Life Lately

We enjoyed the warm weather and went back to the park with Tiff and the kids.

Wyatt and Hallee would spend every day with Rockwell and Tessa if they could.

I have been getting migraines a lot lately.  Usually they are manageable with medication, but one day nothing was helping and I stayed in my dark room as much as possible.  Hallee was worried about me and wanted to give me a hug.  She is so sweet. I was impressed that Keith noticed and took a picture.

Jonah got braces on two weeks ago.  He thought that was a great excuse to get a shake for lunch.  Poor guy, he was pretty sore and had a hard time eating for about a week.

Caitlyn asks if we can go to Café Rio almost every night.  One night while I was out to dinner for Audrey's birthday she talked Keith into it.  Dad is so much more fun than mom.

Jonah started his basketball season a few weeks ago.  He was disappointed that he didn't make the A team again, but happy to be with most of the boys from last year and back with Jason, he really is a great coach.

Jonah's team started their pre-season games on Saturday.  They had back to back games and won them both!  I was so impressed with how well the team played together.  Jonah played great! He had some amazing assists, great shots and drives to the basket and a block that he was really happy about.  Keith and I both said he has taken his game up a level since last season.  He has been working hard and practicing a lot.

Wyatt and Hallee were dying to go out to eat after we got home from the basketball games.  I had another headache, so Keith took the two of them to Café Rio.

Tiff let me borrow a book and in the book the author talks about a charity called World Vision. You can sponsor a child and your money goes to help that child and the community that they live in so that the child will have more opportunities.  Tiff and Paul decided to sponsor a child and so did we.  We couldn't choose one so we opted to let someone chose us.  On Sunday we found out who picked us.  Meet Abdullah Robiul, here he is with his mom.  He is almost two and lives in Bangladesh.  The kids were so excited to see his picture and find out more about him.  I'm excited for this opportunity.  We are so blessed and it is nice to feel like we are doing something to make a difference in some one's life.   

We decided to set up our Christmas stuff on Sunday.  The kids were excited to pull everything out.  Wyatt made sure all of the ornaments had hooks while Hallee and Jonah decorated the tree.

Caitlyn worked on the other decorations. She was happy to climb on the wall to put things up there.

The other kids thought that looked fun so they wanted to join her.

I decided to make a popcorn Christmas tree like my mom used to when I was young.  I made it that night, so it was warm and didn't have time to set, but it tasted really good!

I loved seeing Wyatt and Hallee playing together under the tree while I made the popcorn.

Hallee was excited to read a Christmas story under the tree that night.

Yesterday was Garth's birthday.  I was hosting book club and Caitlyn and Jonah had mutual so we couldn't go, but Keith, Hallee and Wyatt went to visit him and take him some dinner for his birthday.  They had a good visit.