New Year's Eve through Kenan's Birthday (end of winter and spring)

So I have decided that I have trouble keeping up with a blog. It is not so much that I don't have time to write in it, but every time I sit down to write I don't have the pictures on the computer or edited that I need to go with the post. Therefore I don't post and then another month goes by before I try again. This has been the longest gap yet, which is why I am covering such a big span of time. Hopefully I can stay caught up a little bit better this summer.

So, back to New Year's Eve. This year we did a family party and went to my brother Jonathan's house for the festivities. Both boys were up at midnight which I know is crazy for most, but Easton did have a nap from 9:30-11:30, he just woke up shortly before midnight because he was not in his own bed. The highlight of the evening was playing rock band with the family.

The 2010 year started off the way the past few winters have with more basketball. Nick's team did better this year than last finishing above 500. This made him a much happier person. The varsity was not as successful, but he still had a fun season. Good thing because it turns out that he is going to North next year so this was his last season coaching at Bosse.

I began another busy season of drama with practices occurring Mon, Thurs, and Friday. This year we did a play called The Curse of the Cobra's Kiss. It was interactive mystery play that I think the kids had a lot of fun with. This was my 7th year as drama coach at St. Wendel. I enjoy it so much, but it has definitely gotten more challenging as the kids have gotten older. I know I have at least one more year in me, but I hope I can do more.

During January and February we had a number of fun snow days with dad, which we love. Kenan had a great time sledding this year. He even went down the big hills by himself.
Easton on the other hand was not a fan of the cold. I tried to get him out for a few pictures, but he wasn't having it.

Both basketball and drama season ended right before spring break. This year we went down to Atlanta for a mini vacation to see Nick's family. The trip included a baseball tournament, Coke museum, Georgia Aquarium, Nashville Zoo, and some outlet shopping. It was a nice break after a busy winter.

April and May have been fairly quiet with just the normal things happening in our lives. Easton has gotten to be such a big boy lately. He wants to do everything his big brother does. I have a feeling he is going to bypass many of the things Kenan played with and did in the hopes of catching up with his big brother. Kenan finished his first year of preschool with flying colors. The only thing that they said he had not mastered and was still working on was "singing, dancing, and verbal responses in group settings," which he obviously gets from his dad. I got the Ns in school for talking to much. I am thinking he will probably never master that because he may always be the shy one in class. I'll take the shy over the obnoxious any day.

This brings us to Kenan's birthday. This year he wanted to do a pirate theme since he had seen Veggie Tales The Pirates who Don't do Anything. It was the first year we invited a couple of friends. The two friends we invited were Jonathan Kelle and Isabelle Ryan. Jonathan was unable to make it, but Kenan was excited that Isabelle was able to come. The rest of our family was at the party as well, which makes for a large gathering. To try and expound on the pirate theme we decided to have a table with costume accessories that people could choose from as they entered. Two years ago I had done a pirate play, so I had a numbered of things to choose from. Nick's job was tattoo artist since we at least made everyone wear a pirate tattoo if nothing else. Most were good sports and got into the festivities. We finished off the party with a few pirates games, presents, and cake. Since some of the presents he got this year included super heroes, he is already planning out his super hero party for next year.