Day 41

#lrpictureperfect prompt today is #heart...

Day 35

Day 4 #lrpictureperfect prompt is #middle...

Added some bling to this Hump Day.  

Day 34

Day 3 #lrpictureperfect prompt was #shadow...

Day 31

Today we went to Huntersville for Jackson's first tournament of 2015.  They won one game and lost one game.  We had lunch at PF Changs in between games!  It was a fun day!

Jackson playing with his bubble-wrapped cast...

Day 27

Today JC and I took Jackson to see a pediatric ortho specialist.  The doctor decided to cast Jackson's right thumb for 4 weeks...so off to the cast room we went!

Day 20

Today, soccer and baseball practice started for both boys.  They will have practice and games from now until the middle of November.  Let the crazy schedules begin again.

Day 12

CONGRATULATIONS BOYS!

Indoor Champions - Gold Division

Day 1

Here we go again...

Day 1 of 365.  This year one of my resolutions is to try to post every single day - even if it means only posting iPhone photos.

So here goes...

Today was a not so good weather day in South Florida.  It was 75 degrees though so I am not complaining.  To get the kids out of the condo for a while, JC had the idea to take them to Dave and Busters.  They had a ball while we sat at a booth and watched some of the Rose Bowl.

I managed to persuade them to take some Photo Booth selfies for my blog today:

Day 365

Wow... the last day of the year!  We made it to New Year's Eve! This has been a tough year for me and blogging, but I am happy that I have gone back and posted photos for each day!

Happy New Year!

So long 2014!!!

Also want to send a big shout out to MiMi...Happy Birthday!!!

Day 364

A day on the beach...

It was 82 here today and mostly sunny.  There is absolutely nothing to complain about!

Day 363

Today we are in Ft. Lauderdale. We finally made it to the beach. 

DAY 359

M E R R Y    C H R I S T M A S!!!

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Day 358

M E R R Y    C H R I S T M A S    E V E!

Our extremely full and blessed day started at MiMi's house celebrating Christmas with my grandparents!



Then we went to JC's parents' house and celebrated with his family.  We had a delicious meal and of course opened presents!





Next we attended our church's Christmas Eve Candlelight Service where Brendan and Jackson served as ushers.









Then we came home and ate dinner and made Reindeer food.  After sprinkling the Reindeer food, setting out Santa's cookies and milk and magic key, and finally, Santa Mouse's cheese, JC read The Night Before Christmas and Santa Mouse!

Of course, JC's all-time favorite Christmas movie, It's A Wonderful Life was on the tv!

Another favorite tradition is that the kids get to open one present each on Christmas Eve night before they go to bed.



This year they each got a cross with a special verse!  Brendan's is of course, the baseball home plate.  Jackson's is the soccer cross, and Emma's is a porcelain cross with her first and middle name hand-painted.



Emma's verse is Numbers 6:24; Jackson's verse is Psalm 96:12; and Brendan's verse is Phillipians 4:13.

Jackson has been sick this Christmas with a nasty cold.  He actually started the going to bed process voluntarily,  poor thing.

Finally, all the kids were asleep, and Santa was able to work! :)

Day 342

Our live Christmas tree this year.

Day 341

The annual Christmas gathering...

Day 330

We were so lucky to be at Snowshoe during Thanksgiving.  It snowed 20 inches in 3 days and looked just like a Winter Wonderland!

Day 329

Getting fitted for boots and skis...

Day 323

So these two have known each other since they were born.  They don't go to the same school, but they both play volleyball, and their schools played each other Thursday afternoon.

They also happen to have the same school colors, and they both happen to be #8.

This was as close as they would stand to each other.

And just because, here is a snapshot of framed photos of these guys when they were little.

so sweet

Day 314

Day 285

Halloween is coming!!!