Spring Concert, GO Giants!, Practice, Braces Off, Happy Mother's Day!

Luke performing at his last 6th grade concert!

He is in the last row, middle, blue shirt on!

Drew making a GO Giants poster for his baseball team!

His Dad LOVES it!

Backyard practice :) 

Ellie got her braces off!

Ellie your smile is infections, girl!

I have the best Mom in the world!! And I am the luckiest Mom to have our 3 beautiful kiddos. Love them, my Mom, and all the moms out there!

All the special love...

Big Luke is 12!!

This guy. My sweet, little boy who is definitely not little but still sweet as can be. Luke, you have such a tender heart. You are sensitive to everyone's feelings around you. You enjoy your time to just relax with no schedule. You still function at your best when you go to bed early. Lately, you've been putting yourself to bed just because you feel tired. We are working on all things in balance right now. Including having a balance of sweet things and screen time! You have a great sense of humor and keep us laughing all the time! You feel incredibly confident in who you are and what your talents are. You can talk with anyone with ease and confidence. You still don't like when we tell you no when you've set your mind to do something. You have tested your boundaries this year AND this stubbornness will serve you well when you are older! Your brother and sister look up to you so much and love you. You are a leader amongst your peers and friends and everyone around you loves being with you! Luke, we love you so very much. Happy, happy birthday kiddo!! Keep making good choices and the world is yours.

When asked, here were your responses as a 12 yr. old!...

Favorite subjects in school: Science, World Studies and Math

Favorite book: Rivals 

Favorite Color: Red (number 1), Black and Blue (tied at 2nd)

Favorite Food: Pot Roast, Hamburgers, Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

Favorite Sport: Baseball (because I am in the season right now)

Best Friend: Joey, Kolbe, Ayrton, and Gibby

Favorite Teacher from 6th grade, Hart Middle School: Mr. Sacdalen  (Science), Ms. Bays (PE), and Mr. Plotzke (Advanced Math)

Favorite Number: 24 and 4

I get excited when: hanging out with friends, going on trips, baseball tournaments, basketball and soccer

I get nervous when: Up to bat when I have to make a play, starting something new when I don't know anyone there, taking a test at school

I am fearful of: Heights 

I am most proud of myself: for working hard to accomplish things. For example, working hard to get back to lead off hitter

My favorite thing to do with family: Is exploring somewhere new. For example, a new spot in the park. Playing games with the family like whiffle ball, card games, Yahtzee, Harry Potter Clue

Favorite Move: Harry Potter series, Rookie of the Year, Sonic the Hedgehog series

Favorite TV Show: Nicky, Ricky, Dicky, and Dawn

Favorite Candy: Hershey's bar, M&Ms, any kind of gummies

Favorite Snack: Goldfish crackers and Pretzel Rods

Favorite Drink: I love root beer, chocolate milk, lemonade

Favorite Animal: Polar bear and for a pet chinchilla 

Favorite Pastime: play videogames and play with my brother and sister

Favorite Outdoor Activity: Whiffle ball, explore at Bloomer Park, biking on the trails

Favorite Sports Team: Detroit Tigers, Toronto Blue Jays, Red Wings, Pistons, Golden State Warriors, Bengals and Lions

These two. Ayrton and Luke buddies since they were 8 mos. old!

The crew.

 Left to right...Kolbe, Gibby, Luke, Ayrton and Joey.

They played outside for about 4 hours before I told them they should come in and eat pizza and cake before it was time to go home!

Whiffle ball for days...

Basketball next...

Trick shots...

Inside Elle and I decided to paint our toes.

And take a pic of the setup :)

Boys are in!

Happy birthday, Lukey! You may be big but you will always, ALWAYS be our baby. We love you so much!!

Aunt Cathy came the next day to celebrate! She always makes it so special for everyone. Treat bags!

Happy 1-2 Big Luke!!

Easter, Soccer and Baseball

This guy practicing his math facts! AND looking so grown up!

Elle had fun playing soccer for Magic this spring! She led the way in middle field, defense, and sometimes goalie. We loved watching her grow and have with all of her teammates!

Drew at his 7 year well visit checkup. Here are Drew's stats:

Weight: 54 lbs. (50-75 %)

Height: 49.5 inches (almost 75 %)

(Date of checkup: 4.14.22)

Easter eggs!

And that Friday night Drew woke up vomiting in the middle of the night. So that always means the next night...Elle woke up vomiting too. Here is our Easter morning...

Just keeping it real.

The kids still found their Easter baskets though!

And the blessing in it all... Luke said, " Mom, I'll still go to church with you." My heart. My sweet, tender tweenie went to church with me, sat with me, worshipped with me. held my hand, and I am so grateful to have had this memory with him. There is always a silver lining.

When we got back, everyone was game for the Easter Egg hunt!

And we still celebrated Easter with family and a yummy meal. We just made sure to eat outside. :) But with covid, we know how to roll with it.

Harlow came to cheer on Elle!

Indoor baseball practices looks like this...

My sweet girl doesn't nap much but look at this cutie pie.

Luke was at a baseball tournament in Columbus with his baseball team. He stayed with another family because we had other things going on here. This was the pic that was shared on our baseball family app...Yep. That's our boy loving his life and not missing us one single bit. Love it for him!

Aunt Cathy came and gifted us with special items that GG had picked out for us girls before she passed away.

Ben took Drew to surprise Uncle B on his 40th birthday!

I stayed back with Luke to get him to his baseball tournament at Clintonwood Park in Clarkston. I was so excited to have Luke play where I worked many softball games scorekeeping and day camps in the summer. Well, during warmups, the sun caught Luke in just right the spot. Luke lost sight of the ball and he took one right in the eye. I took him to the ER and after all the blood was cleaned up and the doctor made sure no glass was in his cut (he had sunglasses on), all he needed was some ointment and Tylenol.  

The next day Luke was ready to roll, Ben and Drew were back in town, and Luke and his team won the Clarkston tourney!

All of the siblings love each other so much and had a blast at the park too!

Drew is a Giant for the Spring Little League season with Ben being his head coach!

Go number 4!!

Drew is just a baller. The benefit of having older siblings who play!

I loved this! Luke was the first base coach and Drew got a single and was on 1st base. My boys!!