Picture of the Week - 4/26/2018

It's football season, y'all!!!

Spencer started spring practice today.  The team is practicing and preparing for the Spring Game on May 10th!  Spencer seemed to be kinda lukewarm about the whole thing, until it started.  Now he's fired up!  He's going to switch positions this year and will hopefully be playing line backer.  He's not big enough to play with his hand on the ground anymore, so it's time to find a new role.  Should be fun!  Here's a picture of Spence and Bob after practice tonight.  

I also thought I'd send along this (really poor quality) picture of Zane from the other night.  He took a shower, brushed his hair, and gave himself a wave in the front.  (Side note - he's got the BEST hair!  Just wave enough, thick, blonde, easy...  the girls will be jealous some day!)  Anyway, he combs his bangs into this perfect flip/wave and then turned to Bob and said - "Dad, new hairstyle.  I call it Sydney Harbor."  (Bob said it really did look like the opera house!  LOL)

This weekend is the last weekend of lacrosse games for Quinn this season (until the summer tournaments) because he's off to a band trip next week.  He's got 2 games.  Zane is playing on Saturday afternoon too.  And Bucky gets to go to a Jamboree just for U7 guys.  Lacrosse AND bounce houses...  they will be in heaven!

I'm off on Tuesday for my next MBA module.  When I get back the weather better be sunny and hot!  I've had enough chilly rain!!!

Have a great week everyone!

Picture of the Week - 4/19/2018

Happy Thursday!

And it really IS a happy day!  The sun is out.  I'm home for the weekend.  We don't have overlapping schedules.  It's a low-stress, high fun kinda weekend *just* around the bend!

And man do I need a low-stress kinda weekend!  My mom asked me today where we were staying for an upcoming out of town lacrosse tournament.  My answer - um...  I haven't even thought about it...  Another telling sign that we've had too much going on...  it's mid-April and I still have 4 weeks left to figure out what the little guys are going to do this summer.  (I do have a fall-back plan...  and it's not like they couldn't just stay here...  but normally by the time we hit March 1st, our summer plans are locked and loaded.)  

I'll get caught up.  Eventually!  

Here's a fun picture of the little guys at one of Quinn's recent lacrosse games.  That electric box has been an interesting fixture for them over the years.  (Because they really have grown up at that park.  I distinctly remember both of them at that field as infants...)  Anyway...  this is the first spring that they have been big/strong enough to climb it themselves.  And Beckett conquered it first - which caused more than a little bit of sibling rivalry-induced motivation for Zane.  LOL

This weekend we have 3 lacrosse games.  I think we only have a handful of weekends of lacrosse left this season.  It goes so fast.  The boys only have something like 24 days of school left.  Crazy!  Spencer's lacrosse season is over.  He starts football spring practice on Monday.  He starts preparing for the summer wrestling tournaments basically now.  He's also in the thick of trying to finish off his freshman year with pride.  Not sure we'll quite get to a happy place with grades in ALL his classes, but he's had a really strong year.  (Spanish is kicking his behind!)

I'm home all next week.  I WILL NOT travel next week.  I don't care who asks!  Next trip is May 1-11, back over to Scotland for an MBS module/class and a week in the office with my team.  Then it's magically summer.  Even the pool will be open when I get back!  We almost made it through one of the busiest stretches we've had in a LONG time.  Almost time to exhale... just a few more weeks.  

Have a great week everyone! 

Picture of the Week - 4/12/2018

Hi everyone!

Tonight marks my last night on this 2 week UK trip.  I'm so excited to go home!  I am currently sitting in my hotel room (in my jammies) on a customer advisory council conference call.  (It's almost 8 here in the UK...  time difference sucks!)  After this wraps up, I'm going to fill up this suitcase and try to get some sleep as I get to leave for the airport tomorrow at 3:45 AM.  Woot!  

From what I understand, it seems like I'm taking the rainy, cold weather home with me - which is less than stellar news.  On the bright side...  maybe some of our weekend activities will be cancelled which would allow me to spend some good cuddle time with my BOYS!  Can't wait!

Catch ya all next week!

Picture of the Week - 4/5/2018

Hi all!

Greetings from the United Kingdom!  We are having a great time on our spring break adventure.  We have been all over London and are halfway through our Edinburgh trip.  We've seen a LOT of stuff!  Museums, undergrounds, buses, trains, old stuff, new stuff, traffic, castles, dungeons, gardens, snow, rain, sun, lots of crowds - and we've had lots of fun!  Its super cool to get to spend quality time with people I like!  :)  I *do* really wish Zane and Beck were here with us too.  I think (OK, I know) that they are enjoying their time with Berber and Pappy more than they would enjoy this whirlwind tour, but I miss those little guys!

Here are a couple of fun pictures from today.   Tomorrow we are going to head toward Hollyrood and explore the palace a bit and see what other kind of fun adventures we can get into on our last day together!

Until next week!