Competition

A confident 5 year old sent this video to her uncle in Chicago.

Uncle and niece made a $0.25 bet on the winner of the Bluejackets vs Blackhawks game.

A competitive uncle sent multiple texts throughout the hockey game to his 5 year old niece - one after each time his team scored a goal.

The niece woke the next morning to the disappointment that her team lost. She sent this card to her uncle.

A week later a package arrived for the niece.....

We were finally able to end the day with a Blackhawk smile!

Lemonade Stand

Molly asked to have a lemonade stand all summer last year but life (Grandma Rita's stroke and my emergency appendectomy) prevented it from happening. We hadn't planned to have a lemonade stand this weekend but Katey was here for a visit and the weather was cooperative so we went for it.

Luckily we live in a neighborhood where you can post something on Facebook and the neighbors show up within minutes! We sold out of everything, enjoyed the weather and time spent together.

Can't Be Picky

Its been months since we've seen 45 degrees and although its not warm by any means we find ourselves acting like it is. We've had the bicycles, fishing poles, and kayaks out today making sure they still work like we remember. We were not bothered that we had to put on hats, and probably should have put on gloves, for our bike ride; we were just thankful to be outside!

Good Thing

In preparation for Alec's upcoming volleyball season, I purchased my first D-SLR camera. Unfortunately only one of my children will model to help me learn how to use it before the season starts. Good thing she's cute!

Since I can't have a cat....

The sun finally found its way through the clouds, the temperature rose, snow melted and we were able to play outside. When it was time to come in for lunch Molly found the sunniest spot in the house.

Spoiled Rotten

My work is never-ending, tedious, and sometimes really emotional (I lost two former students this week) but then I hear these statements from my daughter and I remember I am blessed to work with such amazing people.

 

"How can a 5 year old cheer with the big girls in front of like a thousand people?"

More like 100 at most but I'm sure when you're under 4 feet tall it seems like a lot more.

 

 

"Momma, this was the best night of my life"

"I love going to your work because everyone spoils me rotten"

These Two

Honestly, I hoped to have a boy; I knew how to take care of boys and we were a family of boys. But then our neighbor (at the time, but now we call them dear friends) had a baby girl 6 weeks before my due date. Hmmmmm that got me thinking.....if wouldn't be awful to have a girl.

And boy did God hit it out of the ballpark with these two! We are so lucky to have them BOTH in our lives, one a bit more timid than the other but under the layer of shyness there's a fierce determination. The other ready to go out and have all eyes on her but is often frozen with fear of failure. 

I can't wait to see where this friendship leads and I am so thankful to be along for the ride!