THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

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Sweet Jazz

Today is the anniversary of Jazz passing away. He was a huge part of our lives for over 12 years and not a day goes by that we don't talk about him or miss him terribly. Brady still cries and I can tell that he is hurting not having him with us. So we will probably get them a dog for Christmas or sometime after that...
We miss u, Jazz....

Trying 2 Catch Up!!

Wow! It has been a week since I updated my blog and alot has happened. Sal and I decided to update the kitchen so I started peeling off some old, outdated border...can't believe we even had border..but anyway, that turned into a 2 day project and that stuff is still stuck on there!
Brady had his first football game and sacked the quarterback twice. He is playing linebacker and is loving it! We are so proud of him. He is not the big stand out on the field but he is the one that comes from nowhere and will just lay someone out. He is skinny but that boy has heart and is really tough. Looking forward to watching my kids in everything that they choose to do!
I will keep the blog posted on the ongoing kitchen project. Sal and I are doing it all by ourselves so we will see how that goes. We have a budget set so hopefully, we can stick to it. Although, he now wants to knock down half of a wall that is in the breakfast nook and add a bar for the kids to sit at. Wish us luck!!!

Field Trip!

I took off work today to go to Old McDonald's farm with Aryn and her class. We had such a good time looking at the camel, pigs, donkies, zebras and sharks!! Yes, they even had a shark exhibit. Who would have thought that the Ark/Ok State Fair would have something so neat. After that I took her to eat lunch and then we went to a couple of different stores...just had a good day spending some quality time together. I do feel bad that I never took anytime off of work to go on any trips with Brady when he was in preschool...but I rarely take off work. But I promised my kids and myself that I will do that with them from here on out!

Gymnastics and Football

Aryn started gymnastics last night. She was so, so cute!! She loved it! AND Brenna Taylor is in her class so I will get to see Leah or Ryan on Wednesdays..maybe Brenna and Aryn will become buddies, which would be so fun. When she woke up this morning she asked if she gets to put on another outfit and go back tonight. heehee! But for now we are only doing one thing a week with her.
Here is how every week for the next 6 weeks looks for us:
Monday-football game
Tuesday- possibly football practice
Wednesday- gymnastics
Thursday- football practice
Friday-nothing unless the Grizzlies are playing at home! :)
Saturdays-football practice
Sunday-church and then a whole lot of nothing!!
Now I know more people are way busier than us but we don't like to be too busy and overwhelm the kids. Brady always has homework and needs to be reading or something on top of his already busy schedule. So anyway,I snapped some pics of the kids! Enjoy! -Nicole

Mommy and me time

Since the boys are at practice almost everyday during the week, Aryn and I get to spend some quality time together. So today we decided that mommy needed to get back into my routine of walking everyday. Aryn jumped in the wagon and off we went. We got to do some pretty good hills...which is exactly what I need to be doing. I am usually an avid walker but it has been so busy lately that I have not had any time at all. So this is going to be our new thing. And when Brady is with us, he jumps on his back and rides in front of us. It is so much fun to do this stuff with the kids and they love it too. Aryn sings the whole time and Brady tries out new tricks on his bike...so cute!

Baby Payton

isn't she sweet?
Guess who came to visit her great Aunt Nicole? She is such a sweet baby...hard, but sweet. She is having belly problems and is fussy but she is adorable. I just love her and so do the kids. I got to watch her most of Saturday and I now remember how I got so skinny after giving birth....YOU DON'T GET TO EAT OR MOVE WHEN YOU HAVE A NEW BORN!!! So maybe I need to watch Payton everyday! :) Anyway, we had a good weekend. Brady had practice and then we had a cook out with the team and then he stayed all night with Will. And since the boys stayed up most of the night, that boy slept all day on Sunday. Hope everyone is doing well! -Nicole