March was a long month. Looking back through these pictures...basketball season feels far in the past now. The Heat finished the season undefeated and the tournament champions. And onto the next season....
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They love the trampoline.
She gets braver every time. This is one of the only times he asks to have his picture taken. Today was bittersweet.
We had our first Cannons games since we lost our beloved Coach Sam this past Friday, April 10th. The Cannons won both games. They played their hearts out. Almost like they had a little help from above. And then the other team wore their Samstrong shirts to show support for Blake and his family. I can't imagine how that made Blake and Kelly feel today. There's just something about our team. I could never quite put my finger on why I love this group of boys so much, why I want so badly for them to get to play together, grow up together, for as long as they can. Until today. I realized that we have become a family. And I think we owe that to our coaches. In particular, Coach Sam. Our love and respect for him and his family has always been there, in our hearts. And it will stay there forever. He has had such an impact not only on the boys, but also on their parents and families. Today, we played for Coach Sam and Blake. And today, we won big. Because we have an angel for a Coach. We will never stop playing for you, Coach Sam. On three...One, two, three...Coach SAM! So, it's day 4 of Spring Break. And Josh has been home all week with the boys. It was kinda spontaneous that he decided to take the week off, so we didn't have to worry about what to do with them for the whole week and rely on others to help us out. He rationalized it because he would get some much needed husbandly home duties done. He even made his own "honey-do" list for the week, which included painting the trim on our rental, painting our front porch, fixing the toilets, taking the boys to return some of their birthday clothes/shoes that didn't fit....
He calls me at work today, and he's obviously down in the dumps. When I ask him what's wrong, he admits that he was hoping that during the week, he would have had more time for the boys. Now here it is, almost the end of the week. The weather sucks. He was hoping to do something worthwhile with them but doesn't know what to do. He had already tried Cloud 9. It was fully booked for the day. They headed to the movies to see Home. Which was sold out. He decided to go up to the mall with the boys gift cards and let them shop. Men/boys don't shop. But it turned out to be a pretty special time for Father & sons. He called me 4 times. The last time was to tell me that he had purchased the $56 game card at Dave and Busters. "I was going to get the {cheaper one} but then Cam said to get the $56 card "cause it's the best deal". Because it says "best deal" on the board. So I did". He sounded much happier. And then, this. I can't change it. So I must accept it. This is the busiest time of year for our family. Basketball season wraps up and leads right into baseball. We have back-to-back birthdays (Cameron & Jack are 8 days apart). And somewhere in between that falls Easter and Spring Break. Cameron had a {very} successful sleepover. Considering I had 12 8-year old rowdy and competitive boys in my house all night long, there were no casualties (or catastrophes). It was cold, but the boys didn't seem to notice. They insisted on playing outside. Which worked well for us adults. There were some on the trampoline, some playing basketball, and a few even played a little pool in the garage. The highlight of the night....nerf wars. Always a big hit. We made it. And the following day, the Cannons had a double header. Thankfully, we won; a few of the parents were sending me the evil eye since the entire team had been at my house the night before, if we had lost, I was sure to be blamed. Then it was time for Jackson's birthday. No. 11. We (well Josh) planned a paintball party for Jack & 8 of his friends. The boys could not have had more fun. By the end of the day, they were trying to plan a time that they could all go back. Even a few Dads played. There were very minor injuries (mostly for the grownups - paintball aint for sissies). We grilled out hamburgers and hot dogs; then headed back to the house for a little driveway basketball. Jackson had a great birthday. And next... Easter. We spent the morning with family and friends at church for brunch and an Easter egg hunt. That evening, we went to Josh's parents for dinner. The 6 Tellefsen grandkids had their own Easter egg hunt. We did color coordinated eggs this year, which went great. Each kid had their own color and same number of eggs to find. Each color was age appropriate - the older kids' eggs were hidden a little harder. And that concludes this crazy, chaotic season. It goes by in a blur. The kids enjoyed their Easter baskets from the Easter bunny (I did not get pictures this year, sadly). Bella was very confused by the "Easter bunny" and asked repeatedly, "who got me this?" about her basket. Finally, once she even asked "Is you the Easter bunny? Did you get me this?" Smart girl.
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AuthorMy name is Kaci. I am a working mom of 3. Wife to Josh. Mom to Jackson, Cameron & Isabella. My life is dinner, homework, baseball, basketball, grocery lists, laundry, middle school, wine, video games, and schedules. I started this blog because I love taking pictures, and I needed a place to document our life. I wanted a place to write it all down, to remember little details so easily forgotten in the mad rush that is the life of a family of 5. Through my photos and words, I endeavor to capture our story. Categories
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