A little bird told me ...

... that Nicholas has decided to go out for the Cross Country team at his high school. Isn't that amazing? We are very excited for him, as we feel it's so beneficial to be involved in something at school. And we can't wait to hear how he's doing and hopefully to see some pictures along the way. Good luck to you Nicholas! We love you.

Austen loved being a part of the high school basketball team last year. And he's already training and preparing for this year. Of course, he was also involved with flag football and basketball in middle school. Such a good thing.

And then we have Kale. What a transformation. He went from being down-right irritated (translation: pissed) at the fact that Shawn and I had decided that football would be the best thing for him. Now, keep in mind. We did give him a choice. We told him he had to do something his freshman year. And once his stubborn-ness had set in, he just wasn't making any choices. Anyway, now he is so devoted and sincerely excited about football that it's just amazing. He has his days where he's annoyed at the length of practice (4 hours!), or the fact that it's every single day, but usually he comes home stoked and pretty darn proud of himself for sticking with it. I know Shawn and I are just thrilled.

We're still working on Bailey. She's still pretty young, but after her basketball camp this summer, we think she'd be great at it. She's definitely built for it (she's tall!) So, we've given her the same choice. Pick something. Something that you can be active in. That's all we ask.

Hope your day is a good one!