Happy May!

So you are probably wondering what in the heck we have been up to in the last few months.  So here it all is (in no particular order).  We went bowling with some friends:

 We made a trip to Spokane and built a pinewood derby car with Pompa:

 Ryan had a major injury and got a scooter to get around:

 Brandon played flag football.  He is quarterback in this picture:

 Brandon won second place in the pinewood derby:

 Kathleen's softball team got a triple play.  It was awesome!  So coach took them to ice cream:

 I turned 29...again...and got a cake:

 I sat in the Governor's desk and pretended I was the governor:

 Kathleen did a major project at school and had to do a public speaking part.  She did a fantastic job!

 Ryan tore his Achilles tendon playing basketball and had to have surgery.  It has been a terrible ordeal, but he is such a good sport about it, mostly.

 Ryan with his "Red Sox":

 We had green dinner:

 Cody had a singing performance at school:

 Our trip to Spokane (the two cripples):

 Being nerdy with cousins:

 Visiting the cutest little Reichner girls:

 My sister, Emily, got married at a carousel:

 Hanging with Grammy:

 Dessert at the dockside:

 Girl's night:

 At the community Easter egg hunt, Cody got the grand prize bunny:

 Playing Headbandz:

 Kathleen is the world's cutest softball player.  Look at these moves:

 Cody had his first X-ray:

 Muffins with mom at the school:

 I went out of town for a PTA conference and stayed at a hotel that Ryan and his family used to stay at:

 Cody with Dad's "Red Sox":

 Fort time:

 Ryan gets a walking boot:

 More pinewood derby (I told you there was no order to this):

 More football:

 Kathleen is a really good catcher:

 We went through some old boxes of Ryan's and found some great treasures:

 Brandon had his music performance and got to dance on stage.  He is the third from the right on the stage:

 Cody had a bug project:

 Kathleen got a part in the school play.  She gets to sing an entire song solo and is very excited:

 The kids had a school carnival:

 Happy Easter:

Up To

For some reason, for the life of me, I cannot seem to keep up on my blog anymore.  So here is what we have been up to in the last two months:

I hosted a Regional Reflections award ceremony and had to try and pronounce the names of all the winners   It did not go well.  

 Cody went on a date with Daddy to the Zoo.

 Not really sure what this is:

 We read together at night.  It was mom with the boys this time.

 Handsome:

 Red Sox beanie:

 Brandon's favorite winter game is throwing the stuffed football in the house.

 When I substitute teach, the kids have to quietly read in the morning at the school.  The boys were fascinated with this article about scat in my National Geographic magazine.

 The kids got new winter hats:

 Because we took them tubing at the ski hill.

 Cody fell asleep on the way home.

 Kathleen got a Principal's Pride award:

 We took the kids to ice cream:

 Kathleen and Brandon started basketball and I am surprised at how much Kathleen is loving it.

 Cody wears his button-up shirt on TOP of his sweater:

 Snow, snow, and more snow.  I have never seen so much here.  It isn't a ton, but it has lasted forever!

 We got to take some friends to a basketball game at the high school while their mom had a baby.

 Brandon let us pull a loose tooth (and by loose I mean not really that loose, but needing to be pulled pretty badly).  Since I didn't have to pay another dentist bill for him, we used that money to buy him K'nex, which he has been wanting.  And it cost us half as much.  I say it was a great deal.

 We took the scout troop to a play of one of the troop members.

 We went to a hockey game:

 We de-cluttered the playroom and got rid of TONS of toys.  There is so much space now.

 We had an evening without Kathleen and Cody.  So we took Brandon on a date to DQ:

 I got a new wedding ring for Valentine's Day.  Yes, I lost the old one at the aquarium in September.  I think someone picked it up and pocketed it.  Here here to honest people (insert sarcasm).  But hey, it was a great way to get a new ring.

 Cody and his newest girlfriend on Valentine's Day.

 We all wore headbands on Valentine's day for aerobics to show our love for our instructor.

 Alyssa and Clayton came to town for the weekend and we went to Texas Roadhouse:

 Watching a movie together:

 Black light mini golf:

 "Blind" light mini-golf:

 Brandon got a Principal's Pride award:

 And the highlight of our month: Ryan tore his Achilles tendon playing church basketball.  I mean, completely severed it.  He had surgery and is going crazy having to "relax" for a change.

 Kathleen dressed up for her PACE presentation test day at school.  It was a rough month getting her ready for it, but she can relax now, because it is over (except for the parent night next week, where they show off their stuff).

 Brandon got his Wolf award for scouting.  He also got to participate in a magic show for the blue and gold banquet.  Our magician was AWESOME!

 Ryan couldn't come on account of having just had surgery, but here was a picture for him:

So there you have it.  As much as I could cram into one post.  I hope you enjoyed!