Kallen Plays Basketball

Kallen's basketball league also began a few weeks back.  His team consists of all his LCA classmates, which is fun for both him and us watching.  Dad also got asked to assist in coaching which is extra special for Kallen.  Kallen is amazing at defense and it's great watching him play the game.

Caleb Plays Basketball

For the past few weeks, Caleb has been playing basketball with a few classmates and then a bunch of new random teammates.  He really loves the game and is awesome on offense.  Has great ball-handling skills and even has made a few successful layups.  Fun to see him play the game this year.

Legacy Middle School Basketball

Tonight Elyse officially kicked off her middle school debut as an LCA basketball player.  She and her team have been practicing since December but tonight they took the court.  They played so much better than they did for the Andover league this past fall, but unfortunately still lost by a basket.  I can't wait to see her confidence grow through the season and her rock the court.  Also, she looks way too grown up in her sports photo!

Snowflakes

Our January has been super busy and full of snow, and apparently not just snow outside.

Top 10 of 2019

Once again, another year has come and gone, and it's bittersweet.  Below (in no particular order) are our 10 favorite things that took place in 2019.

1. Visiting with family and friends that live throughout the United States
2. Watching Elyse getting baptized
3. Celebrating 14 years of marriage
4. Kiddos all attending Legacy as full-time students and genuinely love going to school 
5. Family vacations to Disneyland, Wisconsin Dells, Utah, Alabama, New Orleans, and Georgia 
6. Watching kiddos thrive in some hobbies, Elyse in drama, Caleb in baseball, and Kallen in basketball
7. Attending "For King and Country" concert together as a family
8. The first family camping experience
9. Surviving being stuck inside for days and having no heat one full day in MN's record Polar Vortex of -50 degrees
10. Welcoming Madeline into our family for the last six months

Happy New Year, hopefully a year full of a lot of fun memories and blessings, here's to 2020!

Science Museum Fun

Thanks to a rainy day with no plans, we decided to head to St. Paul and have fun at the Science Museum.  Some exhibits were in transitions, so weren't very interesting for the kids but were for dad and me; for instance, the human body exhibit.  The kids always love the bottom floor, where they got to explore how things work, do the sports exhibit, and see the dinosaurs.  

Nickelodeon Universe and MOA Fun

Today we surprised the kids with a fun day at Nickelodeon Universe and shopping at Mall of America.  The kids were thrilled and had such a great day!  We spent over seven hours, the majority of that time was riding rides, but worth it as the day involved no fights with lots of smiles and laughter!