C is for Cookie

Easter Eggscitement

Playing at the Park

First trip to the park this year...

All Aboard!

Guess who finally decided to take a ride on the potty train?



Celebrating an accident free day by doing the "potty dance".
Even I think that is worth dancing about!

The Apple Doesn't Fall Far From The Tree

Last weekend, Trent and Reed were playing basketball with the hoop on Reed's bedroom door. Reed was taking shots from on top of his bed. He fell and hit his forehead on the bed frame. The result was an immediate goose egg that ended up a lovely shade of green.

Last night, Reed fell down the steps and hit his head on the banister. He had another bump and a small cut-this time on the side of his head. He woke up this morning with a black (actually purple) eye. We assume it was from the same fall, but it is hard to tell with Reed.

One thing is for sure, he gets it honestly. Poor little guy.

Happy Birthday Steve!

"I Might As Well Jump. Jump!"

Steve and I got the kids a trampoline for Christmas. (We got another one a couple of years ago but that one only survived a few weeks before being blown over the fence and mangled in a wind storm. Needles to say, this one is being staked down!) On a day that reached 47 degrees but felt more like 74 after the winter we have had, the kids were finally able to use the trampoline. They were on it ALL DAY LONG and had two friends over to play with them for a while. I am sure the trampoline will make for a lot of fun (and hopefully not too many injuries) for years to come.

(On a side note, have you ever tried to take pictures of people jumping on a trampoline? Not an easy task. You should see the out takes!)

"The Not So Grand Finale"

So, the Flyers weren't doing as well as expected. Somewhere around the middle part of the season, they lost their way. Although almost perfect at home, they were on the losing end of way too many close games on the road. Their chances for a NCAA tournament bid were all but over. But, tonight was SENIOR NIGHT, and we just knew the Flyers would give it their all, right? Yeah, not so much.

The pre-game ceremony was great. Mickey Perry, Rob Lowery, London Warren and Marcus Johnson will be greatly missed by this Flyer family. What did you say? There is another senior graduating. Oh. I wasn't going to bring it up. But now that you did, SO LONG KURT HUELSMAN!!! How will we ever replace you with percentages like the 3 out of 10 fouls shots you made tonight? Enough said.

There is no doubt that UD has a lot of talented players, but do they all have to play within the first five minutes of every game? The boys and I have figured out the quickest way to get pulled to the bench-make a couple of shots in a row. Come on, Brian Gregory. We really try to like you but enough with the substituting. A kid with as much talent as Chris Johnson should be able to play, senior or not. The Flyer Faithful will revolt against you if all your substituting causes him to transfer.

Down by a miserable 17 points in the first half, the Flyers came out of the locker room ready to play in the second. With a few minutes left, they caught the game up two within two points. But, once again, it wasn't meant to be. They lost by 5. You know it is a sad night at UD Arena when the greatest applause is for the little girls jumping rope during the halftime show.

RIP 2009-2010 UD Basketball. For us, this team will be remembered as the team that could have and should have made "The Dance".

Pigtail Pride

Late last summer, Riley got her hair cut into a short bob. Although she loved it, she was frustrated that she couldn't have pig tails any more. She has had a few haircuts since, and it has been a long wait for her. Today, she got her pig tails back! The moment I put them in a big smile spread across her face and she said, "I told you my hair was growing up."