Working at Home

This is how Natalie helps me "work" on Thursdays....too bad Natalie and Eli can't actually do my work!

Central Zone - Indiana

Our next traveling weekend was a trip to Indiana. Kaylee and I rode with her friend Ashley and her parents- they drove, so I had a nice, relaxing ride this time. We left around 3pm and made it through Chicago without running into much traffic at all. But...the snow started falling as we got into Indiana. The roads started to get slick, so it took us a little longer to get there than we thought it would. But, it was worth it - we saw a car on fire in the ditch and 3 or 4 other cars in the ditch along the way. There was a car that sped past us and then spun out in front of us...crazy!  We were very happy to make it there in one piece. My sister Tracy and her husband coach the 14-1 team this year, so we are lucky to be traveling to some of the same tournaments as them. Natalie and my Mom came along this time and Natalie was such a good girl - she was making lots of friends at the hotel - all the kids just love her!  Oh - and my cousin Ken lives about 5 minutes from the hotel where we were staying, so he stopped by after flying in from DC...such a hectic life he leads, but it was SO nice to catch up with him for a little while.

As Kaylee said, "Funnest car ride, ever!"

Out!

                                              Natalie even got in on the huddle after the game.

Hanging out with cousin Ken!

Celebrating an awesome weekend with shakes....and Kaylee napping on the way home.

Godspell

Kaylee's class did a skit that was similar to Godspell. It was a Thursday, so I was able to go - and got to take Simon, Natalie, and Eli along. It was an adventure!  The kids were pretty good. Luckily it was only about 45 minutes long. I love when I can go and see her school activities.

This is a panoramic picture of Kaylee's whole class.

Power League #1

Kaylee's team is in the Power League in Aurora, IL this season. they will play down there 5 different weekends. Week One was pretty successful....the girls went 6-0!  We play again on Feb 22-23rd.

Snow...and Cold!

We have had our fair share of snow and cold this year. These are from one of the first storms of the season. I can post a few new ones after the next storm rolls in....

Kaylee and Mariah have enjoyed some "cold days" at home. It was so nice that Mariah was still on Winter Break when those cold days happened. They spent a whole day in Kaylee's bed, watching Roseanne on DVD. I love that they enjoyed spending the day together.

Kaylee's First Tournament

Kaylee's first tournament was in Stoughton and was a 15s tournament (she is a 13). I was only able to stay for the morning, but was getting text updates throughout the afternoon. I couldn't believe it when I heard they had won the whole tournament! Great start to the season!

Warming up...

Waving to the crowd...

Champions!

Eli's One Year Pictures

Christy asked me to do some pictures of Eli for his first birthday. He is the sweetest little guy...I love him to pieces!