February 2021

We had a great February but it's hard to believe we are we have reached the one year anniversary of Covid-19!  Thankfully things are starting to look more and more like normal life around here!

Sullivan wrapped up another great Basketball season and the Lady Liberty walked away the 4th Grade Girls Flight League Champions.  Super proud of these ballers!  They lost this season for the first time in 3 years....and it was to the same team, twice, both games by 2 points.  The team was a Travel team from a local club and we just couldn't seem to beat them....UNTIL we met them in the finals!  I wasn't at the game but from everything I have heard we played LOCK down defense and went up 10 pts in the first couple minutes!  So I guess 3rd time is the charm because we beat that same team 24-16 to bring home the Championshipe t-shirt for the 3rd year in a row!

Just when I think Sullivan is tall, she has to gaurd someone like this!

We also FINALLY got a good southern snow storm!  4 inches of snow on top of 2 inches of ice..which made for some awesome sledding!  The kids enjoyed 4 whole snow days and we made the most of it.  Sledding all day, all week!

Tinsley is CRAZY....she may be the most fearless one yet!

Hudson wrapped up Volleyball season also.  Her team did really well and she improved so much!  She is really starting to get the hang of it and it's fun to watch her play!  The end of the season tourney was postponed because of the snow storm so unfortunately she is going to miss it because she is off to Memphis this weekend for soccer but she loves volleyball and can't wait to play again!

Probably the best part of February was that the big kids are BACK IN SCHOOL IN PERSON!

Everyone is so much happier, well except Hasil...she is so sad all her buddies are gone all day!

Lastly, Tinsley, in true fearless fashion, decided to ride a big kid bike! It took her about an hour but she got it!  We are still working on starting and stopping but once she gets going, she does really well! 

That's about all for now!

Soccer is in full swing.  Hudson heads to Memphis this weekend for her first tournament.  Thomas finishes basketball this weekend and starts baseball next week.  Sullivan has soccer games this weekend and also started lacrosse last week!  We are back to our normal CRAZY schedule.

Here are the rest of the pictures from our fun February:

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January 2021

Well we survived January 2021...just barely!

First the low lights......the week after Christmas, Covid finally caught up with our house!

Tom, Conner and I went down first followed by Hudson and Thomas a couple days later.  Ironically, we all got tested because Tinsley got sent home from school with a fever....yet she and Sullivan seemed to avoid the Rona....at least for now.

Thankfully nobody had a severe case.  Thomas and Conner were basically asymptomatic and I lost my sense of smell....not taste, just smell.  Tom probably had it the worst but that really consisted of fatigue and a lingering cough.  I think he enjoyed his daily "covid naps" and is still trying to sneak one in every now and then!  Hudson was very stuffed up for about 3 days but that was about it.  I know we are lucky that we didn't get hit too hard but I can tell you that 21 days of quarantine with 7 people in this house was not fun.

The 3 big kids are still in virtual school so they had something to keep them busy.  Unfortunately, that meant I had to keep the twins occupied, quiet and out of the way so they could all concentrate.....and that was quite the feat.

But we made it and are on the other side finally.  The twins are back in school and the house is "somewhat" quiet again!

Now for the highlights - even if they all happened in the last week of the month when we finished quarantine!

Thomas started basketball for the first time ever and he LOVES it.  He had his first game last weekend and he did great.  It took him a few minutes to get the hang of what was happening but then he scored 6 points (out of his teams' 10 total) and had several other close shots.  I think he was most excited about the jersey and basketball shoes he gets to wear!

Hudson finally got to start her volleyball season and is loving it also!  She is so much stronger than last year and is consistently getting her serves in and making some good defensive plays as well.

Other than that....we haven't done much but stare at each other.  We took lots of walks with Hasil and played outside whenever it wasn't freezing or raining!

The girls are back at their weekly soccer practices and Sullivan is finally back out on the basketball court so everyone is happy again!

The biggest highlight of January is finding out that the kids are FINALLY going back to in-person school. A week from today they will be back in their classrooms and I don't know who is more excited...ME or THEM!

That is about it for now!  I don't even have any pictures to share b/c well....we didn't go anywhere or do anything for 21 days!

Here's to a much better and brighter February!

December 2020

Happy New Year to everyone!  We made it through 2020!  Although not sure 2021 is looking much better at this point!

We had a great December and a wonderful Christmas despite Covid trying to ruin everything!

We started the month with picking our Christmas tree, decorating the house and trying to make it through the end of the school semester virtually!  We even snuck in a trip to see the big guy....Santa....from a socially distanced 6 feet away!

We started winter soccer training which was a nice break going down to just once a week, but we of course added basketball to the schedule.  Sullivan's team is back in action and doing well so far.  Thomas is also playing basketball this year although his season doesn't start until later in January.  He had his evaluation and did well for someone who has never played before!

We enjoyed some free time without school or sports and took some time to make Gingerbread houses and homemade cookies.  It was fun and actually kept everyone entertained for a good while, which is hard to do!

Finally Christmas got here and I must say Santa was GOOD to everyone!  I think everyone got what they wanted, asked for and needed!

After Celebrating Christmas and doing a quick clean-up, we hit the road to Columbus to celebrate Christmas with the Halters!  We had a great time of course.  Lots of cousin time, opening presents outside on a warm December day, getting to see SueSue and BooBoo, fun times by the river downtown and best of all, we got to pick up Hasil from Puppy School!!

We headed back home after a fun 4 days just in time for basketball practice and another basketball game!

Unfortunately, due to rising Covid numbers in Nashville, we started second semester virtually AGAIN, but January brings us more soccer, more basketball and the start of volleyball for Hudson!  Hopefully Nashville can get our Covid under control so the kids can back to in-person school sometime soon!!

That is about all for now, here are the rest of the pictures from our December adventures!

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November 2020

Well we survived another month of the Pandemic!  

All of the kids were in school in person for 4 Glorious weeks and then Thanksgiving break happened!

But first....the bright side of November!

We wrapped up our fall soccer season.  

Hudson's team played in the U12 Division 1 State tournament (playing up a year) and had a bit of a rough time.  They finished the league 3rd but ended up losing both tournament games.  However, Hudson really started to play well towards the end of the season and hopefully she can keep that momentum into the spring.

Sullivan's team enjoyed their very first out of town Tournament to Atlanta and they played AWESOME.  We knew the Atlanta teams would be tough but these girls were ready.  I think even more ready than I was expecting.  They won all 3 bracket games and then won the Championship.  They took on 3 Atlanta teams and one from Knoxville.  They scored 25 goals and only gave up 3.  But most importantly, they played REAL, "big girl" soccer as I call it.  It was fun to watch!

After the tournament ended, we loaded everyone up in Atlanta and headed to the beach - with one pit stop in Columbus to drop off Hasil for "Puppy School" as we called it.  It was the only way to get Tinsley to stop crying when she realized Hasil was not getting back in the car with us!

So after a 5 or so hour drive we arrived at Watersound in FL and it was awesome!  We got to spend 4 fun and sun filled days with the Halter Cousins - which is basically the best week ever for my kids.  Not to mention, they have NEVER been to the beach before.  But man did they love it!  Hudson, Thomas and Reed played in the freezing cold ocean all day every day and Sullivan and the twins dug more holes that I knew was possible.  Needless to say it was a HUGE success!

Day one!

Tinsley loved to "jump the waves"

This kid had never been happier.....a shovel and all the sand!  PJ insisted on burying him every day!

Our last day there, it was even hot enough for a little virgin daiquiri.

We had 3 resort pools, 2 were heated and one wasn't...this one didn't seem to mind the freezing cold not-heated pool!

Enjoying the warmest pool option!

It was so hard to leave the beach and such a fun trip (Shout out to Uncle Pace and Auntie Leens for including us in their Corona-ed spring break trip) but we had to get back to reality and school.

Unfortunately, while we were out of town, we got the news that Covid cases were exploding in Nashville and that ALL Nashville schools would be returning to virtual learning. 

So we left the 80 degree beach and came to back to Nashville for our first snow of the winter, 20 degree weather and 3 kids home "doing" virtual school!  Thank goodness Christmas is around the corner and we have something to look forward to.  Virtual school is happening till the end of this semester at least, so fingers crossed we can go back in person in January - but I won't hold my breath!  Thankfully the twins' preschool is still open in person......or we might all lose it!

That is about all for now.  Basketball has started for Sullivan so let's hope that doesn't get cancelled.  Hudson is supposed to start volleyball in January - I pray that also doesn't get cancelled!

As always, here are the rest of our pictures from our November fun:

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October 2020

 It's officially fall!  Temps are colder, the leaves have fallen and Halloween has come and gone!

We had a pretty great October, all things considered...you know Pandemic and all.

October was FULL of all things sports!

The babies and Thomas wrapped up their soccer season at St. Bart's.  I would say the babies season was less than successful.....Tinsley took to it a bit more than Conner but neither one of them loved it per say.  Thomas Crushed it!  All of the sudden he decided to be a soccer player!  He loved it and played really well.  I missed his last weekend of games but I heard he scored at least 7 goals, did an actual soccer move and maybe even passed the ball!

Thomas has 2 make-up baseball games this week and then he is done for the season!  His baseball team has been crushing it too!  They have amazing coaches and he has learned so much!!

We enjoyed a little Stay-cation for Fall break this year...because you know..Pandemic and all.

The kids didn't love it but we fit in a trip to the zoo and a visit to a yummy new place in Nashville called Baked Bear where you can build your own GINORMOUS Chip-Wich!  It was amazing!!

After fall break Thomas FINALLY got to go back to school in-person!  He was so excited and a little confused!  haha.  His teacher stayed virtual so he got a new teacher.  She is so sweet and he really likes her, but poor kid.....this has been the most confusing first year of school ever!

A week later, the girls got to return to school in-person and everyone was so excited!  It's still a little weird - masks all day, no talking in the hallway, no singing in music class, zones on the playground....but at least they are there with friends!

A few days after school returned - HUDSON TURNED TEN!

I can't believe she is in the double digits!  A whole decade old!  We didn't have a big celebration this year...because you know..Pandemic and all...but she got to pick her dinner out, celebrate with big yard signs and share some treats with her soccer team at practice!

Both girls are in full soccer mode as well!  Sullivan's team won their Tournament, Bash in the Boro, playing up an age group and only giving up 1 goal all weekend.  But the best thing was that even though they didn't play well - they managed to find a way to win.....that is pretty impressive for 7 and 8 year olds!!

Shout out to the twins as well!  They finally had their three year old check up and they are doing great!

Tinsley is 33 lbs (75%) and 39 inches tall (75%).  So she is still out little munchkin!  She is the smallest of our kiddos but she more than makes up for it with sass and bossiness!  She is in charge all the time!

Conner is growing like a WEED!  He is 37 lbs (90%) and 41.5 inches tall (>97%).  He is SOOOO tall!  Not surprising I guess but seriously...he is huge!  He still love to throw and hit and play football.  He didn't love soccer but he can hit a baseball a mile already!

Our neighborhood treated us to free Snow Cones again this month which is always a crowd favorite!

And of course we can't forget Halloween!  The babies got to wear costumes to school the week before so they originally went as the Bat Twins.....but in true twin fashion, when it was time to leave for school, Tinsley changed into some sort of Cupcake Princess character!  Either way, they had a great day!

Unfortunately, Hudson's soccer team was in Indianapolis over Halloween weekend but they more than made the best of it!  After 2 tough games they got all dressed up for some hotel trick-or-treating and I think they may have gotten more candy in 15 minutes than they ever would at home!

Tom held down the fort with the rest of the crew for a fun Halloween night in the hood.  We had the Skeleton Twins, Jenny Weasley and Darth Vador!

That is about all for now!  

We are gearing up for November.  Which will bring the end of Soccer season, one more out of town soccer tournament, the beginning of basketball season, Thanksgiving with the Halters and preparations for Christmas!

As always here are the rest of our October Pictures:

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