Start of New Year

Austin and Sydney are both playing basketball this winter.  Their practice is the same day and time. It works out.  Unfortunately there are not many girls doing it so it makes it difficult for Sydney.   Many times she has to play with the first grade boys and she's not a fan of that.  I have come to the realization that this is likely her last year playing basketball for her school for a while.

Austin loves basketball however he tends to be more mouthy with Brian since he's a coach.  We are really working with him about that.  Some of the boys are rough and they think it's still football and not basketball.  It should be interesting next year when they start games.

Austin also plays indoor futsal on Sundays.  He enjoys that.  He only has one friend on the team.  However he enjoys it and is good at soccer.  We are not sure what will happen with football so maybe soccer will be in his future.

We call Sydney a cuddle bear because she loves to cuddle.  She loves being a close to us a possible.  She is the sweetest thing.  She loves her stuffed animals and all her squishes too.

I am working on planning a 5K race for the kids school.  It has been way more than I thought.  Luckily has have another lady sharing the chair position with me and we have a good committee but it's like a part time job.

Brian had to travel to North Carolina for a week.  The kids did well while he was gone.  They didn't like having to be at school so long on the days I worked but they did it okay.  We went out to dinner once while Brian was gone.  Austin and Sydney liked that.

School has kept the kids very busy.  Austin still struggles with reading.  The school recommended him trying speech at school to see if that helps.  We are open to anything that would help.  However he did back into enrichment math.  He was very happy about that.  Sydney is in enrichment math and reading.  Things seem to come a little easier for her.  She loves school and homework.

Sydney has started her piano lessons and enjoys that.  She likes to practice and is catching on very well.  Austin doesn't mind doing his homework at piano lessons. 

And Austin is almost 8 and I can still pick him up!