Playing Catch Up

I'll try to play catch up here with what has been going on the last couple of months. We've been busy with life and blogging has not been high on my priority list, but the two youngest are content with playing, so I decided to go ahead and catch everyone up on the latest happenings in our life.

The kids were super excited that we go some snow here in NC and spent time outside playing in it, well maybe only 15 minutes. I don't think they've adjusted to the climate difference just yet. Miranda was convinced her hands were going to freeze and break off. The kids got 2.5 days off of school due to the county's inability to plow the roads. They were happy and I was happy to get some days to sleep in past 6am.


I have to say that wrestling was a challenge this year. Ryan has talent and could be quite good, but lacks confidence. I told his coach that he needs a "practice" match each tournament in order to get his nerves under control. He would get so worked up after the first match that he would start to hyperventilate and want to give up. I don't care if he gets pinned, but quitting is not acceptable. It's embarrassing to watch your 8-year-old son roll around on the mat crying that he can't breathe. The funny thing is that if we can convince him to finish the tournament, he always does much better and even wins. The other parents assure me that it's "normal" behavior and that if there is a next year, he will do much better. After seeing high school age kids cry after losing, I'm not sure.



At Ryan's second tournament he managed to place third. At his final tournament he placed first, which is deceiving because there were only two of them. It was the weekend we go a lot of snow, so there was a poor showing. He did extremely well, of course after his "practice" match, and won the second and pinned him in the third. The other guy was 5lbs heavier and at least 6inches taller than he was. We were proud that he ended the season well. We'll wait and see if he wants to do it again next year. For now, I'm enjoying the hiatus until baseball season begins.

Evan is growing so fast it is hard to believe that he will be a year old in a few days!! He's not walking, but has start pulling himself up. Since he's the last, I'm in now hurry for him to walk, especially since he seems to find enough to get into just dragging himself along the floor.