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.