BASKETBALL SEASON!!!!

It is basketball time of year again for us. We are lucky that #3 and #8 are on the same team this year, as that won't be able to happen much with their age difference. Josh decided to try it out this year also. He hasn't played in a league before, but he is having fun and catching on. Thomas is very competitive and loves to play. So, this is what our next 7 saturdays will consist of. Nathan gets a bit bored watching because he wants to play, and Olivia is a handful, but we love watching the games.

Globetrotters

Last saturday, after a morning full of basketball practice, we took the family downtown to watch the Harlem Globetrotters! They put on a good show. The boys were laughing pretty hard, as were the adults also. Olivia handled it real well except for when the cotton-candy guy came by yelling "COTTON CANDY!" right in her ear. He scared her pretty good. I believe the highlights were people getting their pants pulled down while trying to shoot freethrows and the little blow-up guy that ate a person wearing a Washington Generals jersey. Those poor Generals, they just havn't been able to get a win in over 40 years. A good time for all. I recommend it at least once for everyone.

OLIVIA

Olivia decided that she doesn't like us to feed her, she wants to do it herself. She did well, and it kept her busy for about 30 minutes. She wouldn't eat mac-n-cheese at all until she could do it herself. We are going to have an independent one here.












Olivia has a good time playing hide and seek. She isn't fast enough to get away and really hide yet, but she does like to peek around the doors.

SNOW

We headed up to Grandma and Grandpa Greers house and played in the snow after Christmas. These city boys don't know what to do with it at first, but they figure it out pretty fast. The first picture is as close as Anthony got to a sled. He says he is brittle in his old age.

Rachel was all over the slopes, and she has the bruises to prove it. Everyone had a great time enjoying something that we never see at our home, SNOW!

Christmas Time 2008

This is what happens when you have only one Nintendo DS. You get all four kids trying get a turn on it. This was a problem that Santa helped us out with this Christmas.

Santa helped out Nathan with his own DS, which he was very pleased with.

Josh and Tom were very happy with their Wii. (Dad seems to like it a bit also.)

Olivia enjoyed playing with the boxes and trying to eat the wrapping paper.

And this is where they have been for the last week, sitting in front of the TV on the pullout couch playing Wii. A successful Christmas for all. I can't wait for school to start!

I had to throw in a picture of Super Nathan, because he is just so cute!!!

Family Photos

We went to Sears to attempt the family photo. Olivia did great surprisingly. And Thomas was the one who wouldn't smile. After all the money we spent on dental care this year I wanted to see some teeth!! This is what we got.

Gingerbread houses

We had a good time with the gingerbread houses this year. After the sugar rush we went and looked at some christmas lights. We then finished the night by watching Polar Express and having hot chocolate and popcorn. I think that should be a new tradition.