It's snowing, so it must be baseball season

I am so behind on this....There is a joke that when it is spring time and it snows then it's baseball season.  Baseball has started-Sporty is playing, Trevor is coaching and Diva is playing.  It's our typical time of year where we live in our suburban and eat out a lot :)

First Sporty-we have all ready been to St. George Utah for a tournament and have started two leagues.  His team is doing well, and he is playing well.  We are looking forward to a few more tournaments where we get to travel and stay over.  Staying over is the kids' favorite part-they look forward to the swimming more than anything.  Silly kids.

Diva-she just started playing coach pitch softball.  These girls are so cute and so very green in the the world of baseball.  But they are having fun learning to throw, catch (or at least attempting to catch) and hitting the ball.  In fact, Diva hit a nice line drive and pegged a poor girl in the eye!  Diva was so sad and started to tear up.  Fortunately the girl was fine and returned to playing almost immediately.

Now Trevor-OY!  This season, which is now over, was one big trial after another.  First, the players were not playing well, therefore, they were not winning.  OK, every coach has a not-so-great-winning-year.  Second, because they were not winning the coaches were struggling to find players to ACTUALLY play, which then caused parents to flip out (because their kid wasn't playing).  Third, attitudes were such that they felt entitled to play, to tell the coaches what to do, etc.  So they quit.  These particular players would rather play and lose every game then be used in clutch situations to either spark a rally or to even win the game....THEN, players were caught drinking so they were kicked off the team. All players and parents read and sign a policy which states, among other things, a ZERO tolerance policy on drinking.  So let me recap-we started the season with 23 athletes and finished with 13.  13!  I felt so bad for Trevor and and all the crap he has had to face-it was rough, very rough!  Fortunately, there were many positive moments in all this, one being the support he did receive outside the baseball team and even the school.  Even I got emails and Facebook messages from people who had heard what had happened and they offered their support and expressed how proud they were of my husband and his stance.  Some even expressed how they wish that when they were in school their coaches would have taken a stance and made the same hard choices.  That was really awesome to see and read. 

So, if baseball was ever considered a non-stressful, boring, uneventful game, then one should come walk in our shoes for awhile, especially during those two weeks-I seriously gained 10 lbs and now need to lose it again.  So, here's to looking forward to a new team and a new year and here's to our cute kids who are working hard to better their craft.

Easter

I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter.  Our family had a fantastic Easter weekend.  We were able to have family pictures, family Easter egg hunt, dinner, baseball and fun on Saturday.  On Sunday we were able to attend Church and really reflect what Easter is all about and be reminded of what our Savior did for us.  After, we were able to have dinner with the other side of the family and enjoy some more Easter egg hunting.  Holidays are fantastic when you have family around to enjoy it with.  So with that said, here are some pictures to enjoy.  OOps, I forgot we dyed eggs on Thursday with a bunch of cousins...

WARNING:  Picture overload

Whoa, new look

I have been a non-blogger for so long that the entire format has change.  Oy!  I am back and I am working on a few posts, from trials, to a birth of a baby, to baseball, to more trials, to an adoption.  So please be patient and don't forget about us, because, truly I haven't forgot about all of you.  I actually have been on every day to read up on blogs I follow, but I haven't been typing away myself. CIAO!

Break through

Today the kids all went to the dentist, including Z-man who NEVER lets them actually do anything to his teeth.  But today was different.  The cute little hygienist bribed him with a bouncy ball if she could take an x-ray of his teeth:  he TOTALLY complied.  Then he climbed right up on the chair, laid down and started watching the movie on the ceiling-mouth open, teeth clenched, but mouth open.  What the....?  Normally, he is SC-A-REAMING and running around, jumping off chairs, etc, etc.  I am apologizing up and down about his behavior and internally cursing this cute little ball of mess.  Maybe he is growing out of his temper tantrums-maybe-YEAH RIGHT!  Apparently bribing helps, though.  I may need to take this technique and use it for future events.  Who knew-BRIBERY!  AND we learned a new word today:  toothbrush is now pronounced as "poopfrush".  Z-man is too cute!

ps:  absolutely NO cavities!  Hooray!!!

What's wrong?

I have been a horrible blogger and keeping THE WORLD up to date with all that we are doing.  I have pictures, but they are on my camera and one would think that one could easily walk up stairs, get the camera, walk back down the stairs, download the photos, and comment on the photos, but one didn't and has not done that.  OY!

So, here is a picture-less, brief overview of what's been going on:

*Diva celebrated her 7th birthday
*Basketball ended for Trevor with the team making an appearance at the State Tourney-ahem, made an appearance, didn't say they actually played (sarcasm inserted here)
*Baseball has started for Sporty and we went down South for a tournament where they played awesome and played two games in to the championship series.  The team that knocked them out won the entire thing.   They did finish in the top 8 out of about 50 teams, so we are proud!
*Baseball started for Trevor and so far it's been......eh.  I think this will be an interesting season, one full of potential, but interesting.  Coaches have good seasons and bad seasons right?  And that's normal???  Okay, we'll go with that one.
*Trevor celebrated his birthday!  Hooray, he is the same age as me.
*Sporty celebrated his 10th birthday in the car on his way to the baseball tournament.  I have a 10 year old!  Or as he states it, "I am in the double digits now, Mom."
*My sister, Lyndi, is preparing to give birth and place her baby girl with a FABULOUS family. 
*The 5k I am in charge of will come to fruition on April 21-SCREAM!  I will admit I am a bit stressed, but a bit excited to see the support our school has had from the families and from the community.

Ok, done for now.  Good day and I hope you all didn't get too many pranks on April Fool's Day.

Good Update

We F-I-N-A-L-L-Y got word back on Trevor's lip.........
It's normal.  PHEW.  Can you see my shoulders stand a little taller?  Can you see the bags under my eyes lighten up just a titch?  Can you sense my blood pressure stabilizing?  However, the Doc does want him to come in for a follow up in one month.  I am beginning to see a pattern with this doctor and it last about a month.  Good news, good news.  sigh

A prayer of thanks goes out to a loving Father in Heaven as well as to family and friends.  THANK YOU.

Yaddi yadda yadda

Right now I am relfecting a bit on life-on the ups, on the downs.  This morning started out on an up:  It's Trevor's birthday, I went on a run with a good friend, made a "breakfast in bed" for Trevor, the girls' rooms were all clean, chores were finished or being completed (with no complaining!), and the kids were happy-I was happy.  AND.THEN.IT.HIT-like a snowstorm in March in Utah.  The kids are bored, they are fighting, I am yelling (of course I NEVER yell...), rooms are a mess, there is screaming, crying, tattling, blaming....need I go on?

And then I realize, this is normal.  I am not alone in this-EVERYONE goes through these moments.  And then they pass.  But it hits me as I read others' blogs or the paper or watch the news just how BLESSED I am and how blessed my family is, even with the chaos.

We went through a little health scare with Trevor.  I won't go into details but there are two things we have dealt with or are still dealing with.  The first is over and done with-nothing to worry about, it will pass.  The second one is still in the process of wondering, worrying, waiting-I hate waiting-and thinking, "when in the world will the doctor get back to us.  It's been almost 3 weeks."  UUUGGHHH!  Trevor had a biopsy done on his lip, so we are just waiting, AGAIN WAITING, for the results.  Trevor did call on Friday and was told the results are in the computer but the doctor hasn't looked at it.  Which makes us think we don't have a lot to worry about.  But guess what?  I.AM.A.WORRIER.  I also think of worse-case-scenarios.  Can't help it-I am a mother. But seriously, when will the doctor look at the results???

Moving on:  I will keep this brief as well.  Remember the adoption I mentioned earlier.  Well, my sister found herself pregnant, single, and realizing that this sweet baby needed more in her life.  She has decided to place with an amazing family.  And it happens to be with a family that Trevor and I know very well. It will be an open adoption and long-story-short I now have two more nephews and soon, a sweet niece.  My mom all ready tells people she has 11, soon to be 12 grandkids.  My kids have started referring to Jared and Amanda as their aunt and uncle.  Our family is expanding-who'd've thought... To see their story click here.  But what a blessing in their lives and even in my sister's life-she has had to grow up a ton.  I truly have great respect for what she is doing.  So selfless, extremely difficult, but wonderful.  I don't think any of us truly understand the magnitude of this choice.  I, for one, feel like she will be blessed beyond comprehension for this choice she is making.

So see, even as I write this, my two year old has managed to dump out the toy bins with loud bangs, but I sit here grateful (though frustrated) for my life and for my AMAZING husband, and crazy, amazing children.  I believe in a Heavenly Father and His plan and I am truly grateful.