Nursery

Well the nursery is getting closer to being complete. Just a couple more things to do but nothing that will be a significant change. We did learn that when you paint walls pink, they are very pink. Steve painted the walls, put the crib back together, and hung the name. I made the curtains and painted all the birds. The birds came out her bedding. She is the only one were we didn't paint the "Angel of God" prayer on the wall. Still trying to figure out were to put that. Thinking about having it painted on a white canvas and hanging it to the right of the window.

Drowsy, you say?

Hmmm...turns out if your daddy gives your sweet 3 year old self night time cough medicine in the morning, you will be really sleepy all day...both days. So weird.

A Big Day

Last Thursday, 1.14.10, was a big day for Logan. He made his 1st Holy Reconcilliation. Kind of big deal since this was the first sacrament he will ever remember experiencing.

A lot of preparation went into it for him:

• Reviewing the 10 commandments... explaining adultery was an interesting conversation.
• Polishing the halo as per our discussion he could rarely think of how he broke a commandment.
• Finding the quickest way to come up with 3 -5 sins to confess...he said 3
• Remembering what to say to the Priest
• Learning the Act of Contrition...which apparently has been rewritten, who knew? (well probably people who go to confession regularly knew)
• A little big of nerves

After learning a song, hearing a gospel and a homily, and getting the logistics of the night under our belt we settled in for the long weight until the moment of truth. He confidently march up to his face to face set-up and sat on the edge of the chair looking so innocent and sweet. I leaned over to Meredith to tell her to get a pic (I left my camera at home...I was a single mom that night thanks to college) and in that short moment he was back on his feet walking proudly to the gathering space grinning the famous Logan grin. Mission Accomplished. He felt good about it. He has also informed me that confession is every Thursday and Saturday and we can go as often as we want...Good to know!

Steve was sad to miss it.

Logan, Sean, Logan R, Connor, John Michael, Charlie

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I've been sewing

So I've been sewing a few things in preparation for our little lady's arrival. A few dresses, bibs, head positioner, blanket, burb clothes, onsies, diaper bag accessories and curtains for her room. Now we just need the baby to use all this stuff. Just 7 more weeks!

Recent Quotes

"I think a good nick name for Avery would be Laser!"

Lucas

"If I ever get a cat I'm going to name it pickle...'cuz that's funny!"

Lucas

"Don't you wish your girlfriend was hot like me?"

Kale

Challenge...I think not!

Sam's Club Hotdog, you are no match for Kale!

Basketball game 2

Both of the B boys took the court at the same time so Steve and I did switch games at half time. Lucas was a little better this game. Got a few rebounds and was actually at both ends of the court. I step away to take K-man to the bathroom and he takes a ball the face and had to leave the game. I was gone like 2 minutes. There were tears but he was tough.

Logan...I think we have found his sport. He was was aggressive. He was the main ball handler when on the court. Took it to the hole anytime he could. Took several shots and sunk one of them. Calling for passes. Guarding his man like a prison guard. WOW! is all I can say. His face is serious and focus when out there. He was proud of him self. You can tell he is having fun. And he didn't even want to sign up this year...

Christmas break will you ever end

Thanks to 3-4 inches of snow, and inch of ice and below zero temps...the b boys Christmas break was extended by a whole week. Which meant a lot of inside time! This is one of the first winters that the cold didn't keep the fellas inside. They played outside as long as we would let them. We put them to work while they were out there.

We also learned the ever important lesson not to put Puma shoes on the hearth to dry. Logan's shoes were scorched on the bottom. Toasted like the perfect marshmallow. How they were damaged that bad without catching on fire, I'll never know. Add new shoes to Logan's Christmas gifts. Daddy handled getting these new shoes and we ended up with black ones...another duty that will not be delegated to dad again. At least they didn't light up and weren't Sponge Bob or Sketchers!

Hoopsters

After two practices the B boys were more than ready to take the court...yeah, right. Needless to say the games had to begin.

Logan's game was bright and early and he started with a classic case of the Logan nerves. He was on deck to be a starter but panicked and didn't want to play at all. So he sat the first period out and joined in the game in the second period. His jitters cleared up quickly. He was really good. Sunk 2 baskets and it is very important to note one of them was a swish. Being a second grader on a 1st & 2nd grade team puts him in a position of leader, which is so good for his confidence!

Lucas' game was the 3rd game of the day so we "scouted" the other teams waiting for our game. Good times! Watching a group of Kindergartners play basketball is an experience...of patience. Most of the kids are clueless on what to do. Lot's of falling and injuries. Lucas was not what I would call an active participant of the game. No matter how much encouragement and direction we provided from the sidelines he continued to basically stand there and hold his arms in front him. No guarding, no passing, a little ball handling. He did move his hands a few times to indicate we needed to zip it. Six periods of 6 minutes each can feel like forever!

Compassion and generosity

The B boys learned a valuable lesson in compassion and generosity this week. One of the first grade teachers at SVdP lost everything in a house fire. Luckily no one was hurt but it was a total loss. Immediately the school community responded with help and we did our part. In lots of talk of the fire and the loss and what the family would do, the B boys cracked open their own wallets and donated to helping this family with a new start. It was a very proud moment for a parent. While Lucas tried to give way too much of his money, Logan had a harder time letting his bills go. Logan is a saver, Lucas is a spender, Kale has still mooches entirely off his parents. Both of them felt really good about doing something.