Just a Few Pics to Share

Alex had a great year in club volleyball.  His team won the championships for the 16 year olds.  It was a great game - very exciting!

Here he is with his medal and his shirt

Taylor looking sharp for Winter Formal with a girl named Bianca

Ryan visiting with Santa

Goodbye to an Old Friend

We got this great trampoline for Christmas when we lived in our first house (on Douglas).  Emily, Taylor, Alex and I are trying it out.  I am 7 months preggers with Danny

I know it's pretty dumb to write about an old trampoline - but you've got to understand that this trampoline is older than Danny . . . and he's 11 1/2!  The other day one of Taylor's friends was jumping and it just ripped.  We are all a little sad because it has been a loyal friend to our family.  We got it 12 years ago at Christmas and I was pregnant with Danny.  We were living in our first house then.  It went on 2 more moves with us.  The kids had so dang much fun on that thing.  I loved the way it made their hair poke up from all the static electricity.  I loved how they would all go out and play "crack the egg".  And I loved how they would play on it in the rain.  It will be missed.

Our Toothless Wonder!

Poor Danny!  He didn't lose any teeth for a few years, and now all of a sudden, he's lost like 4 or 5 in just a few months!  He was playing around and said, "Hey look Mom - I can slide a pencil through with my mouth closed!  It was pretty funny.

Well . . .

I finally got an updated hairstyle.  It seems like I have had my last hairstyle forever - give or take a few inches. Anyway, I went to get a trim and I just decided to go for it.  It's pretty drastic.  I think I like it but I'm not totally sure yet.  Ryan got home from school and told me he liked my hair.  Then . . . he said, "I liked it better the other way.  Can you change it back?"  Totally cracked me up!