Andrew and Sophie and Jackson finished up their basketball seasons.
Andrew finished in February. He had a good season. During his last game he took a hard punch in the nose while going for a rebound. The officials had to call a time out to clean up the blood and he had to have his nose bandaged!! Yet he was right back on the floor playing hard. Not to mention just 36 hours earlier he had been in bed with the stomach bug. Poor guy. They lost that game which was the second round of the tournament. It was a sad end to a tough season. Hate I didn't get to see him play his last game, but I was home with other children with the stomach bug.
The stomach bug plagued us for about a week. Everyone got hit except Randy and Lydia. UGH! Glad that is over!
Andrew has also turned 16, gotten his drivers license and a car!
He got the shock of his life at his party when we gave him keys to a car. He thought it was a copy of the keys to our family car. It was really cute. He had NO idea! We had assured him he was NOT getting a car. SURPRISE! It's a 2001 red Ford Escape with 166,000 miles on it. He LOVES it.
He also got to spend the whole weekend with his Grammy at the ACC Tournament! The other big Andrew news is he is in the process of applying for a job at Chick fil a. I hope that will work out!
Sophie has recently started clogging for the Little River Cloggers and is really enjoying that! She's been very busy with school. This is her working on an experiment with Centrifical Force for her Physics class!
She spent some time working on a self propelled car with her Pa made for that same class! Hers is air powered using a balloon. It turned out really well.
Sophie is also my go-to girl for help cooking for Home Fellowship. She is my every faithful kitchen helper. Now if I could just figure out how to slow down her growing up. It's happening WAY TOO FAST! She loves to face time and text with her best friends.
Jackson is still cute. Still wild. Still a barrel of laughs and wiggles. He loves basketball and was really sad when his season of playing ended, but also when his season of being ball boy for Andrew's team ended. He is working hard with Mrs. Elizabeth and improving daily in his reading. He hates reading and told Elizabeth recently that he "doesn't need to learn how to read because he's going to college at Duke to play basketball." Smile. She is in the process of tracking down a Duke Basketball player who will come and talk to Jackson about how.....even Duke Basketball Players have to learn to read!
He still lives to be outside; from dawn to dusk and he prefers to be barefoot and shirtless....regardless of the weather. Seriously.
He is SUPER excited about the start of a new Trail Life group. Think Boy Scouts type group. Their first camp out is coming up. He is counting the days!
Lydia is doing well. She just got a hair cut. She is also now clogging. She's still playing the piano.
She wakes up every morning at the crack of dawn ready to go. She is VERY task oriented and reminds me SO much of her Nanny. She wants to get her work done....and done well. There is no stopping her! She announced last night that she "had a spy kit: It has my pen, my credit cards, a watch, and hand sanitizer!" Well I'd say she's ready! Love her spy gear! Sweet girl.
Audrey is still the baby but she recently got a haircut and is looking pretty grown up. We are working hard at getting her to stop sucking her thumb! She is also clogging. She LOVES reading....FINALLY got me a reader! YIPPEE!!! She loves to experiment with hair styles.
She is FUNNY. REALLY REALLY FUNNY! She is easy to get along with and very laid back. She's missing her two front teeth and is cute as a button!
I am doing well. Recently got to join my Mama for tea at The Washington Duke.
It was nice to get to visit with her. I am loving all my helpers with school: Mama and Elizabeth and Dad and even Randy who helps on Tuesdays, his day off. So nice to share the load! I've been working out at Velocity with a couple friends and it has been soooo good for me. Physically and emotionally. I LOVE the toning classes. I REALLY need them. The Zumba is fun too. I'm walking a lot. Running a little. Doing the elliptical a little. I am READY for summer break. I am ready to sleep in and lay by the pool. READY!
Randy is a beast. He runs like a maniac sometimes at the crack of dawn and other times way too late. He will not miss a run though. He is REALLY dedicated. I could learn from him! He is STRONG as an ox. He LOVES his job and LOVES working out. He got to take in a couple Duke games this season too which was a lot of fun for him.
Sorry for the long update.....
It's been a while!
Kim
Love the update! And I have to say, Awesome Audrey looks a little like Cindy Lou Who with he beautiful up-do braids! and that plate of healthy foods Randy is holding… delicious. I thought for sure you'd post him with a box of Girl Scout Peanut Butter Patties… which is the REAL reason he works out all night and all day. ;)
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