I Love You Too! ~ 46/365

Valentines in the Classroom ~ 45/365

Her and her Valentine's in the classroom... complete with a pajama party!

Valentine's Prep (part two) ~ 44/365

Valentine's Prep (part one) ~ 43/365

Red Shoes & a Lost Tooth ~ 42/365

The title is fairly self explanatory. Elisha got running shoes for track today. I'm sure you can't guess what his favorite color is. This makes the third pair of red shoes he has chosen. The new shoes are a size ten. This kid is growing way, way too fast.

Bethany also lost another molar today. It's one she's been complaining about for a few days and now we know why. The tooth is already right there under the surface ready to grow in. It does make it awkward for her to eat as she already had some dental work done a few months back and all those teeth have not grown in yet. Good thing this tooth should grow in fast. We just have to worry about new adjustments to the retainer.

Coach ~ 41/365

Tonight was the night of the team party. The boys got to hang out together one last time before going separate ways again for another seven months. Most of them go to different schools. If some don't return next year, it may be the last time they see each other.

Coach Kevin promises to be back next year, bringing with him not only his knowledge of the game, but also his deep desire to see these boys grow into men of good character. For this we are thankful, and also a bit sad to see the season end.

Who Me? ~ 40/365

Our dear Diamond and the mess she made all over the sidewalk when she must have gotten bored and decided to dig a rather large hole in the yard.

Believe it or not I went out to get a picture of the rain and didn't notice the big hole or the mud all over the sidewalk, apparently, until after I had taken this picture of her.

Snow Day ~ 39/365

Yep, we traveled to see the snow! Unlike a good portion of the U.S. we do not live where it snows, so on days like today we take the opportunity to go visit it, kind of like we would the beach during the summer time. It was beautiful, with big fluffy, flakes falling the entire time we were there. Sledding and snowballs fights were the highlight of our trip.

You can read more about our trip here...

Getting Ready ~ 38/365

Not my first choice photo-wise, but since I neglected to take a picture all day long, this is what I have left. I'm getting ready for our adventure tomorrow. Not everything is out and ready, but I'm working on it.

Tabby Cat ~ 37/365

Lynx is by far the brattiest cat I have ever owned. Before owning Lynx I really didn't fully understand those jokes about cats always doing things "their way" or "you don't own a cat a cat owns you". Lynx definitely wants things his way all. the. time. 

Walking towards the kitchen at the same time as Lynx and you just so happen to follow him? He'll let you know he doesn't like it.

Decide you'd like to stroke his soft fur when he's not interested in being petted? He'll let you know that's not his idea of fun.

Don't let him inside when he wants in (or out for that matter)? You'll get to listen as he jiggles the handle and stares in the window meowing that pitiful moan.

I could go on and on but you get the point. Interestingly enough, he protests every night when our daughter carts him off to bed, yet then he snuggles right in with her and stays there all night long. Lynx has been fun to own but a complete puzzle to figure out.

Endurance ~ 36/365

The second day of practice and he has decent endurance, coming in second most of the time against the other kids during warm ups and other drills. 

Today's practice began cold and ended colder with the rain starting to sprinkle down on all who were fortunate enough to be standing in its presence.

Mmmm.... Cookies.... ~ 35/365

Just waiting for her No Bake Cookies to set up so we can eat them!

Start of the Season ~ 34/365

Track started today. Stretching, and running, and exercising will be their new routine. Saturdays (starting in March) will be filled with early mornings, coolers filled with sandwiches, drinks and snacks, hanging out with friends, and cheering the kids on. Here's to the start of the season!

Superbowl XLVII ~ 33/365

Seahawks fans are in the house!

Truthfully, I was neutral this year as to who root for, but as you can see there were many happy Seahawks fans where we were tonight.

To see more pics and hear about our fun, click here.

Season Finale ~ 32/365

His final game of the season. Sadly, they did not win. But they did play hard and I'm very proud of them.

This season was hard for the boys. I think adjusting to jr. high ball was a bit of a surprise in the beginning. There are teams with much bigger boys. We're talking boys who you look at and think, I wanna see their birth certificates. Okay not really, but you get the idea. Here's to next year!