It seems like January lasts forever but we finally made it to the end.
January has been a month full of cold weather (with no good snow), basketball, volleyball, indoor soccer and a BIG birthday for me!
The girls had one extra bonus day of Winter Break and the 3 littles had to go back, so we snuck off with the neighbors to a fun new Indoor Trampoline place. The kids played for 3 HOURS straight! It was so much fun and I think they would have stayed longer if we didn't have to leave to pick up the littles!
Hudson did everything they had to offer which included all sorts of trampolines, ninja courses, climbing walls, and a sky coaster.
Here she is taking the "leap of faith" to catch the trapeze! It amazes me that this kind of stuff doesn't scare her! Sullivan on the other hand, much preferred the trampolines!
Most of January was spent playing sports. Both girls are playing indoor soccer with TSC and doing really well. Hudson's team got off to a rough start but has turned it around and had a great weekend last week. She even scored a goal which was very exciting.
Both girls are playing Basketball as well. They play on a team that plays in the 2nd grade league and a 3rd grade league. They have learned so much and Sullivan is really enjoying it. Hudson is still trying to decide if she likes it or not, but she goes out every weekend and plays hard anyway.
Hudson started volleyball this month also. It is just once a week to learn the basics but she seems to be taking to it and really loves it. They don't play matches or anything yet but I think she is ready to sign up for the next session already!
Thomas also started his sports class this month too. He takes a class called Lil' Sluggers and they spend 9 weeks learning about several different sports. They started with soccer for the first 3 weeks, which he was bored with b/c he thinks he is a pro soccer player of course! But this past week they did baseball and he was in heaven! They will spend a few more weeks on baseball and then do football and indoor hockey!
January also marked a big birthday for me! The BIG 4-0! Which basically just means I am as old as my knees already feel! But I had a great birthday weekend with a visit from SueSue and BooBoo, lots of soccer and basketball games and a surprise dinner out with our fun neighbors. I even came home to a fully decorated house, with streamers, 40 balloons and a banner that said "You're Old". Haha. It was a fun weekend!
The girls also celebrated the 100th day of school this past week. Here are our two little grannies! (They have silver hair, you just can't see it very well)
And not to be forgotten.....the babies are doing great! They get dragged along to all the soccer games and celebrations but they just roll with it. Thank goodness for teenage neighbors, b/c they do get to stay home with the babysitters during basketball so at least they get a small break!
Tinsley is still the runt of the 2 but also still the BOSS. She is crabby and grumpy but also hilarious! She is always "talking" and understands everything you tell her. She loves dogs and dancing and food. She can sign several words and got 2 more teeth recently.
Conner is still as sweet as can be. He is happy and laid back and pretty chill most of the time. He loves to eat and dance and any and all balls. It is his favorite word to say and he always has to be kicking or throwing something - ball or not. He is still huge (wearing a 2T now) and is a solid head taller than Tinsley. He is finally starting to sign some words but is really happy to give just a big cheesey grin and typically that gets him what he wants. He also loves Makers and gives her several hugs a day.
That is about all for now. We have another weekend full of sports and February will bring the end of basketball, volleyball and indoor soccer...but also the beginning of outdoor soccer...so I guess it never ends!
Here are the rest of our pictures from January:
