

He quickly walked with us behind him, and when he saw the hoop, he smiled so big that I could see his grin from behind him!  He was so excited.  He also had Jordan's in the driveway that he tried on & then shot a few hoops.  He hasn't really quit playing since.  We had his friends coming over at 4, so I had him change & he got a look at his cake & all of the goodies that I had for everyone.  This years theme was a "Take me out to the Ballgame."  I had Popcorn & Cracker Jacks and we ordered Pizza! 

 

After dinner, we rounded everyone up to sing Happy Birthday, but before we could even sing, Hank put his face in his own Cake!!  I seriously could not believe it.  He just gently placed his face on it, like he was making a mold or something.  Lets just say that big spot where his face was, was his piece & he didn't even put a dent in it.  There was a lot of it left!

 

After cake & presents, everyone played outside for a bit until Conner, Mason, & Wyatt's parents started showing up. 

 

 

Sunday:  I got up pretty early to make Hanks requested Chocolate Chip Pancakes & then we got ready for his Football Game at Dixie.  My parents came to watch him & they won 12-6.  We had the rest of the family over for dinner at 6 & more cake & ice cream.  There was no face in the cake this time & the only pictures I got were of Willis being his cute self.

 

 

I really think that he really enjoyed & appreciated everything that we did for him!  Happy Birthday, Buddy, we love you!!