Week Twelve

This week was pretty warm again. It is so nice to be able to send the kids outside to play with friends. Brooklen is having a blast working on his hockey, baseball, kickball, and basketball skills with Jake and the girls are enjoying the swingset and coloring with sidewalk chalk.

Brooklen just started a hockey basic skills class. On Wednesday, Rob took him to get his equipment. He is able to borrow equipment throughout the basic skills course. We are grateful for that, since we aren't sure that he is going to want to play on a team in the fall. On Saturday morning, he had his first session on the ice. I think he enjoyed it, but his helmet was kind of bothering him, so he probably didn't enjoy it as much as he could have. After the session, Rob took him to get a new helmet. Hopefully when he gets on the ice tomorrow, he will feel better.

Rob is such a good Dad. He's noticed that Brooklen has been really in to sports lately, so for FHE, he had us all fill out March Madness brackets. Brooklen has been SOOOO in to it. He has been following every game and we have heard him say "Your bracket is going to be busted" and "I'm going for the upset" quite a bit this last week. I love watching him get so in to the game; it makes him so happy! Currently, Hurley is winning with her bracket. Brooklen is in 2nd place, followed by Rob, Me, and then Zaya.

Hurley had her first gymnastics meet yesterday. She did really well; I love watching her play sports because she is so talented and skilled. Her cartwheels have gotten so good these past few months and she loves showing off for us and for our neighbors. I was a little sad that she wasn't in the best of moods for the meet. I think she would have had more fun if she was in better spirits. But, she really loved the medal that she won. She kept asking me how "much percent of gold" it was. Man, I love that little girl!

If you ask Zaya what she wants to be when she grows up, she will tell you that she wants to be an artist. She loves doing the things that her siblings do and she has learned to love art from them. Yesterday, we were playing outside and Rob told her to draw a picture of them fishing. She went right to work and came up with this:

Afterwards, he asked her to draw a picture of the time that she hit Brooklen in the eye with a baseball. She didn't miss a beat and came up with an awesome drawing!

Kaiton has been a little sick this week, so he has had a couple of rough days. I have noticed, however, that he is walking a lot more! He also loves to kick balls and like to "flip," which is essentially the beginnings of a somesault.