Is it wrong....

of me to want Brody's team to lose their first game on Saturday? I have such a dilemma. County tournament starts this Saturday. Brody and Walker are in the same age division, but they play on different teams. Brody plays at 12:30, and if they win, they will turn right around and play Walker's team. Please keep in mind that Brody's team is a first year team, and most of Walker's team is third year. HUGE difference. Walker's team will crush Brody's team, as they have done to all of their opponents this year. I just don't want my sons pitted against each other. Who would I root for? I guess I should quit worrying because Brody hasn't won the game yet. Maybe they'll lose....ok, I didn't mean to say that. Oh I have such a headache over this....

County Champs!!!!!

Walker's team was declared the 2008 regular season county champs on Saturday. They went undefeated in the pre-season and the regular season. Congrats to the team and their coaches!!!

County tournament starts this weekend!!!!!

Playing cards

We had some friends, Troy and Tiffini, over this weekend to play cards. Well, it turned into a free for all, anything goes card game. Tiff received some therapy, the topics of conversation ranged from one end of the spectrum to the other, and there was lots of bickering between me and Troy. We fight like cats and dogs, and he even said that if I was his sister, he would have taken me down! :) Bring it on Troy! I ain't scared of you! Then Kevin got aggravated at me, Tiff and Troy because we talked too much during the card game. He claimed we could make a card game go an hour longer than it should because we spend too much time yacking. Avery broke Troy's very expensive sunglasses, and surprisingly enough he didn't blame me for it! All the boys had a good time rough housing, and Cierra was my star babysitter! At least we can say it wasn't a boring night!

My baby's birthday

Avery blowing out her candle

Avery at birth

Last Saturday, on the 17th, my baby girl Avery turned 2. We celebrated with a luau with family and friends! There was so much good food...grilled shrimp, chicken kabobs, ribs, fruit, cheese...all kinds of Hawaiian-related food! The party was a success!!! Thanks to all who came out and celebrated with us.

Having Avery turn 2 just reinforces how fast time flies! Seems like yesterday that Walker TOLD me and Kevin that he wanted a baby sister. Little did we know that at the time I was pregnant with her. It was almost like a God whisper in Walker's ear. The pregnancy was great for the most part. I did have gestational diabetes, but I was able to control it with my diet. Her birth itself was smooth sailing. Only after I was out of recovery did I start having problems. My uterus quit clamping down, so I started bleeding profusely. The nurses hit panic mode because I'm losing this blood, and they call in another nurse that has to be the equivalent of an offensive lineman in the NFL. She proceeds to tell me how she is going to have to push my uterus down herself to stop the bleeding. She instructs me to hang on to the bed rails as she does this. Keep in mind that I've just been cut wide open, and I have 20something staples in my incision. She balls her fists up and presses down on my stomach with all her strength to get my uterus to clamp. It finally does, and then she proceeds to run her fists all the way down, over and over to push all the blood clots out. I wanted to curse the woman, but she was practically saving my life. There was not enough morphine in the world to help with the pain, but I'm thankful for her and what she did for me. Then to top it off, I was on iron pills for 8-10 weeks for low iron and my lips and skin stayed white for about 5 weeks cause I had lost so much blood. And it was worth every bit of that pain and pill taking because I have such a sweet baby girl.

My new niece...

I have a new little niece Kristen! She was born 5-14-08 and weighed 7 lbs 15 oz. Isn't she precious!!!! The pic is of her sisters Savannah and Allison and mom Carmen and Dad James! Aunt Gin already loves you, and I can't wait to see you!

Little Sully...

A couple of posts ago, I told you about little Sully. He was getting sicker and sicker. But it seems God is answering our prayers for now because Sully's blood test showed his Leukemia blasts have gone from 20% to less than 1% over the last 4 days. That is AWESOME news. It may change in an instant, but for now his parents are able to play with Sully and see him smile and have him drink whole milk again. And he even moved out of the ICU. Please continue to keep this little fella in your prayers. God hears our prayers, and He is working a miracle right now. Keep praying hard!

Another weekend has come and gone...

Where does the time go? Friday was my mom's birthday! We got her some really pretty jade stone earrings and took her out to eat at Sarge's! It was very delish! Another day at the ball park Saturday...Walker's team won big again, and Brody's lost big. :( But hey, I still think they have done so good with them being a first year team. I have NO complaints! Well, I do wish Brody would run a little faster. There was actually a picture of him in our local newspaper, with the caption under it that he was "racing" to second base to beat the tag. I laughed of course, cause Brody doesn't race to get anywhere. He is the most laid back kid I've ever seen. But he's still cute out there..

I had a great Mother's Day. We had baby dedication at church, so we were finally able to "dedicate" Avery, almost 2 years later! :) Then we had lunch afterwards, and I took a long and much needed nap with the kids. I have to thank the Sunday School teachers and their school teachers for having the kids make Mother's Day gifts. If they hadn't, I would have nothing. My husband leaves a lot to be desired in that department. He didn't actually go out to get my cards until 7:30 Saturday night. hmmmm.... I love him, but he's not setting a very good example for the kids. Don't get me wrong, I would much rather have the homemade gifts from the kids than blowing money on something I don't need. But to wait til the night before to even get a card is a little disappointing. Oh well....at least he did clean up some yesterday.

But overall, it was a great weekend! I hope everyone else was able to enjoy it as much as I did.

Mend my broken heart

I know I've mentioned in a previous blog about a little boy Ethan Powell who lost his battle with Leukemia. There is another little boy I'm following that I found out about through Ethan's website. His name is Sullivan, and he goes by Sully. He just turned 1 on May 1st, and he has grabbed a hold of my heart. For days he was on a vent, and he was finally weaned off of it in time for his first birthday. He had a great day! And then a day or two later, they got word his Leukemia was coming back full force. WHY? Why does this little boy have to suffer just like Ethan? I do not understand. I find myself in tears all the time over him, and I can't take it. I don't know HOW his parents and family deal with it so closely on a daily basis. Why has God burdened my heart so heavily with these babies, and why did God create me with such a fragile emotional state? I don't know what lies ahead for Sully, but from what I've been reading on his website, I don't think it's good. Only a miracle can help him. So I ask you to please pray for Sully. Pray hard! This baby needs your prayers. I've included a link to his site. PRAY PRAY!

http://sullivanfarrar.com

Fun at the ball park???

All the nights spent at the ball park watching my sons play ball are supposed to be fun! It's my oldest son's last year in the 5-6 year old league, and it's my younget son's first year. So there is emotion abound! But while there watching one of the two playing, I still have to keep up with the other son and my daughter. The boys don't require much attention, just what you expect..."momma, can I have a dollar for the concession stand", "Son, get out of the mud", "Brody, stay where I can see you", "Walker, quit pushing that boy around".....
But Miss Priss on the other hand, that's a whole different ball game (no pun intended). The girl is 10 days shy of turning 2, and she already acts like Mariah Carey. She is never satisfied, nothing is ever done right, and you must cater to her every need. It doesn't help that her daddy coaches both teams, so he is not able to help me. And my mom and stepdad are always there, but she's getting to where she has her moments that she doesn't want them. So it's mainly a do-what-I-can-to-make-her-happy hour. Take last night for example, we pull in the park and she realizes where we are so she instantly starts the chant "Ont cotcorn"...which translated in to adult language is "I want popcorn". So we have to listen to that for 10 minutes as we unload the truck and trek up to the concession stand. Lo and behold, there's a line! So guess who's not happy and she lets everyone know... We finally have the treasured popcorn in hand and all is well. At least for 2 minutes. I get our chairs set up, and she's not happy that they're in the sun. So, I have to hold her while she's eating and I'm shading her eyes from the sun. But wait a minute, I don't have my left hand on the bag of popcorn like I SHOULD have known to do. I mean, what kind of mother am I? So she proceeds to whine until I make it right! Then her sippy cup is in the wrong holder...it's supposed to be in the right side. DUH! I can't believe I didn't know that either! So anyway, all kinds of whining goes on for the next 47 minutes until the umpire says those magic words "GAME OVER!!!!!" Thank you God for the man in blue!

Weekend Notes

It's a shame that my memory is so bad, that I'm sitting here trying to figure out what we did this weekend. I can't remember anything these days. Let's see...
Brody had ball practice Friday night, and we also watched a 7-8 year old baseball team (that has some of our friend's kids on it) play it's biggest competitor. Our team won thank goodness. But I also have to say that while I was proud, I was a little taken aback at how serious a couple of the parents were acting. One carried on with his loud mouth the whole time, and then one of our friend's didn't speak to me when I said Hi. It's not like I said it in passing. I actually went up to him, patted him on his arm and said hey. He never responded. So I told his wife about it, and he apologized to me the next day. Thanks Chris! You know I still love ya! I also have to say that I made a little jab at the team because they were spraying silly string all over the place after the game. Which is fine and dandy after you win a championship, but I think it's a little overboard after a regular season game. It don't matter how well you play in the season if you can't finish it off at the top in the end. But I do wish them well no matter what!
Walker and Brody both played games Saturday, and they both won. Congrats to my boys! I worked the concession stand afterwards, and lemme tell you, that is a job in itself. Trying to make sure enough food is cooking, while helping the customers and then trying to keep an eye on the boys as they run the entire ball park. I was give out afterwards!
I took the boys to Cheney Jo's (my little cousin) 2nd birthday party after the games. She had such a good party, and the boys had a ton of fun.
Kevin and Walker went to church on Sunday, while I stayed home with Avery and Brody. Avery had been running a 103 fever and Brody was very congested with lots of goo coming from his eyes. So we vegged out while they were gone, and as soon as they got back, Kevin got a call from work. So he was gone the rest of the day. Me and the kids went out for awhile and enjoyed the nice weather. I actually cleaned up the flower beds and got them ready for planting. It's amazing how much better they look already!
That was about it for us. I hope you all had a great weekend!!!