When you ask Drew for a hug good-bye before school, you better be prepared for a full body hug!!
Friday, February 23, 2018
Monday, February 19, 2018
Sunday, February 18, 2018
Day at Home
Wednesday, February 14, 2018
Happy Valentine's Day
I worked for a couple weeks on gifts for the girls and Keith. It's a little more fun now that the girls both can read well. I found an idea called Why I Love You from A-Z. It's a little harder than it seems coming up with 26 DIFFERENT Adjectives to describe each girl and why from A-Z but I got it done. :) They may not appreciate it a lot right now, but I hope when they are having a bad day or stumble across it in a couple of years they'll know how much I do love them! I also made Keith a very appropriate V-Day card and bought him a new camp chair for softball practices and games.
I'm a firm believer in it taking a village to raise a child. So I reached out to our village and asked them to send a sentence or two about why the love the girls. And boy did they come through for me! They got hearts from Aunts, Uncles, Great Aunts and Uncles, Grandparents, Teachers and Friends. If ever they doubt that they are loved, they just need to look at this picture! I've got to figure out how to save these for them!
Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Monday, February 12, 2018
Growing Girl
Thursday, February 8, 2018
Just a day in the life...
We are still a bit dependent on Grammy helping us out after school. It's just a little less stressful to load up Drew, straight from his nap and Maggie to go get the girls. Grammy has helped a lot and Keith gets them a day or two after school too. I think next week we will bite the bullet and start picking them up ourselves...at least a day or two. The big positive about Grammy helping is the girls get their Grammy attention fix and she also helps me in getting them to do their homework. :)
Wednesday, February 7, 2018
The Hays' Babies
Monday, February 5, 2018
Why We Do Sports
"One of my friends asked
"Why do you pay so much money for your kids to do all their sports”?
Well I have a confession to make; I don't pay for my kids to to do
sports. Personally, I couldn't care less about what sport they do.
So, if I am not paying for sports what am I paying for?
- I pay for those moments when my kids become so tired they want to quit but don't.
- I pay for those days when my kids come home from school and are "too tired" to go to their training but they go anyway.
- I pay for my kids to learn to be disciplined, focused and dedicated.
- I pay for my kids to learn to take care of their body and equipment.
- I pay for my kids to learn to work with others and to be good team mates, gracious in defeat and humble in success.
- I pay for my kids to learn to deal with disappointment, when they
don't get that placing or title they'd hoped for, but still they go back
week after week giving it their best shot.
- I pay for my kids to learn to make and accomplish goals.
- I pay for my kids to respect, not only themselves, but other athletes, officials and coaches.
- I pay for my kids to learn that it takes hours and hours, years and
years of hard work and practice to create a champion and that success
does not happen overnight.
- I pay for my kids to be proud of small achievements, and to work towards long term goals.
- I pay for the opportunity my kids have and will have to make
life-long friendships, create lifelong memories, to be as proud of their
achievements as I am.
- I pay so that my kids can be out on the field or in the gym instead of in front of a screen...
...I could go on but, to be short, I don't pay for sports; I pay for
the opportunities that sports provides my kids with to develop
attributes that will serve them well throughout their lives and give
them the opportunity to bless the lives of others. From what I have seen
so far I think it is a great investment!"
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Saturday, February 3, 2018
The Story Behind her Name: Maggie Reese
Maggie's First Outting
And then she was a wee bit diva-ish in her sleeping pose...I told Naggy...look I have one that looks like Ava but will act like Carli! Ha!
Friday, February 2, 2018
Dr. Visit #2
After her doc apt we made our way over to the chiropractor for she and I to get a much needed adjustment. True to the chiropractic ways, Dr. Wilson got her all adjusted and Maggie had three poppy diapers before bed! We sure do love the chiropractor!