Game night at the dorm!

 This past weekend we hosted an International Game night. My boys love staying up a little past bedtime to spend time with the Internationals. We played several "Minute to Win It" games. Here Caleb and Arthur are attempting to stack their pop cans using a spaghetti noodle. 

 The boys have enjoyed watching the 'struction men' work on the Girls dorm next to our apartment. I am so excited to welcome some International girls next door...really really excited- the current boy to girl ratio is 16:1 - and I'd give anything to have some girl talk! :) 

Micah trying his luck with the game! 

Winter is wonderful!

 We live in the building behind the boys...we are walking to the Kokomo Basketball game that is about 50 feet from our dorm. We have loved being within walking distance to the games- Caleb just can't get enough of those Kokomo Wildcats! 

 Last week we joined the Bridges students ice skating and this week was rollerskating!

 Micah and mommy taking a couple laps...

 This stud ruled the rink!

 Micah and BJ...Bridges Buds

Getting Caleb ready for school with a little Spiderman site word game. 

Just getting bad guys

Nothing special here folks...just love watching my boys play! 

Caleb plays Soccer for Chapel Hill Christian Church

Sorry for the boring video but this blog is sort of like a virtual journal for me...I have to post these clips somewhere because I don't know how to make them into a CD. 

Caleb plays on the orange team for the 5-6 year old team. At today's game he scored 2 of the 4 goals! He does a great job running the entire time and is very entertaining to watch- very animated! 

Family Day in Indianapolis!

 The boys and I decided to tag along as Daddy took the Bridges students Ice Skating in Indianapolis last weekend. Aren't these skates the sweetest! 

 Micah was a wee bit wobbly...

 Caleb tried the 'Ice Walker' for a little bit ;) 

 First Time Skating!! 

 After ice skating we went to a Butler Bulldogs Basketball game. This was pretty much Caleb the entire time...cheering, screaming, and rooting on those Bulldogs! 

 That play brought him to the ground!

By the fourth quarter we were spent! 

"Take that down!"

...Just because I never want to forget his munchkin voice!!

Boys

I struggle in the athletic dept of things. In fact...currently on our fridge I have a discolored newspaper article from 2000 which featured the Lady Patriots win against Mentor Christian. The article reads, "Lisa Paolone serves 16 points!" I remember writing this down in my Diary/Journal at the time. I wasn't very good so this was a grande accomplishment...a rarity really. I ran across the article the other day and put it on the fridge as sort of a joke....if you know my husband Travis- he was featured weekly for his superb athletic ability. I say all that to say that God has a sense of humor. He knew that my sons would become increasingly more interested in athletics. And that one day I would have to teach them how to throw a ball or return a serve. Well that day is today my friends.....except I'm just not ready yet. I feel that I may need to take a few courses in this trade.
Then I saw this commercial: Click here for the commercial and felt at peace with my inabilities and continually have to ask God to reveal my abilities with boys.
As a young girl I just was certain that I would have girls. In fact, I am really great with little girls. I can drink tea with the best of them..even paint polka dots on the littlest of nails. But God has blessed me with boys...13 of them. (Regardless- at 5:30p.m Travis comes home, he undoes all the damage that occurs during the day.)

Giving it my best shot! :)