Late Winter Happenings

Around 7:30 in the morning on weekdays, I'm normally dropping Colin off at school.  There sure were some pretty sunrises in January at that time of day.  Cadence enjoyed it when I would text her the good ones 😍

We got some unexpected snow one Friday evening -- it was probably the most we got in one shot over the entire winter.

I had to document Cadence's holiday chalkboard creations.  She does a great job keeping our house festive.

We visited cousin Dan downtown to check out a potential apartment for him since he was moving to Columbus for work!  We had fun walking around downtown, visiting the Planters shop, and grabbing lunch at Northstar Cafe!

That Sunday, we went to Mike's house to celebrate his birthday.  The dogs were going crazy and licking Colin!  We love Lucy and Tux.

The following weekend, Cadence and her 8th grade softball teammates went bowling as a team-building activity.

Wrappin' Up B-Ball

The last tournament for Colin and his 5th grade teammates was a tough one -- they were matched up against some really good teams.  They put up a great, fight, though!  Check out some of the pictures I got from this season's last couple weekends.

The kid on the right in maroon towered all of the other players.

Colin's game improved over the course of the season and it's a lot of fun watching him play.  We're still working on his negative self-talk when he makes mistakes and he's learning the importance of being a good teammate. He's still got some work to do, but he's inching toward the best basketball player he can be.  Until next season!

While You Were Out

Here are some of the photos we sent to Danny during his travels out west in January and February!

We were arguing about what the animal was that tripped the Ring camera!

B-Ballin'

It's really difficult to get pictures during Colin's basketball games, so I don't do it often.  One game I was determined to get some good action shots - check them out!

It's been a fun season - he's grown a lot - in terms of ability and emotionally.

 

Wildlights

Danny's parents and 2 of the 3 Napier cousins came up for a visit to Columbus to celebrate Christmas the day after Christmas.  That night, even though it was "drippy" outside, we went to the zoo to enjoy the Wildlights!  The rain cut down on the crowd size, so that was nice!

Cadence took some photos, too!

 We had a nice evening and enjoyed a quick dinner at Culvers!

Christmas Morning

Our laid-back Christmas mornings are the best.  While Mom & Dad are at church, the kids open up their gifts from "Santa." 

Cadence impressed us with her gift-wrapping skills.  This was her gift to me and Danny.  She's so cute.

I forgot that I hid some hand-me-down Nerf guns in our basement, so we told the kids to go back upstairs so I could put them under the tree!

He loved 'em!

This kid fell in love with the Phillies this past season.

In love with her new Nike Blazers.

The kids put this together in no time on Christmas morning.