Shooter

Xander LOVES playing sports. He LOVES to score, more than anything. Here is a video of him scoring during his Special Olympics basketball game ...

... and my favorite part is after he scores, as he runs back up the court, as he beams that huge smile over to us in the stands!

Special Olympics Basketball

Another Thursday, another game for Xander ...

Taking the inbound pass ...



Fast break ...



Fast break the other way ...



He shoots ... he scores ... he's very happy ...

12 Years Old

Time keeps moving by really, really fast around here ...

Cupcakes for Xander, fruit slices (sorted by color) for Sawyer ...





Xander blowing out his candles ...



Sawyer blowing out his candles (love Xander helping from his side) ...



Happy boys ...



First present ... Prime, Inc. replica truck ...



Sawyer's turn ...



Train picture to color ...



Tearing through more gifts ...



Space ship picture to color ...



Eating cup cakes ...



Xander trying to connect the wires on the truck ...



Piñata (Xander's request this year, and Sawyer is not happy we chose his room (swing hook) for the festivities) ...



Sawyer's turn ...



Brianna's turn ...



Anthony's turn ...



Xander's turn again (Brianna is going for the candy) ...



Connor's turn ...



Feeding frenzy ...

Model Train Expo

A few weeks ago, Dad headed to Louisville for the Lego Expo with Connor. Today, Xander and I headed that way for the model train expo. We even saw a rainbow on the drive up ...



Our first stop ... and he could have stayed here all afternoon watching the flashing railroad sign ...



Union Pacific (a favorite) ...



Random Lego mini figure booth (token picture for Connor) ...



Searching for trains to add to his collection ...



He LOVED this UP (Union Pacific) sign and kept walking back by it over and over again ...



The beloved flashing lights again ...



I thought this was a cool replica ...





Two trains crossing from opposite directions ...



Late lunch at Burger King ...



Yep, we bought the beloved UP sign (it was way cheaper than the flashing lights) ...



And adding his new trains to the existing ones (he now has NS (Norfolk Southern) and UP (Union Pacific) ...

Foodies

In our house, those who cook, generally don't have to do dishes. Connor has decided that he prefers cooking to cleaning up dishes, so he frequently asks to help cook dinner these days. And like most people, we're always tired of eating the same old thing for dinner every day. So Connor has been helping me scour the internet for recipes to try for different dinners at home. This week he chose chicken fettuccine alfredo (Olive Garden copycat). We paired that with our much-loved bruschetta recipe, and this was our result. It was tasty. Not good for you, by any stretch of the imagination, but tasty.