Good Kids, Good Times

This past week we read during family scripture time the passages in Alma about Helaman's 2,000 stripling warriors. As a parent I look at my boys and wonder what type of men they will become. Will they follow the guidance of two loving parents or that of a changing world? I have faith that despite every person's free agency, that my sons will beat the odds and join generations of warriors of the highest moral caliber and religious integrity.

Until then, here are some more pictures from the past two weeks. 

The weather has become consistently warm and as such Greg and Brighton have enjoyed many afternoons playing in the wading pool. 

My favorite little gents.

Brighton and his hat.

Greg also finished spring soccer this weekend. He had so much fun playing with the Tigers and of course he loved the fact that his favorite pal Ashley was on the team. Go Tigers!

Oh yeah! What a wonderful set of soccer stars!

Amazed that all these 3 yr olds stayed in a cluster.

Preparing to receive the ball

Off we go!

This is my favorite shot of the day. Greg scored a goal and watching his face light up was priceless.

Goal!

Very tired after a wonderful day of soccer.

One of the surprises of soccer this spring was Brighton's ability to play soccer. We think most of his talent comes from watching his older brother play or perhaps due to stubbornness to be the best. Either way, I think Brighton might receive an early birthday present of his own soccer ball. 

Mine!

One More Weekend, Some More Pictures

In Kentucky there are two absolutes: 1. Kentucky basketball...What? and 2. The Derby...no way! So what did we do on Derby weekend? We went to soccer, studied on campus. and just happened to catch the final Derby race of the day on NBC. Of course, no weekend would be complete without pictures.

Notice the lines. Where is Brighton standing...on the field! 

Grey and Greg. What a great pair! If you add their numbers together you
get how many players are on a soccer team.

Greg and Ashley. We can tell who the future soccer star will be...check out Ashley's concentration.
Check out the awesome set of Grandparents in the background (Pam and Bob!..Whoot whoot!).

Today was picture day. Love this image! Go TIGERS!

Go Tigers!

One of my favorites. Caught Brighton sitting on the ball.
What a handsome little devil!

Do you think Brighton is tired?!

My other favorite. Wish I could scoop them all up and give them a great big bear hug!

Soccer Time

Another weekend, another day of soccer! Greg is once again participating in youth soccer with his beloved team...the Tigers (not quite sure why their jersey is blue). Here are some shots from yesterday morning.

Drill time!

Moving in on goal

Ashley Ann (Greg's future wife and Mia Hamm impersonator)

Another hard weekend trying to keep Brighton off the field. 1.5 going on 4.

Family Traditions

When we were first married I tried so hard to create "traditions" - things you do because it's what you have always done. Moving to Kentucky has changed our lives, and one of those changes has been the institution of various family "traditions" we never thought would occur. 

One of these traditions is Breakfast with the Works. Twice a year (April and October) we take the boys to the track in the morning and have a nice breakfast of doughnuts, sausage, hot chocholate, hash browns, biscuits and gravy. In other words, we try to kill ourselves 2 times a year.

This morning we took the boys to Breakfast with the Works at Keeneland and like usual had a great morning.

Noel Jr. Uno and Noel Jr. Dos - Not tall, not short, not fat, not skinny!

We also had a fun Friday afternoon. Since the clinics are closed for State licensure exams at UK, Noel had Friday afternoon off. The boys were so happy to run around in the backyard and have wagon races.

Our favorite - Pure Delight!

Ready, set, GO!

Brighton couldn't figure out why he wouldn't go anywhere. Imagine that, big brother pranking Brighton?!

Florida

We spent a wonderful week in Florida for spring break.

We don't write much, we just show a lot.  Here are a few of our favorites from vacation.

Noel's arm workout for the day.

Ocean? Water? Why swim when you can throw sand?

Cousin love!

Like most of the US, the weather here in Lexington has been nice and warm this spring. Our old sprinkler died at the end of summer last year and so today Greg and I went to the store and bought a new one. Here is the end result. 

Blow-up sprinkler - 1, Greg - 0

Yikes!

Family Portraits: You Mean Look at the Camera?

Let's take a look at this image. Some of you might be thinking, "Oh, how cute a picture." or "What a great keepsake!" And all of you would be 100% correct, except for one thing, the subtle command of "Look here and say CHEESE." Oh how are youth are falling astray at such early ages! 

By the way, guess who got to see the NCAA tournament's greatest comeback...yup WE DID!

Go COUGS!

Fire and Ice

Fire and Ice seems fitting for the past week. On Monday Lexington received 4-5 inches of snow. Enough snow for Fayette County to cancels its classes. All this following a weekend of tornados that ripped across Kentucky. Weirdest part...it was 50 degrees and sunny by 3 in the afternoon. So when I came home after clinical hours the boys and I had a blast in the backyard.

Here we are making a faceless snowman.

Greg having fun romping in the snow.

Brighton never fails with his crazy hair

One week later Lexington is back to normal and today was 70 degrees and sunny. 

Greg won't smile much for the camera anymore. I think I used up all of his camera karma.

Point Below!

Brighton working on his chick moves. We forgot to tell him the car only moves when he moves.

Greg has been obsessed with the hose this spring. He loves dragging it around the yard. Notice anything weird in the pic...yup thats right. Tornado damage to Greg's right. 

Love this sequence. What Brighton lacks in articulation, he makes up for in fine motor skills. Check out the follow through in his throw...yup, sign him for the Broncos because right now they are taking anyone.

Warm Weather

Like most of the country experiencing warm, so are we. 

Here are some pictures of the boys having fun Monday evening for FHE.

Happy Valentine's Day