Tucker's Birthday Weekend -- 9 years old!

Tucker's 9th birthday was last weekend on Sunday.  On Saturday he had a wrestling tournament and he did awesome again!  I am seriously impressed with his wrestling, he is listening and using actual moves instead of just muscling people to their backs.  He took 1st place again (so he is still undefeated for this season).  I have been horrible about taking pictures lately and didn't even get a picture of him with his 1st place medal.  And we stopped and at Texas Roadhouse for his early birthday dinner (again I didn't get a picture of it...ugh).  It was delicious as usual!

Look at him actually using moves...nice cradle buddy!!

 Sunday morning he woke up and asked for a ham and cheese omelet.  The weather on Saturday was very cold and snowy and since we had to be out for the tournament, we were glad Tucker just wanted to hang out at home for his birthday.  It was a good day of hanging out and watching the Super Bowl!  He was cheering for the Seahawks and was happy they won.

Beautiful big snowflakes!

Helping frost his own cake!

My birthday boy!

Very Excited - he got an Ipod

9 years old!!!

Cutting his own cake...He is getting so old and I am just going to pretend that he is not on his way double digit age!

Loose Teeth!

Trey is 7 and a half years (almost 7 and 3/4 years old :) and he has still only lost his 2 bottom teeth.  Finally a couple of weeks ago the two side bottom teeth were finally loose!  Last Saturday morning they were so loose, but he just couldn't get them out (he, unfortunately, has very long roots that just are not dissolving.)

Can you see how loose those teeth are?!?!

Thursday night he finally pulled out the one tooth!

Saturday morning he pulled out the other one!

Renaissance Time Again

Yesterday was the big boys 2nd Quarter Renaissance Assembly.  It was a football themed assembly and both boys earned a gold card again!!  I'm so proud of them and their hard work!

Official Start to Wrestling Season

We have been going to wrestling practice on and off for a couple of months now, but we finally had a free Saturday 2 weeks ago, so Tucker and Ty had their very first tournament of the season.  Ty thought he was all ready for it, but it was a lot harder than he thought...so he had a rough go of it.  But despite the crying, he didn't give up.  2 weeks ago he took 3rd and then last week he took 4th.  He decided that he doesn't want to wrestle at tournaments anymore, so he is going to take sometime off for awhile.  

Tucker was a little nervous because he hasn't wrestled in such a long time, but he got out there and just did awesome.  Tucker's main problem is his head, not his wrestling skills, but he went out there with a clear head and listened to his coaches.  He has been working on being a more technical wrestling instead of trying to muscle everyone to their backs.  So far it's been working and he is undefeated so far this season! 

Well, I have to admit these are all the pictures I have so far.  I have been helping coach the 4 and under wrestlers in our club, so it's been hard to get pictures taken (and plus I forgot my camera the first weekend and my phone has been shutting down every time I take a picture.) 

New Years Day 2014

New Years Day was beautiful...a little bit breezy, but very nice, so we decided to head to Garden of the Gods for a picnic and a hike.  It was a great way to start out the new year.

 

Pikes Peak in the background

climbing up high

This day Vinny and I celebrated our 9th wedding anniversary!

New Years Eve 2013

Our New Years Eve started off with wrestling practice and then back to Kim's house for a Mexican Food Fiesta.  We ate a ton and played some board games and popped some poppers to welcome 2014.  I have been bad about bringing my camera a long with me places lately and plus my phone has been shutting off anytime I try to take a picture lately...so here is one I stole off my dad's phone... 

Ty wrestles hard at practice, he fell asleep on the floor in the living room (with a bowl of Nilla Wafers) around 11ish, and slept through the all the poppers.
 

2013 ended on a good note for us and we are looking forward to 2014.  We want to wish you all the best it has to offer.

Ice Fishing

Vinny and my dad took the boys ice fishing last week.  They went to Monument Lake and the ice was over 8 inches thick.  They didn't have much luck, only 2 little Perch, but they did have fun and the weather was beautiful.

Christmas 2013

We had a great Christmas.  It was nice and relaxing and we just enjoyed being together as a family.

The group of kids on Christmas Eve.

My cute boys on Christmas morning!

Getting ready to open their first gift from Santa

All dressed up for Christmas service

Merry Christmas 2013

It's good to have him home :)

Decorating Christmas cookies as a family!

Ty's Christmas Party

Ty had a Christmas party at preschool where he got to wear pjs and decorate cookies!  He looked so cute and we had a fun time. 

The pjs he is wearing are the ones Trey wore on Ty's first Christmas...oh the memories...I can't believe that tiny baby is so grown up now!

Tucker's 3rd Grade Performance

Tucker had his 3rd grade performance a couple of weeks ago and it was all about Africa.  It was very cute and he had a lot of fun up there singing and dancing.  It was hard to get a good picture of him, but was fun watching.  His music teacher is excellent and you can really tell that she loves her job and her students.  He is lucky to have her!