Wish Me Luck...

I know I am behind.

I hope to be more rested in the near future and able to go back to doing things I love and have time for things again.  It's time to sleep train Boston.  His sleeping has gone from bad to worse. Most nights in the last month I am getting just 1-2 hours of uninterrupted sleep all night.

Over Spring Break we successfully got Brenner moved out of the crib and into the bottom bunk. He has transitioned pretty easily. Naps are a little harder, but he still falls asleep.  Aside from falling out of bed nearly every night I think he loves his new bed.  Next up for him, getting rid of the bottle and then potty training. He was doing so well and then Boss came and he quit completely.

I am beyond tired.  To say the least.  I know it's gonna be a rough couple of nights but I think Boston and I both need to get some sleep.  Plus Rusty got us this cool new video monitor, and I can watch Boss on my phone, which will make it so much easier to keep an eye on him while I am keeping up with the other boys.

Sleep.  I've dearly missed you.

Oh, and did I mention he is thisclose to crawling? And his hair is nearly all gone, except some fuzzes on top and a section on the crown that is about 3 inches long.

Opening Day!!!

Braden is playing Little League again this season.  He is old enough that he is playing in the Minors this year. That meant he had to tryout to see what team he would be on.  That made me so nervous! He has played on the same team as his buddy Stratton each season, and every sport! We were happy to discover that the coach he had just finished playing under for basketball was one of the minor coaches!

So the day of the last b-ball game Coach Dave told Braden and Stratton that they were going to be on his team again! It was such a relief! Minors has been intense! Two to three practices a week for nearly 2 1/2 hours. That on top of piano and scouts has made for a very busy Braden, and Mom. So happy that we have the Betheas to share car pool with.

 Number 4 again this season, that's what happens when the numbers are based on the tshirt size, hee her.

 With the patch on the LEFT (after much googling) his uniform was all official!

He is playing on the RiverDogs. 

Opening day was on the hottest day of the year so far, at his 3:30 game it was over 90 degrees! We are in for a long season if this keeps up.

All Things Green...

My Green decor. I haven't put it out in years. The boys helped me make a ton of yarn pompoms for the smaller apothecary jar. The picture says "Keep Calm and Pinch On."

We had a fun St. Patty's Day this year.  Braden was asked to create a leprechaun trap for school. I wanted to make it awesome, but after some sage advice following a post on Facebook I realized it was his project to do, not mine. So, I let him loose with the glitter, markers and hot glue gun. The teacher

It was so fun to listen to Berkley. He had so many questions about the leprechaun.  When he ultimately realized the trap would be going to school and not staying home to catch it, he was pretty upset!

We used a can from food storage and spray painted it. Glittered some popsicle sticks to make a rainbow. Glittered rocks from the back yard for gold. Made a ladder out of yarn and straws.  It was fun. We had to make a trap door, to keep him in of course. We had lured him through the toilet paper roll to the gold and along the way we cut the trap door in the can's lid. And since those pesky green guys like to be naughty and ignore signs, we made sure he would have no problem breaking the rules for the gold! And yes, I went a little crazy with the glitter. So sue me.

Then, while Rusty was at a BBQ store event buying his aptly named "Big Green Egg", Noni and Pops had the kids over for a treasure hunt and treat.

 Cindi got the idea off Pinterest, it was a yummy cake with just a bit of mint.  Yummmm.

 This is Rusty's newest obsession.  It's called The Big Green Egg. It is a smoker, convection oven amazing thing.  We have had it just two weeks and already he has made rack of beef and pork ribs, whole roasted chicken, chocolate chip cookies, an apple crostada, pizza and turkey burgers. It is really nice to know that come this summer I won't have to turn on my oven indoors to cook!

Welcome to the family BGG.

Phoenix Marathon...

This was the very first year for the Phoenix Marathon.

Rusty and come of our neighbors, the Treeces as well as half of the valley, or so it seemed, went to run the 1/2 Marathon.  He finished with a personal best, which I think is amazing. Next up is his first full Marathon in June! (This is the only picture I have from the race, and I know they have closed eyes, but it was really sunny out!)

This is the race bib holder I gave Rusty for Christmas, and the medal holder we gave him for this birthday. I have a feeling it's gonna get full of medals sooner than later. And yes, he has already signed up for a full marathon next year.