basketball, week #2

watching the boys play is pretty much hilarious!
ryan just runs up and down the court.
and watching him dribble, well that is beyond funny.
hand eye coordination isn't quite there yet.

garrett likes basketball a lot, but he's on a really young team.
the 4 year olds look at him kinda of crazy like when he yells "PASS IT" - but maybe that's because he's yelling it 6 inches from their face :)
in the mean time, he's getting his shots off and planning for next year -
when he moves up to an older league :)

but the best part of basketball thus far,
is that the boys are SO very tired at night AND sleep in the next day :)

wordless wednesday

butterflies

this past weekend we made our annual visit
to see the butterflies @ the meijer gardens.

usually it is crazy busy which makes
the tropical butterfly room unbearable claustrophic and hot.we got super lucky - and it wasn't busy at all!

we saw lots & lots of butterfliesand ryan learned that butterflies weren't attracted to his fingerno matter how long he held it out there :)he sure was determined, though!

since we were with some cousins,
it was the perfect chance for a group picture -
or not!

so instead, i focused on the gender that cooperated...

notice olivia's missing flower?

she was too worried the butterflies would land on it :)
maybe ryan should have worn it!

good bye, butterflies -

see you next year!!!

story time

today in 2nd grade,
it was all about celebrating authors... 2nd grade authors!

parents got assigned to a certain table,
then groups of students rotated through the tables
and shared the story they had written.

it was fun to hear how different kids write and what they write about.
i listened to lots of christmas morning stories.
lots of sleepover & sledding stories.
one of my favorites was one boy's story about bringing a car home from new york with his grandpa.
the story included visiting a museum, the car catching on fire and the police.
now that was a page turner!

and, of course, my other favorite story {and author}...

olivia, you amaze me.
you would write in your journal and draw all day if you could.
i would rather do 100 calculus problems than write a paper.
and i can't even draw a stick person.
your creativity is unreal to me!
i love you!

good job, 2nd grade authors!!!

go buckeyes!

it's time for march madness -
and this year both boys are on the same team.

to say they were excited for tonight's game
would be a major understatement.
the boys did fabulous.
garrett made 3 baskets {although he has no desire to pass the ball}
and ryan hit the rim once {which made him super happy!}

this might just be my favorite picture of the night -
ultra flexible garrett and ryan making sure his belly is still there.

so for the rest of the month - it's GO BUCKEYES at our house!

too funny

tonight was "math night" at olivia & garrett's school.
the main event was a math magic show.

at one point garrett & his cousin matilyn got chosen to help -

did you realize math could be this much fun??

yes, math is absolutely hilarious {when you are 6!}

finding the bright side

i'm so sick of snow.
i'm so ready for spring.

but...

there are times like this,
when i realize snow isn't so bad.

a one track mind

backpacks and fireballs

remember that backpack that garrett wanted?

well now he {and ryan} have one...

thanks olivia for helping the boys out -i wasn't sure where i was going to find the ones they wanted.

yup, i am pretty sure target does not sell

fireball or ghostbusters backpacks :)

and speaking of fireballs...today i found ryan sitting completely naked on the toliet.why?"mom, i'm a fireball."that makes perfect sense. or not.

who knew...

...that a dinosaur

could be

this crazy

and this cute??