Finished

Well folks, I did it. I blogged everyday for a month. (I don't count the day I missed because it was blogger's fault and not mine.)

I feel like I got all caught up in everything that I had been meaning to put on here. I'll try to stay more on top of things this time.

I really liked blogging everyday. It made me think back on the day and remember things that I might have otherwise forgotten. I admit, there were a couple days in there that were just nonsense, but if that's what it takes to remember all the good then it's worth it.

I guess I'll have to decide what my next goal will be. When I actually set a goal, I'm pretty good at sticking to it. Imagine all the things that I could accomplish... :)

Memorial Day

For a Memorial Day activity today we took the boys bowling. They LOVED it. I thought that Zeke would love it the most, but Porter was all smiles.


This is the face we got from Porter after each time he bowled.



I just want to say that I love my country. It wouldn't be the country that it is without the people that have fought to make it what it is. I am so grateful for all the people that have fought for my country including my Grandpa Limb who served in the US Navy.

My secret is out

Well, I guess I can't hide it anymore. Not that I was really trying to, but now it seems like everyone knows.

I know how to play the piano.

Yep, people in my ward finally figured it out. There are many talented people in my ward and they really didn't need another piano player, but every now and then people get in a pinch and need someone to bail them out.

I guess that person is me.

Today I got a call at 8am to ask me if I could accompany the choir in their performance today and to please be there at 8:30 to run through it before church.

After church I showed up at choir practice (yes I just joined last week) and was asked if I could step in and play. It's a good thing I know how to sight read.

After that I was asked if I could fill in on the piano tonight for an eagle court of honor.

I don't mind doing it, but it sure was a crazy day. Maybe I took one big turn today and now will be off the hook for a while.

Love You

A sad day has come.

When we tucked Zeke into bed tonight and said, "Love you" to him, he answered back with, "Love you".

This may seem perfectly normal, but it kind of breaks my heart. You know how when toddlers are learning to talk they mix up their pronouns. Instead of saying, "hold me" they come over and say, "hold you". Well, up until tonight, Zeke has always answered, "Love Me".

I guess I have to live with the fact that he is growing up. I love seeing him learn new things, but sometimes I wish I could freeze time and keep some things the same.

And now for a couple pictures that I dug up from Thanksgiving that I finally got around to changing the format.

Don't mess with my routine

I hate it when basketball gets cancelled.

It really throws off my whole day. I was babysitting this morning and part of my plan to survive having 5 kids under 5 all day was to take them with me to basketball where they would have room to run around.

Foiled.

Good thing it wasn't raining and not entirely too cold so we could play outside (twice), otherwise I don't think we would have made it.

Not only that, but I have the major urge to eat junk food all day long. Seriously not good. Granted, I eat a lot of junk food anyway, but exercising during the week helps make up for that. So when they cancel basketball, it really is bad.

Knowing all this about me should help me make better decisions, but instead what do I do? I buy cheesecake :)

GOOOAAALLLLL

Let me paint you little picture.

The other team kicks the ball out about a quarter of the way down the field closest to our goal. They all line up at about half field waiting for our player to throw it in. Zeke is standing about 10 feet in front of his own teammate.

His teammate throws him the ball. He dribbles down the field and...

SCORE!!!

We are not dwelling on the fact that he scored in his own goal and the other team was still watching from half field. He was all smiles from ear to ear! He came out and gave me the biggest high five and all he talked about was scoring that goal. I'm pretty sure it was the only goal our team scored. The other team was pretty big and it was our most physical game yet. However, the goal is just what Zeke needed to have the desire to get in there and participate. The last couple games he just hung back about 10 feet and watched everyone play. This time he was right in there with everyone else and doing his best to stay on his feet with the rest of his small team.

This is Zeke playing around at half time, but this is just what his goal looked like so we will pretend that I managed to catch the shot.

Look how big that kid is! Zeke is not small, but man that kid is huge!

A couple of our favorite spectators.

See how he is getting in there and playing hard.

Yet another huge player. Seriously, are these kids really only 4?

Zeke was so excited to get his medal after the game. I can't believe we only paid $10 for 4 games, a shirt, medal and entertainment. Not bad!
(Oh, one more funny story. There was a kid on the other team that was kind of a punk. You know the kind. He was staring our kids down and stuff. Anyway, as Zeke was running past him on the field a little behind the ball and the rest of the pack, he turned toward him, stuck his tongue out, and ran past. SOOO FUNNY!)

Preschool Ends

Today was Zeke's last day of preschool. They did a little program for all the parents and received a certificate. I recorded it for Toby, so I didn't get pictures. I took a few pictures at the end, but I'll have to figure out how to get them off the video camera first.

I'm not sure how I feel about preschool being over. One part of me is excited to be free of that obligation. I didn't mind being there 3 days a week and Zeke certainly loved it, but it's nice not to have things that you are forced to do. I hope I can find ways to fill our days without getting too lazy around here.