Brett's been busy

Basketball
Brett really wanted to play basketball this year. We were sure he would end up frustrated like his brothers did at the same age, but we were wrong. He loved it!
He did not score in a game, but he was awesome on defense and Dave says that his blocked shot is the first "stat" for any of our kids. He had fun at every game and every practice and was so sorry when the season came to an end. But, he has been dragging the other kids out to the drive way to shoot some hoops.

Birthday
Brett turned eight this week on the birthday he shares with his aunt and uncle. He was so excited to attend his first cub scout meeting on his birthday. Unlike at Christmas, he was also very happy with his birthday gifts. One of which was a big excercise ball, he "accidentally" popped the last one we had. He loves to bounce around the house with it.
A few days later he had some friends over for a Harry Potter party. Most of the games were a flop, but "potions" was a big hit! There was a rainbow of Kool-aid colors, homemade root beer bubbling away, pop rocks and gummy bugs. They had a great time mixing and drinking their potions.

Baptism
The next morning topped off an awesome birthday week with the baptism of Brett and his friend Christopher. They were so sweet and happy. They were both baptised and confirmed by their dads. We wish we had family close enough to attend our special occasions, but are so grateful for the wonderful friends we have here and their love and support.

So, I feel like there are no more "little" kids in the house. Which is kind of sad. But, they are growing into good people, which out weighs the sadness. Brett is a great kid and I am so happy with his choices and the example he sets for us and his friends.

Brett quote of the day

First, a question for you... "What is the biggest number with a name?"



Second, What do you call a cupcake with too much frosting? "Overdressed".

A Secret

Don't tell, but I really want to correct people's spelling and grammar on facebook! But, I don't because I don't want to hurt feeling or sound snooty. (feel free to point out my errors though).

Brett quote of the day

"Mom, you know how the days are getting longer? Does that mean that in a million years a day will be more than 24 hours or a week will be 8 days?"

Brett quote of the day

On the way home from school I asked Brett about his Valentines. He said, "I ate all the good candy." "Where is the rest?" " I threw it away." "But, you brought your valentines home didn't you?" "Um, no they were with my trash, so I threw them away too." I expect he will be quite the romantic one day. (I am not at all sarcastic) :)

A letter from the past

I used to be a good letter writer! But, with blogs, email, facebook....not so much anymore. I keep thinking I should write more especially to my grandmas who may not catch all my internet news. But, I never seem to get around to it. Yesterday, while looking for something else I came across a copy of a letter from nine years ago. Paige read it and laughed and laughed. This is it (leaving out the more boring parts).

February 19, 2002

Hi Everybody,

We have been enjoying the Olympics. It looks like everything is going so smoothly and that people are enjoying it. We have been watching a lot. Bryce watches a little. He has liked a few things like snowboarding but his favorite event is the bobsled. Ty and Paige aren't interested. We had our own family olympics for family home evening last night. We all had fun. Our events were: The crawlin' slalom, aerials, and cross-house rely. For the slalom we crawled around a maze of stuffed animals, We jumped from the couch to a pile of pillows doing "tricks" for aerials and then the teams of mommy and Ty vs. Daddy carring Paige and Bryce had a relay from one end of the house to the other. We had a medals ceremony (everyone got gold medals). Then Ty and Bryce continued to have their own olympics until bedtime.

I also registered Ty for Kindergarten yesterday. He says he doesn't want to go. I saw Bryce's teacher while I was there. She had great things to say about Bryce. He is very intelligent, a perfectionist and notices all the details. She also said he could use some work on his common sense.

Paige has hit the age of many questions. She went on and on yesterday, "Do kids go to school? Do boys go to school? Do girls go to school? Do babies go to school? Do backpacks go to school?" etc. etc. So, now there are three of them with a never-ending stream of questions. On at least 2 occasions in the van recently the boys have asked question after question about the lines on the road.

The boys decorated our entire driveway with chalk yesterday. They tell me it is hopscotch and giant caterpillars. Luckily it is supposed to rain later.

Paige has been throwing some good tantrums lately. She has even given herself time-out. We have also been potty training. She has a chart where she gets to add a sticker when she goes. Well, a couple of days ago she got a step stool and found the stickers and filled up her chart.

I hope everyone is doing well. Talk to you soon.

Love,
Dave, Lisa, Bryce, Ty and Paige

Ty: the amazing saxophone player

Bryce, Paige and Brett complain a lot when I talk about them on the blog or facebook. They don't like me giving quotes or telling about the silly things they do or even their great accomplishments. they think I don't talk about Ty as much. I am not sure if that is true or not, but I know that Ty is not as embarrassed about it as they are. Recently, Ty made the district honor band for the second year in a row. There are two bands "Contraband" and "Buccaneer". Ty has been in "Buccaneer band" both times which is the #2 band. He was pretty disappointed about it this year. But, he was first chair alto sax in the buccaneer band and with only 4 alto saxes in the "Contraband" that makes him the #5 middle school alto sax player in the district which covers several parishes. So, I say that is awesome! It ended up that he really liked their director and the songs they played.

The Honor Bands practice all day on a Friday and then Saturday morning before they put on a concert. Ty's band played 4 songs...pretty impressive considering the short amount of time. He wanted me to video their pirate song (I forgot what it was called ) but, I had a little bit of trouble with his new video camera. I did get the next song, sorry it is a little bit jumpy, we were in the balcony. Ty is to the right in front of the trombones and after the french horns. I have tried to load video 3 times so far with no luck! Maybe I'll try again later :(