Archive for the 'The boy's' Category
When you have children there are things you must do so you continually stay in communication with them. Communication is the key to a successful relationship and studies have shown kids that talk to their parents are less likely to misbehave. Communication is also something that may be hard to accomplish as they get older.
When this happens, you must find ways to make it happen. During these times of electronics, it’s a little easier for us to make it work.
I have found using the electronics they have is what it takes to stay in communication with my boys. We all have cell phones and so we call them and text them regularly to make sure everything is good with them. Another form of communication is email. We email them regularly to see what they’re up to and how they’re doing.
Another thing we do is play games with them. We have played games on the X-box and PS2, but the new thing is Facebook. Facebook is not just for communicating with friends and family. They also offer games and other fun things to do.
To spend more time together and communicate with our boys we play the games on Facebook that they play. One in particular is Treasure Isle. This game is designed for people of all ages and likes. It’s easy to learn and a lot of fun to play.
We use this game as a form of communication because we have to ask each other for things like energy, treasure pieces, and fun things for our islands. You can also teach your child lessons from this game. It’s a great way to teach them to share, ask for things, be nice and generous to others, and so much more.
Families are so busy these days. Constantly on the go from sun up until sun down. It’s hard to stay in communication with your children and know what they have going on. We have found that Treasure Isle is one way to make that happen. It’s something we all enjoy doing and it gives us time to be together.
If you’ve been looking for a fun way to spend time with your kids, consider creating an island on Treasure Isle.
May
31
Well it happened. Graduation officially happened on Saturday afternoon. We had a small party for the boys and it was wonderful. They had no idea we were doing it, so it was a complete surprise.
Chris graduated from 8th grade and is officially a freshman in high school now. Josh graduated from 5th grade and is officially a middle schooler now.
Here are some pictures of the party and the gifts they received.
The graduation cake!
Chris with his new scrapbook
Chris with his new KW shirt
Josh with his new scrapbook
Josh with his new Centennial shirt
Boys, we’re so proud of you and the fact that you’ve worked so hard to graduate. We look forward to the road ahead and the adventure as well. Keep up the great work. We love you!
May
20
I was a little concerned when we started the day on Wednesday. It rained most of the day and I was sure the track meet that was to be held on Thursday wouldn’t happen. Well God had other plans. The track meet went just as planned.
Josh did a fantastic job! We were so proud of him.
The morning was spent on the track watching the kids run. Josh did the 50, the 100, the 400, and the 200 meter relay. He took first in the 50 meter dash, first in the 100 meter dash, second in the 400 meter dash, and second in the 200 meter relay.
Here is a video of Josh running the 50 meter dash. He’s the one on the far side in the red shirt.
We enjoyed lunch on the grass and Josh played with some of his friends.
Then we did field events in the afternoon. Josh did the soccer kick, the football throw, the javelin throw, jump rope, sack race, a 5 minute run around a circle, the hurdles, partner jump rope, hula-hoop, and tug-o-war.
Here is a video of the hurdles.
Here are some pictures of the field events.
Great job Josh. We’re so proud of you!
Apr
7
Chris has been in swimming lessons since March 15th and he is having a good time. He’s learning a lot and he’s getting rid of his bad habits. Last week his instructor taught him to dive and he loved it. He’s decided that he might want to be on the dive team next year instead of the swim team. Sounds like he might be able to do both, so we’ll see.
Here is a video of Chris diving today. He did a great job and I can’t wait to see him do it again on Wednesday. Great job Chris!
Mar
31
Josh’s basketball team had an awesome season. They won all of their regular season games. The first tournament game was against a team we’d never played before. It was a traveling team and it was hard and tough. We were tide and had to go into overtime. We won 20-19 and that meant we had to turn around and play again. The kids were really tired, but they played hard again. We lost the game, but it wasn’t because the kids didn’t try.
Way to go Josh and the rest of the Wizards team members. Coach John did an excellent job and we’re happy with the skills the kids picked up along the way. He taught them so much and Josh learned a lot.
Picture courtesy of Jordan Shoes.
Aug
9
This is a picture of our new license plates. As all of you know I have two boys. So my husband and I decided to get personalized plates for our truck. As you can tell from this picture our plates read 2 boys. We had to make a trip to Cheyenne to get the plates, but it was so fun and I couldn’t wait to get home and put them on.
I just love my boys and this is one more way for everyone to know!
This is a picture of Josh playing the game Connect Four. The funny thing about it is he used a stuffed Penguin as a leg for the game. LOL! I guess that’s one way to still play the game.
