Full House

Brett is on a business trip in Salt Lake City until late Wednesday. Tonight SB and JB have Monica and J.R. over to play. I overheard JB tell JR, "hey don't call me little, now tell me you're sorry, tell me you're sorry!" JR who will be 4 years old in June, and is actually taller than JB said, "sorry." JB thought for a minute and said, "that's okay." Whew, never have to worry about him taking up for himself! The girls are watching tv and playing dress up. And Megan is laying on the couch watching tv. She is pooped from her second day on the job. She insisted on picking the kids up from daycare because she is closer than I am. What 19 year old do you know who is that responsible? We're really lucky.

Well, I hear both boys playing batman so I know they're okay. Every now and then I hear a crash and I go check on them. JB is usually throwing everything in the toybox, out. I'm sure his room will look like a tornado hit it when they are finished. That's okay, if that's the worst they do.

We're headed for Las Cruces next weekend (May 19) for Senior Day. That's going to be tough.

I'm anxious for tomorrow because Brett comes home. Funny, I spent so many years alone and now I can't stand it when he's gone one night.

Have a great Wednesday!
KB

OUCH

NMSU didn't have a good weekend. They were swept by San Jose State. BL didn't have his best weekend, but he did have another MLB scout come up and talk to him Saturday and give him another questionaire to fill out, which helped his spirits.

We had a good day. My sister and her husband stopped by to see the house and we even walked across the street and looked at the model homes. They are currently building a 9500 sq ft home in Norman. I can't even imagine making decisions on a house that size.

We're cooking out on the grill tonight and me, Brett & Megan are just hanging out together (which I love).

Have a great week!
KB

Two Down

Well, NMSU has lost two out of three so far this weekend. Their last game is tomorrow and hopefully they will pull that one off and keep from being swept by San Jose State.

Friday night NMSU was down 3-4 and BL hit a 3 run homerun over left field to put them ahead 6-4. The announcer went crazy saying he's never seen a ball go that far. He hit it completely out of the ballpark past the bullpen. I was SO glad for BL because he struck out his first two at bats. Unfortunately they ended up losing the game in the bottom of the tenth with a walk-off homerun 7-6.

We hung out with Megan most of the day and even went to look at puppies at the pet store. The problem with that is, ALL puppies are cute and you get caught up in the moment. If it were up to Brett, we would have a tiny black poodle right now! Luckily, we got out of there before we bought anything and decided to wait and think more about it. I think eventually we will buy another bulldog.

Hope everyone's having a nice weekend, despite the weather. We'll let you know how the final game turns out.

KB

All work and NO play

I'm not sure about everyone else, but my life has been as busy lately as it's ever been. Promotions are crazy right now, BL's senior year, SB's first year of school and everything in between. Brett's work has also been busy, so that makes for a bad combination. THANK GOODNESS we have Megan! She called today and asked if she could pick up the little ones from daycare. Not only did she pick them up, she took them to get movies and of course, bought them something while they were there.

Tonight while we were all praying before dinner, we went around the table and everyone said something they were thankful for. When we came to JB, he said, "thank you for Megan picking us up, and for her stopping by." haha He is so funny! Megan was laughing so hard she was crying. We finally asked JB if he realized she lives with us. He looked a little puzzled at first, and finally said yes. Maybe it's because she didn't live with us at the apartment, or that she's hardly ever here, but it's funny to hear a child's perspective.

Well all the kids are in bed, Brett is playing PS2, and I'm getting ready to go to bed.

Here's to another day at the office...but it's FRIDAY!! And BL plays San Jose State on the computer tomorrow evening. Funny, we live for those games.

Hope everyone has a great weekend. I know we're looking forward to a nice, relaxing one.
KB

A race to remember...

If you've been reading our blog, you realize that SB & JB were signed up to run their first "official" race. They were both geared up and had to get new running shoes. JB was so excited he tried his out in the store and he ran so fast, he ran into a shelf full of shoes and hit his head. I thought I was going to have to pick Brett & SB up off the floor they were laughing so hard. He didn't think it was too funny.

The morning of the race, April 30, they had to get up at 6am in order to be at the race site so I could help coordinate the event. They were tired, but excited. We finally made it to the start line and since I was helping with the race, we were able to put them in the front. Now, after thinking about it for a minute, I realized with 1,529 kids registered to run, it may not have been the smartest or most strategic thing to put them in front (to be run over). I instructed SB to either run fast, or move to the side and let the other kids pass when the race started. JB was starting to realize this may be a lot of work. I went up on the podium, said a few words to the crowd, came down and gave them both a kiss and then ran across the street to get ready for the mass confusion that followed the race. When the gun started the race, I looked up and saw SB running so fast her ponytail was sticking straight out in back. I think she was scared, and competitive enough that she wasn't about to move to the side. As anticipated, JB walked a few yards and looked up at dad and said, "I wanna hold you," which is his way of saying, "hold me" so Brett decided he didn't sign up for this race, so he wasn't about to carry him for 1.2 miles. They walked a ways, went to the porta potty and then cut across the memorial to finish the race. SB finished the entire race by herself and received her medal at the finish line. To top things off, Grams was at the finish line!

The kids had a great day and both wore their t-shirts to school the next day. Although SB said no one believed her. I told her, that's okay, you know you did it, and you have the medal to prove it!

Now...on to the next race!
KB