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Monday, March 8th, 2010What a weekend. On Friday night we went to look at a possible new pickup (no decision yet). We spent the better part of our day at the gym watching Tyler's basketball team win their second playoff game and then later follow that up by winning the 5th/6th grade championship game! Congratulations, Tyler! You had a great season and we are very proud of you! Saturday evening it was dinner out (for Tara & I anyway) with friends at a Japanese Steakhouse (good steak, but pricey and too many vegetables). Sunday we enjoyed a lazy morning before heading out to do some grocery shopping in the afternoon (that's always fun and exciting). Now that the basketball season is over we are entering a brief slow period before baseball gets underway. Drew does begin his skating lessons on Sunday, March 14th, but we have no other activities scheduled for a while. I guess we should try to enjoy it while we can... I only have basketball related updates this time around. There are two additions to Tyler's Basketball, which you can find on the Current Events page. I have also added a new wallpaper, of Tyler's championship basketball team, to the Wallpapers page.
Sunday, February 28th, 2010Saturday turned out to be the final day for Samantha's basketball team, as they lost their playoff game. Unfortunately the season didn't go as we had hoped, but all of the kids had fun and are planning on being back. So at least we, as coaches, were successful in that part of our job. Tyler's team did much better taking an easy 49-19 win in his playoff game. The win puts us in the semifinals next weekend at 10:00am. One more win puts us in the championship game at 1:00pm. Keep your fingers crossed for us! Updates this time around are limited to the two playoff games that Tyler and Sam played in. Check them out on their respective pages under Current Events.
Sunday, February 21st, 2010I don't have much to report at this point in time. Our week days are still crammed full of basketball practices and catechism after school and work. Saturday we spend at the gym, winding up with a win for Tyler's team and a loss for Samantha's. Next Saturday is the first day of the playoffs, and a win by either team extends the season out another week. Aside from that little bit of information, I have nothing new to report. I have two updates this weekend, and they are both from our basketball exploits. The final regular season game, Game 5, has been added to both the Tyler's Basketball page and the Samantha's Basketball page.
Monday, February 15th, 2010Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! There is no way I can properly express my appreciation to Tara for the wonderful surprise that she gave me Saturday evening (and no, we are not having another child!). I was resigned to the fact that we were going to spend the evening seeing the Wizard of Oz on stage, which is what Tara told me we were doing in an effort to pacify my begging to know what the plan was. I was thoroughly shocked when she presented me with tickets to the Detroit Red Wings game while we were at dinner instead! Needless to say, this was much more palatable to me than the play would have been. To top off the wonderful evening, I was allowed to spend it with my best friend! Once again, thank you Tara! We didn't have any basketball games scheduled this weekend, so we decided to take advantage of a rare free day by taking the kids sledding on Toboggan Hill in Davison. Tyler and Samantha were each allowed to take a friend, and we had a great time sledding down the hill and enduring the walk back up. The best thing was that nobody was injured and nothing was broken, unlike one of our past trips where my shins were bruised when we broke a borrowed toboggan. Some of my southern family may remember that incident! Updates this time around are limited to our two Saturday activities. Check out the Current Events page to see pictures (and read a little more about) from our Sledding trip and the Red Wings Game. I have also added a new wallpaper photo from the hockey game, which can find find on the Wallpapers page.
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010We just finished a lousy week in our house, as every one of us fought the battle with the flu and lost. Somehow Tara was able to use her super-immunity to avoid getting sick despite being the first one there to aid those of us who were down for the count. Thanks dear, we all appreciate your help! We are now on to another jam-packed week. Yesterday (Monday, as I write this) was catechism for Tyler and Samantha, and Tara had to work in the evening (she works during the school board meetings). Today and Thursday it is basketball practice for Tyler and Sam, and Wednesday is a baseball clinic for Tyler, Sam, and Drew (his first year of t-ball). I think that Friday is a day of relative relaxation, as the kids have no school (even though Tara & I still have to work). This will be our routine for the next month or so, then Drew will start his skating lessons for his hockey adventure. After that baseball starts back up again for real. With all of these kids activities going on, I need to find a relaxation league for adults! Thankfully the flu ended in time for us to make our scheduled trip to Chuck E. Cheese's last Friday to celebrate the fact that Jayden hadn't had a potty training accident in over a week. We are all happy that she has reached this milestone, and we are equally as proud of her. Way to go Jay! You can see some pictures of our gaming activity on the Current Events page by clicking on Chuck E. Cheese's. We managed to make it to both of the basketball games on Saturday as well. Tyler's team played a close game, and his two free throws played a major role in getting us the win. Pictures of his game can be seen by clicking on Tyler's Basketball on the Current Events page. Samantha's game didn't go so well, and I am still steaming over the final score. You can see pictures of her game on the Current Events page by following the Samantha's Basketball link. I have also added the official league pictures to each of their pages as well.
Monday, February 8th, 2010What a crappy week! I say that with absolutely no pun intended, as the flu ravaged our house this past week (and the ending of last week). Every one of us came down with it with the exception of Tara, who somehow used her super-immunity to avoid getting sick despite being the first one there to aid those of us who were down for the count. Thanks dear, we all appreciate your help! The flu put an end to our sporting activities during the week, ruling out basketball and the baseball clinic that the kids are signed up for. Thankfully we were all healthy enough by Friday to make our scheduled trip to Chuck E. Cheese's to celebrate the fact that Jayden hadn't had a potty training accident in over a week. We are all happy that she has reached this milestone, and we are equally as proud of her. Way to go Jay! You can even see some pictures of our gaming activity on the Current Events page by clicking on Chuck E. Cheese's. We did manage to make both the basketball games on Saturday as well. Tyler's team played a close game, and his two free throws played a major role in getting us the win. Pictures of his game can be seen by clicking on Tyler's Basketball on the Current Events page. Samantha's game didn't go so well, and I am still steaming over the final score. You can see pictures of her game on the Current Events page by following the Samantha's Basketball link.
Monday, February 1st, 2010Happy birthday to me. Happy birthday to me. Happy birthday to Rodney. Happy birthday to me! With that unpleasantness out of the way, on to the important things! We had a rough weekend basketball-wise, as Samantha and Tyler both their games on Saturday. Sam's team got off to a hot start before fading, and Tyler's team was in a dogfight throughout. The rest of our weekend was a little more relaxing, thankfully. We went out to dinner to celebrate both Drew's and my birthday on Saturday evening, taking Donovan and Marissa with us. Sunday started off at church while Sam served, and then her and Tyler went to friend's houses to play in the afternoon. The rest of us played video games and built Lego's (and did some grocery shopping). All in all, a nice weekend that ended too soon. Now we are back to our busy weekly schedule. Catechism for the older kids and Tara on Monday and basketball practices on Tuesday and Thursday. Thankfully (as of now), Wednesday and Friday are relatively activity free. Give us enough time and that will change too, however. Updates this time around are limited to the basketball games from this weekend. You can see both sets of pictures by clicking on the Current Events page and selecting either Samantha's Basketball or Tyler's Basketball. Enjoy!
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010First things first, Happy Birthday Dad! Now, on to the rest... What a successful weekend! It all started out on Saturday morning, with Samantha's second basketball game of the season. After getting blown out 38-0 during the last game, I was honestly just hoping that we wouldn't get shut out this week, but the team pulled through and not only scored, but they scored enough to win the game! I feel relieved to get my first win as a head coach, and Sam is equally excited as well. Tyler's basketball game immediately followed Sam's, so I had to move fast to change jersey's. His team won their game as well, although neither their head coach nor I thought that they played extremely well. I guess the style of play doesn't matter as much as the result, a win, moving their team to 2-0 this year. Later in the afternoon we welcomed into our home lots of family and friends to celebrate Drew's 5th birthday. It's still hard to get my brain to believe that it has actually been five years since the first time I held him. Drew received a lot of very nice presents, and it was a great time seeing everyone so early in this new year. Sunday was more of a relaxing day, although it never seems to be relaxing enough. We took Drew to Lapeer to try out ice skating for the first time (he says he wants to give hockey a try), but that didn't go so well ("my feet are cold"). After a lot of cajoling, he made a second attempt and seemed to be doing ok before he came off the ice with the same complaint. He did manage to stay on his feet most of the time, and he was able to skate short distances on his own. I guess we will be trying again before we sign him up for his first skating lessons. The rest of Sunday was our lazy time, as we came home from skating to eat lunch before all 6 of us took a nap. The nap seemed to take away all of our energy though, so that was about the end of our accomplishments for the weekend. Updates this time around include the pictures from both Sam's and Tyler's basketball games. You can find them on the Current Events page under Samantha's Basketball and Tyler's Basketball. I have also gotten around to adding Tyler's 10-year and Sam's 8-year photos. You can find them on the Studio Photos page by clicking on the appropriate name, then going to the final page for each child. The biggest update, however, is from Drew's birthday bash, which you can see by clicking on Drew's 5th Birthday, also on the Current Events page.
Monday, January 25th, 2010What a successful weekend! It all started out on Saturday morning, with Samantha's second basketball game of the season. After getting blown out 38-0 during the last game, I was honestly just hoping that we wouldn't get shut out this week, but the team pulled through and not only scored, but they scored enough to win the game! I feel relieved to get my first win as a head coach, and Sam is equally excited as well. Tyler's basketball game immediately followed Sam's, so I had to move fast to change jersey's. His team won their game as well, although neither their head coach nor I thought that they played extremely well. I guess the style of play doesn't matter as much as the result, a win, moving their team to 2-0 this year. Later in the afternoon we welcomed into our home lots of family and friends to celebrate Drew's 5th birthday. It's still hard to get my brain to believe that it has actually been five years since the first time I held him. Drew received a lot of very nice presents, and it was a great time seeing everyone so early in this new year. Sunday was more of a relaxing day, although it never seems to be relaxing enough. We took Drew to Lapeer to try out ice skating for the first time (he says he wants to give hockey a try), but that didn't go so well ("my feet are cold"). After a lot of cajoling, he made a second attempt and seemed to be doing ok before he came off the ice with the same complaint. He did manage to stay on his feet most of the time, and he was able to skate short distances on his own. I guess we will be trying again before we sign him up for his first skating lessons. The rest of Sunday was our lazy time, as we came home from skating to eat lunch before all 6 of us took a nap. The nap seemed to take away all of our energy though, so that was about the end of our accomplishments for the weekend. Updates this time around include the pictures from both Sam's and Tyler's basketball games. You can find them on the Current Events page under Samantha's Basketball and Tyler's Basketball. The biggest update is from Drew's birthday bash, which you can see by clicking on Drew's 5th Birthday, also on the Current Events page.
Thursday, January 21st, 2010I need to start off with a big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my youngest son, Drew, who is turning '5' on January 23rd! It seems like just yesterday that Tara and I were holding him in our arms for the first time. I can't imagine doing that now, though. They grow up so fast! Well, it took a ton of work, but I finally have the Florida Vacation pictures and journal online. Hopefully I didn't miss anything! It has only taken me a little over two weeks to get it done, so I should have everything... Over the holiday weekend (Martin Luther King day was a holiday for everybody in our family except Tara, who still had to work) we to took a day and went to the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. We had a good time looking at all of our dream cars, and followed that up with a ride on the People Mover to Greektown for lunch at Pizza Papalis. After we ate we ran some errands (a stop at IKEA, some returns at Old Navy and Meijer, and some shopping at Best Buy and Meijer) and ate dinner at Applebee's. It was after 11:00pm when we finally got home. On Sunday we got together with Dwayne, Erica, and their kids to celebrate Christmas. I know, I know. It's a little late in the year, but it was the soonest that we could all gather in one spot. We ate dinner before the kids were allowed to open their presents. They also spent a lot of time playing, which is good, since they had been begging to get together for quite some time now. It was good to spend time with family once again. The major update to the site is the addition of all of our vacation pictures and the journal that goes with it. You can find all of them on the Current Events page under Florida Vacation. I debated for a long time about whether these pictures should be listed under 2009 or 2010, but since the trip was so recent and lasted into the new year I decided to include it as a current event. Maybe, as we do more things throughout the course of this year, I will move them. But then again, maybe not. It's my prerogative! I have also added a bunch of new wallpapers (36, to be exact) to the Wallpapers page. I have also added the pictures from our trip to the auto show to the site, as well as our Christmas gathering with Dwayne and Erica's family. Both sets of pictures can be found on the Current Events page.
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010Well, it took a ton of work, but I finally have the Florida Vacation pictures and journal online. Hopefully I didn't miss anything! It has only taken me a little over two weeks to get it done, so I should have everything... Over the holiday weekend (Martin Luther King day was a holiday for everybody in our family except Tara, who still had to work) we to took a day and went to the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. We had a good time looking at all of our dream cars, and followed that up with a ride on the People Mover to Greektown for lunch at Pizza Papalis. After we ate we ran some errands (a stop at IKEA, some returns at Old Navy and Meijer, and some shopping at Best Buy and Meijer) and ate dinner at Applebee's. It was after 11:00pm when we finally got home. On Sunday we got together with Dwayne, Erica, and their kids to celebrate Christmas. I know, I know. It's a little late in the year, but it was the soonest that we could all gather in one spot. We ate dinner before the kids were allowed to open their presents. They also spent a lot of time playing, which is good, since they had been begging to get together for quite some time now. It was good to spend time with family once again. The major update to the site is the addition of all of our vacation pictures and the journal that goes with it. You can find all of them on the Current Events page under Florida Vacation. I debated for a long time about whether these pictures should be listed under 2009 or 2010, but since the trip was so recent and lasted into the new year I decided to include it as a current event. Maybe, as we do more things throughout the course of this year, I will move them. But then again, maybe not. It's my prerogative! I have also added a bunch of new wallpapers (36, to be exact) to the Wallpapers page. I have also added the pictures from our trip to the auto show to the site, as well as our Christmas gathering with Dwayne and Erica's family. Both sets of pictures can be found on the Current Events page.
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010Well, it took a ton of work, but I finally have the Florida Vacation pictures and journal online. Hopefully I didn't miss anything! It has only taken me a little over two weeks to get it done, so I should have everything... Unfortunately while I was diligently working on the vacation pictures I fell behind on a couple of other events: our trip to the North American International Auto Show on Saturday and our Christmas with Dwayne, Erica, Donovan, and Marissa on Sunday. Hopefully I can get them posted this week, but I make no promises. I also have some new additions to make to the wallpaper page once I can get all of those resized. Those get pushed to the back burner, but I will get to the sometime soon. For now the only update to the site is the addition of all of our vacation pictures and the journal that goes with it. You can find all of them on the Current Events page under Florida Vacation. I debated for a long time about whether these pictures should be listed under 2009 or 2010, but since the trip was so recent and lasted into the new year I decided to include it as a current event. Maybe, as we do more things throughout the course of this year, I will move it. But then again, maybe not. It's my prerogative!
Monday, January 11th, 20102010 is well underway, and I am far behind in keeping the website updated. So much for all this free time I was going to have now that I no longer had to worry about schoolwork, right? I have decided to update the site now and not wait until I finish sorting through everything related to our trip to Florida over the Christmas break. I have somewhere around 1,000 pictures to sort through and a journal to finish writing (I make notes of the days highlights at the end of each day, but I only write things out when I find the time - so far I haven't found enough time!) before I can post any of that data. With that being said, let me give you a quick update on the family... I finished my last semester of schooling in December (unless I decide to go back for a Masters degree - which isn't likely to occur for a while, anyway) and graduated from the University of Michigan - Flint. I thought that I was going to have all kinds of free time to catch up on things around the house, but instead I am coaching basketball - head coach for Samantha's team and assistant coaching on Tyler's team. That takes up 2-3 nights per week, plus we play games on Saturdays. Tara is still working at the school as well as at home, making sure everything runs smoothly (without her the house would grind to a halt!). She is hoping to go back to school herself later this year, but she needs to settle on a major first (nursing or business, business or nursing). Tyler is on the downward slope of his elementary career, finishing up 5th grade. He remains as busy as I am, playing basketball for his third season this winter. Sam is in the same boat, playing her first season of basketball. She is doing well in 3rd grade. Drew is about to turn 5, and is ready for his turn in kindergarten. Jayden just turned 3, and is still trying to ace the art of potty training. I think Tara and I get trained more than she does, most days. Back to the updates. I have opted to skip the "Year in Review" like I posted last year. I decided that if you wanted to know what kinds of things we did over the past year, you can look it up easily enough on the Past Events page. Also, I opted to include our Florida vacation pictures under 2010 instead of last year, even though most of the trip did actually occur in 2009. This is mainly because I wanted to keep it with the more recent activities... things tend to get lost more easily on the Past Events page. Finally, the actual updates. I have added the page for our Florida Vacation, even though I'm not quite ready with it yet. Information and pictures from our trip will be coming soon. Keep coming back to find out more. Samantha's Basketball has been added, as well as Tyler's Basketball. These are the pages to check look at the find out the results of their games and see pictures from them. Information and pictures from Game 1 has already been added for each of the kids. |
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