We sold our 2 bedroom bungalow because...

... the boys were getting older/bigger and we needed more space.  So we sold it and moved into a brand new 4 bedroom home.  The boys instantly had their own room for the first time since JonJon was born.  Now for the past two weeks they have decided to sleep in the spare bedroom together.  Here's a shot after they crashed last night.  

Now I am wondering why I went to such great efforts to decorate their individual rooms.  Morgan is Colts crazy, and JonJon is all about the Ohio State University.  Here's hoping that someday he will attend OSU on an academic scholarship and I will never ever have to redecorate his room!  

Windy city

Mark and I have known each other for 14 years.  This past weekend was the first vacation I have taken without my husband and children.  I headed to Chicago on Friday with 7 other women.  We had a blast, shopped on Michigan Avenue and enjoyed each others company.  We returned on Sunday.  We are already talking about our next adventure...maybe Vegas?

Snow is in the air...

    (Spring Break 2008)

It's opening day in Breckenridge, CO. Last night we purchased our airline tickets to spend our 3rd consecutive Spring Break in Breck. Can't wait!

The Athletic and the Ghoulish

      Neighborhood Friends  

 
   Off and Running

 
     Older boys on their own

Has it really been 5+ years?

Saturday's football game resulted in a win and a trip to the ER. Morgan kicked off the ball with less than 3 minutes in the game. The other 10 players on his team failed to tackle the opponent in a timely manner, which resulted in the "kicker" having to chime in. In the process of tackling , he was tackled as well. Ouch. Mark carried him off the field. After the game we headed to the local ER. I was actually amazed when the registrar recited our address as 119 L... We haven't lived there since 2003. I couldn't believe that Morgan has not been seen in the ER since then. (Then I thought, wrong kid. Jonathan is the one who earns frequent patient miles...possible fractures, respiratory distress, just to name a couple of our last visits to the ER with Jon.) Back to Morgan...nothing was broken, just a strained, bruised and swollen left knee. Great news. He was back to normal Sunday evening. Oh, did I mention his stats from Saturday? He was 2-2 on extra points, and had a 20 yard field goal...and a tackle:) Morg's team had another game tonight, but they didn't need him. They never scored.

Backyard Science

My fourth graders have been learning about erosion, topsoil, subsoil and bedrock. After school today, I decided to throw on my water socks and climb down our bank to take pictures of all four vocabulary words mentioned above. I didn't have to go far. After I did my homework I even snapped a few pictures of the fall scenery that surrounds our home.

Season Ending

Today was the last day of regular season football for the boys. Jonathan's team won 20-0. Jonathan finished out his season scoring on an extra point conversion. Morgan went 4-4 on extra points. He ended the regular season 11-12 on extra points and 1-1 on field goals. Both boys have been selected to play on the all-star team for their grade. Jon graciously declined saying that he wanted to end his football season on a good note, and that he would rather watch his brother kick. Morgan will be kicking for the 6th grade all-star team.

Jonathan after the game


Morgan during a kick last weekend