Another Great Season

The Oregon Ducks are at it again. Owen and EJ have had a blast. They have learned a lot and they have played well. They will play tomorrow night (if snow allows) for their final play-off game. The winner goes to the championship game!

 He loves to steal the ball and I love watching him. He is quick and sneaky and relentless.

 Basketball continues to be his favorite sport to play.

He is intense the whole time. And his sister gets made when I cheer too loud ;)

I am so glad he and EJ can share this together (although I do miss having a partner in the stands with me and the other 3).

On and off the court he is daydreaming about NBA moves and he is pretty pumped for tomorrow's game. School has already been cancelled so its not looking good. We will get our green and gold gear ready regardless.

Kickin it Old School

This weekend, I scared myself and my family with 80's get-up. The pics don't do my eye make-up justice. It was scary in person ;) EJ and I attended a murder mystery (bday) party. We were Bobby Catcher and Cindy Sensational (boyfriend and girlfriend) at an 80s prom.

Some of the ladies did a much better job with the "prom" look, I was more like 80s Madonna. At least I have an excuse, I don't remember, I was in elementary school in the 80s ;)

 Doesn't EJ look like a Saved by the Bell character or NKOTB ? 

I've seen pics, he really did look like that in middle school.

The older 3 were there too, and thought we were all crazy. I was pretty nervous about the idea. Improve is not my cup of tea, but it really was fun! Turns out I was the murderer. Of course, with a name like Cindy Sensational, I had my suspensions.
Thanks again, McClures for watching Avery!

Snow Days

I have not been inspired to be on the blog. Chalk it up to the cold weather. I think I am supposed to be hibernating, but my children wont' let me ;) Last week was a doozy. Monday was a holiday and the forecast was calling for snow. I don't usually get caught up in the madness but EJ urged me to go since I normally go to the store on Mon anyway and we needed quite a few things. So did the rest of our county!

 I am so glad I did because I didn't leave the house again until Thurs.

 

We got 6 inches of fluffy snow. The kids were out of school ALL week. 

 

It was great snow for sledding and building. 

Avery and Ryan didn't last long outside on the first day, but the second day was great.

 

By Thursday we all needed a change in scenery. It's tough finding a decent priced outing with our age range. Despite having gone recently, we went bowling. And then I treated them to lunch out. A place they all like ;) They were awesome and I couldn't have been happier. What a treat!

 

If only Daddy could have joined us!

  

Friday, our church had mercy on the exhausted parents and opened the gym for free play for a few hours. The boys were happy and Avery settled in as we were leaving :(

All in all, it was a great 5 days with my kiddos. EJ was good to jump right in when he got home from work, assuming that I'd had my fill. Smart man! Our weekend was packed. More on that later.

So LOVED

We were all pretty excited about their valentines this year. Each of our boys are SO different and I love how that is reflected in this picture. Mason's were Minecraft printables (free) from pinterest. Owen made his own scratch cards with jokes that he found on a website. Scratch card recipe was super easy and also found on pinterest. Ryan's love for puppies and foam pieces, inspired his cards and we found a tutorial on pinterest, of course. Avery was feeling the love Friday morning and rubbed daddy's back, he beamed :)

 We had some friends come over to play on Valentine's day.

So Loved, yes I am. I thought my quiet request might be overlooked (with all the other voices in our home) but he heard and ordered this shirt.

The kids received "movie" themed valentines this year. Popcorn, candy and a movie at home.

 Mini pizzas for dinner

 After the kids went to bed, EJ and I enjoyed a quiet evening with an extra special dessert. YUM!

And lest you think our house was perfectly filled with love, I didn't take pictures of the bickering, screaming, fighting, bloody nose, and tears. Thankful that Jesus covers all that with his perfect love!

Mason and Check Mate

I finally remembered to take my camera to Mason's basketball game. There are only 2 games left in the season. He played a great game, probably played extra hard bc his grandparents were watching ;)

#12 in black

After he scores, he always ducks his head down, does a subtle hand pumping and sprints down the court to play defense. It's pretty cute and it's his signature celebration move.

 He also participated in the Cub Scouts Pinewood Derby this weekend. I love his smile!

 His car, "check mate" is the 3rd car from the left.

 These 2 pics are funny. His car tied one of the races which has never happened before.

Check Mate did pretty great and finished 3rd in the whole Derby.

 He placed 1st for his den. Ryan is his biggest fan ;)

 Mason's den

It was fun cheering for Mason this weekend.