Christmas 2009

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Christmas 2009

Korben

Karsen

Kaden

A Harvest of Memories: Lark Ranch

West Boggs Park

Korben Joseph


Karsen William


Kaden Michael

We recently spent an evening at West Boggs Park in Loogootee with some of Kory's co-workers. The weather was beautiful and our boys had a really good time. I was so glad that I had my camera with me because I was able to get lots of pictures of my children.

Wisconsin Dells

At the end of July we took a short vacation to the Wisconsin Dells. We have never visited there before and had a great time. I was very impressed with how "kid-friendly" it was. We stayed at a resort called Hotel Rome at the Mt. Olympus Theme Park. They had an indoor and outdoor water park as well as an indoor and outdoor amusement park. The boys were able to swim, ride go-carts, and roller coasters. I would highly recommend this place to anyone looking for a nice place to visit. Our children have already asked when we will be able to go again.

Busy, Busy, Busy

We have been real busy recently, but I don't think we would want it any other way. Between both boys we have baseball 3-4 times a week. In addition Kaden has had some basketball activities that he has really enjoyed. The boys have made some really good friends playing sports and for that I am very thankful. I will close with a picture of Kaden who recently attended the Damon Bailey Basketball Camp in Shoals. He had a great time with his friend Brycen, and I hope they can both go again next year. ("Thank You" Libby for the pictures.)

Beginning of Summer Vacation

The boys have really enjoyed the beginning of their summer vacation. Kaden and Karsen have just finished up soccer, and they are now very busy with baseball season in Montgomery. On Friday they were all able to help their daddy in the field. They really enjoyed this. I snapped a picture and then turned it into a digital painting. I wanted to share how it turned out.

Korben

I just wanted to share a picture that I recently edited of Korben. I thought it turned out really cute. He was helping his daddy one day, and this is how I found him.

Update

I'm sorry it has been so long since I have posted. We have been really busy recently. We have soccer 4 out of the 7 days in a week (3 days of practice / 1 game day). Kaden and Karsen both play on a team and are doing really well. I enjoying watching them play. Karsen scored his first goal at his last game and it was a big deal. Soccer season will be over at the end of May.

Baseball will be starting up soon. Kaden and Karsen will both be playing at Barr-Reeve. They are really looking forward to this again this year. That should keep us busy until about the middle of July. In addition to baseball this summer, Kaden also has plans to attend some basketball camps. He has been attending practices at B-R on Saturday mornings and really loves it. My 4th grade students have been so good to him at practice. They have really made him feel special by giving him a lot of attention.

I can't believe that there are only 11 days of school left. I have had a wonderful year (awesome kids) and will be sad to see it end. I also can't believe that Kaden will be in 2nd grade next year and Karsen will begin preschool. Where has time gone?

Karsen will celebrate his 5th birthday this week...wow! It just seems like yesterday that I was in the hospital for chasing a 2 1/2 year old (aka Kaden) driving a Dodge Durango down my driveway. Poor little Karsen was probably so shook up from all of the excitement. After using a walker to get around, Karsen was born 2 weeks later. Thank God for the happy ending.

Ready for Spring

The weather has been so nice lately. The boys are ready to be outside all of the time. We are all looking forward to Spring Break.

Busy Week

It seems that we have been really busy lately. Kaden has recently finished up Baseball Academy weekly practices in Vincennes and YMCA basketball games in Washington. We have also been busy running around to High School basketball games. Our boys enjoy doing this as much as anything else. They love watching Barr-Reeve Basketball. They are especially excited this week because it is tournament time. They are big fans of all of the players.

Also recently we have dealt with some sickness in our home. Kaden and Karsen have had coughs for some time, but Korben has probably suffered the most. On Monday I took him to his doctor after school, and when we arrived in Jasper his temperature was up to 104. They treated him in the office with meds and asked me to bring him back again the following morning. His check-up went well on Tuesday, and I think he is finally on his way to recovery.

Farm Show

On Saturday we all attended the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Kentucky. This is something that the boys have looked forward to for a long time. Fortunately it worked out for us this year as Kaden's basketball game that was supposed to be on that day was rescheduled. It had been a couple of years since we were last there. I think we posed on nearly everything in the arena for a picture. It is amazing to me how much equipment is on display, as well as how many people attend the event. I'm sure the boys are already looking forward to next year's show.

More Snow

Today was our second consecutive "snow day". We played outside on two separate occasions for about 1-hour each. Kaden and Karsen had a blast, but Korben did not think too much of it. Maybe we'll try again tomorrow since school has already been cancelled.

Snow Fun

The boys and I had fun in the snow today. They were excited to finally be able to go outside and play in some measurable snow. We have already made plans to go out again tomorrow.