snow, snow, snow, snow

Snow, I long to clear a path and lift a spade of snow
Snow, oh, to see a great big man entirely made of snow


Where it's snowing
All winter through
That's where I want to be
Snowball throwing
That's what I'll do
How I'm longing to ski
Through the
Snow, those glist'ning houses that seem to be built of snow
Snow, oh, to see a mountain covered with a quilt of snow

It's only December 6th and it snowed! The boys already have their first snow day of the year! So very exciting.

Be back soon with a Halloween & Thanksgiving recap. I'm determined to get caught up in my little corner of the web. :)

my school bus is my limo...

Every time I see that commercial from K-Mart with the kids rapping, "My school bus is my limo" I can't help but nod my head along. It's pretty funny. I can just imagine my Jack-Jack and his buddy Everett making up some crazy song on their way to school.
The boys went back to school today, so in honor of the big day, I made that song the title of this post.

The twins started 7th grade.

Where they are excited to be taking electives like Spanish, Woodshop, and PE. They both will continue playing the sports they love. Jarron will play basketball this winter-either for the Jr High team or for the Tomahawks.

Bryce will play lacrosse this spring for the Fairfield team. We were excited to find out that our high school team moved from club status to Division I play. :) It means more competition and a better chance at a college scholarship someday!

Jackson started 3rd grade.

Where he is beyond thrilled to have Jarron's former 3rd grade teacher Mrs. D. He's looking forward to being in class with some of his best friends and riding the bus each day with his friend, Ev (whom he spends a lot of time Facetiming these days). He's playing soccer this fall. (I know!) He also plans on playing basketball in winter as well.

This little Moose has one more year at home.

Which is a good thing, because he's busy being a boy. Making silly comments and having fun. Last night he said, "You know who loves playing Xbox, THIS GUY!" while pointing to himself with his thumbs. There is never a dull moment with this guy in our lives.
He's also playing soccer this fall. We'll see how that goes.

I've had a lot of people asking me lately when I'd be updating this blog. Sorry it's taken me so long. Life has been a little crazy for us but this is something I enjoy doing and that I know the boys will enjoy reading someday so I'm going to make an effort to update more. :)
Until next time!

Hello, It's Me Again...

I could make excuses for way I haven't updated this blog in months. They'd all be really good. But I won't bother. Let's just get to the updates:
-Bryce has been playing indoor lacrosse this winter and they've been WINNING. What?!? It's a new feeling for us. This same team didn't win a game all year during the outdoor season. To say we were excited would be a mild understatement. Not only that, but my boy? He scored! A bunch of times! Bryce is pretty awesome off the field too, making honor roll both quarters this year. 

Those shorts are Flow Society Lacrosse shorts. They have monkeys and bananas on them. My dad thought he was wearing pajamas. Apparently, it's a lax thing. We wouldn't understand.

-Jarron has been playing basketball for the Fairfield Tomahawks. His team hasn't been quite as lucky with the wins. But Jarron has played his heart out. He's a defensive machine, with a ton of rebounds each game. He also doesn't do too bad when it comes to scoring. He had a three point shot this weekend. And of course, he had to throw up the three goggles! He also has made honor roll each quarter this year.

It's really hard to find a non-blurry photo with just Jarron in it from basketball, so here you go. He's running. And yelling? It's an action shot and a little blurry but you get the idea.

-Jackson has been playing basketball for Upward. This is our first year playing at Cincinnati Christian. We chose to play there because Jackson's BFF, Otto plays for them and it's very close to home. It's been a great experience. Jackson has scored a bunch of times and is having so much fun. This past weekend he blocked a shot and swatted it into the crowd (a la Nerlens Noel). It was pretty amazing. Jackson was Student of the Month in February at FFE and is also getting straight As. (Look, my kids are kind of awesome. It's just a fact. And I'm pretty stinking proud of them.)

As usual, he shows a lot of emotion while playing. :)

-Moose has been growing at an alarming rate. Our little toddler is such a BOY now. He's been practicing writing and spelling his name (only when he wants to do it) and can count to 10. But what he really loves to do is sing. On video. Songs he has heard bits and pieces of on TV or on YouTube. It's pretty funny because he doesn't really know the words (so he makes them up) and he only sort of knows the tune. And when he's finished singing he ALWAYS says "I just blew that up, like a BOSS." He's pretty much one of the funniest kids I know.

He's got moves you don't even know about.

So that's what we've been up to. Busy. Busy. Busy. That's just how we roll.