For the Love of Basketball

Oh man, I (we) have been waiting for this day since we found out we were having a boy.  Braeden, out on the hard wood floor learning to play basketball, awesome.  Hands down one of the top parental moments of my life.  JD and I just watched him so happy to be out there playing "for real" this time. 

We have been talking to him about how mommy and daddy played basketball for a very long time because it takes a long time to get better.  B has been doing a lot better these days at staying on task, not giving up when he can't do something right away.  It is crazy how much change can happen in just a few short months.  Even this summer when JD and I would work with him on even the smallest task he was quick to frustration and would stop.  Now he is starting to realize when you fail but keep trying you can accomplish what you see the big kids doing. 

Sorry, back to basketball.  He was so excited!  He counted down the sleeps for two weeks and on that day had JD get his hair "handsome", also needed a water bottle because he would be exercising which makes him thirsty.  He was so proud to be big enough to be out there playing.  He listened to the coach so well and stood next to him the whole time so he could hear everything he had to say. When it was time to practice shooting he made most of them! My sweet boy would look over at us when he made it to make sure we saw him. I hope he falls in love with this game like Jd and I did so we can share all the things made us love the game. I can't wait to relive all the moments I had on the court now that breaden is out there. 

I know I write a lot about Braeden, there is a Stella post coming soon with all that little diva has been up too.

 Handsome Hair

 

Making sure we are watching him.  

Can you small the hard wood?  Love. 

Sorry they were so fuzzy!  He was moving too fast. 

Look at that size of those feet!  1.5 Kids, yup. 

A (hopefully quick) December Recap

I have a love hate relationship with January, Christmas blues mixed with the yearly purging of clutter and organizing. I always try to clean the old broken toys out before the new loot arrives but we still never have enough room. I try and tell myself that if we had a bigger home I would still fill it full of the same junk, just more of it. So many house projects on the list my head is starting to spin.

So, December was insane I need to remind myself of all that was accomplished instead of regrets for the things we didn't get to.

Braeden was priceless on the big day. Everything was so exciting and new. He opened just about every gift with awe. He kept saying ''this is just what I always wanted!'' or the classic ''this is so awesome!''. I was able to get a few video clips but watching it live was more fun. This is why having children can be addictive, you get to see innocence that you had forgotten existed until you watch your babies grow.

Jd and I celebrated our 6th year anniversary on the 30th. My mom took the kids for the night and Jocelyn had them for the day. We had almost 24 hours of uninterrupted time together. It was exactly what we needed. We have been so busy that time together has been hard to come by. We went to sushi, slept in, got ready for the day without littles tugging on us or whining for our attention and then went downtown for lunch. I can't imagine a life without this man and hope I never have to.

PS, and I am posting from my phone which does not allow me to split the pictures up so sorry for the photo bomb!