tuckered

A couple of weeks ago, E was having the time of her life out in the snow.  

She got nice & cozy on the swings & zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz..........

I don't understand her.  

She will not take naps, 

but she has no problem falling asleep 

balanced on a seesaw 

in cold temperatures 

with a cat crawling on her back.  

Amazing.

defeated & undefeated

T's team just can't get a break.  They've had some serious competition this year. 

 One of the teams they played against plays 9 months out of the year & travels to different states.  

That team has only had one loss, ever!

A couple of games have been close.

And a couple of games have been not so close.

I'm proud of him still the same.

Even when he fouls 4 times in one game!  (Last night...I think he was flustered.)

C's team is just the opposite...they are undefeated.

(In this game their jerseys were too large so the coach tied C's in the back.)

These boys always win by a long shot.

C made 30 points in their first game.  Their score...42-0!

C is right at home on the court, but he still prefers wrestling mats.

And then there's B...

They don't keep score for his age group.

It's a little bit like jungle ball...great entertainment.  B is doing well & trying hard.

Just a few more weeks of Bball, then onto wrestling, baseball is just around the corner.

My Trend-Setter

Future fashion designer?

I love some of the things my little girl

 throws on herself throughout the day.

I would dare say her sense of style fits closely with top designers...

outrageous & totally nonfunctional!

There's my little girl.

Only, she doesn't act like a little girl.

She likes to flex her muscles & say 

"Boom, boom, fire-power!" 

 (Those of you who have watched 

Night @ the Museum 2 will recognize that quote.)

After the muscles have been flexed, she is cleared for take-off.

She's just like one of the boys!

Anybody want me to play with their pics?  

I can't wait until the weather warms up & I can take some good portraits outside,

then I won't have to do so much photo-editing.

The game is over.  My boys will be filing out of Invesco Field @ Mile High right now.  One of these days, they will be able to watch a live game with a better outcome.  I'm sure they're disappointed, but I bet they had a great time!

(Josh just sent this pic about an hour ago.  My big boys & great Aunt Mary...she is great!)

Why do I have a pic of Ronald Reagan chopping wood you may ask?  If I had a pic of my father chopping wood, I "wood" have used it instead.  When I was a little girl, on a cold snowy day like today, I remember watching my Dad chop wood for our fire.  During one swing of the ax,  he came chopping down, but he didn't come back up.  He had done something awful to his back.  He was in terrible pain & he couldn't move...I remember the ambulance & my Dad laying hunched over in the snow...a scary image for a little girl.  That image was in my mind today while I was outside doing a little work.  I had just shoveled our porches & sidewalk & was going to attempt using our snowblower for our driveway.  As I was trying to pull the monster machine out of our horse trailer, I did something terrible to my back.  There was tingling down my bum & my legs & I couldn't move.  I just stood there leaning against the trailer crying & laughing...I couldn't help but think of my Dad.  I finally mustered the strength to move my legs.  I hobbled inside the house & went straight to my bed with an ice pack...I'm still here.  I'm glad I have a laptop to keep me company & I'm glad my little kiddos are being good while I'm out of commission.  My timing is awful!  I am scheduled to start teaching a dance I choreographed for the SFHS cheerleaders on Monday...day after tomorrow!  Aggh!

P.S Happy New Year,  haha, may yours start better than mine has!