New Year...New Month!

At the beginning of the month, we took a trip to Flagstaff!

We played in the snow for a bit upon arrival/check in...

Then went for a chilly walk to dinner.

The next day the boys and I went skiing!

Freddy and Victor hung out at the lodge and watched us...

The weather was perfect!  It was a fun trip!

We are happy to announce that Ryan made Honor Roll during his 1st Semester at Carlson!

Congratulations Ryguy!

Before each game, we hang a banner on our Stars dugout!  Here is our latest!

They need to stop growing so it can last a while! Lol! 

Here is a montage of Ryan's Hits from Game #1 vs the Sandlot during our Winter Classic Tourney.

We were rained out...Boo hoo!

Here is a montage of Ryan's plays during the South Chandler Trojans 1st game of the season!

He had a 2 pt conversion and 3 flags on the night!

The next tourney was the MLK Classic Global NIT.

Ryan pitched an awesome complete game with 8K's!

He also had an RBI Single!  This is a montage of his big day!

The 3rd game of the tourney, we played a friend's team.

Here is a montage of Ryan's Highlights!

 

The next game began bracket play.  

You can tell it was a do or die game by my reactions!  Lol!

So...with that win it was on to the Semi Final Game!

Our Stars battled, but fell a little short in this game,

so we didn't make it to the Championship Game.

Ryan contributed with a single to finish out a great tourney!

During our time at baseball, 

Evan had fun with our nephew Jason, and his daughter Abi!

In the Trojans 2nd game of the season, Ryan threw a TD Pass,

caught a 2 Pt Conversion, got 2 flags, and caught a TD Pass!

Here is a video montage of those plays!

On the 26th, our little foodie turned 11!

The day before his big day,

he brought donuts to school to share with his friends!

He also chose to bring donuts to celebrate with his football team!

On his actual birthday, he got his favorite breakfast!  Henhouse!  Yummy!

Ryan ate some yummy cookie cake,

got wonderful gifts from friends and family,

and had a great time celebrating!

He had a pretty low key day...but enjoyed it just the same!

  

Our Jam Packed December!

Hooray for December!

Christmas Spirit is never lacking at our house! 

We get an ornament for the boys each year.

This year we chose school photo ornaments since

Evan and Ryan are both in public school for the first time of their school careers.

The boys read this book each year 

so that our Elf, Jingle Buddy and Reindeer, Randall

know to make their debut.

For his school biography project, Ryan chose to write about Daddy!

It was a surprise for Freddy!

Evan had his Shadow Day at Seton Catholic this month.

He loved the school!

Now he just has to get accepted.

We can't believe we are going to be parents of a High Schooler next year!

On the 7th, we drove to Henderson, NV

for USSSA's Winter Blast Tourney!

Here is Ryan's base hit in Game #2.

We stayed at the Green Valley Ranch Resort.

It was a great hotel!

It even had an iceskating rink!

The view from our room was incredible!

In the first game of day #2, Ryan had another base hit!

Also caught a kid stealing in the Semi Final Game!

He had a hit in the Semi Final Game also...

And participated in a Strike 'em Out, Throw 'em Out 

from the knee in the Semi Final Game!!!

Don't mind the screaming!  I was SOOOO excited!  Lol!

In the Championship Game Ryan had another base hit...

And another!  We won!!!

USSSA Super NIT Winter Blast Champions!

We were so proud of Ryan and his teammates!

For several weeks,

Ryan and his classmates worked together to create a STEAM car to race.

His group won 2nd place in their class!

I got the boys new Christmas pajamas. 

They brought out their personalities!  Ha ha!

As we do each year, we went to the Christmas tree lot before

winter break began to pick out the boys tree!

Then they bring it in from the truck and decorate it on their own!

On Freddy's birthday we went to breakfast, 

then Ryan made a cake for Daddy while Evan played Nintendo with him.

Then it was gift time...

He loved the cards and gifts the boys gave him!

In the evening we went to Mastro's to celebrate!

Ryan decided he wanted to go to the mall to buy some gifts,

so I took him and we made it a Mother/Son Date Night!

He saw Santa, we watched a movie, ate dinner, and he completed his shopping list.

It was a sweet night!

On Christmas Eve the boys sprinkled reindeer food on the lawn.

We also ate tamales, looked at Christmas lights, and opened gifts from Freddy's family!

Before bed, the boys laid out goodies for Santa.

Ryan's wish list was extra sweet!

On Christmas morning, the boys awoke to find they got the first thing on their list!

We opened gifts and enjoyed our time together on Christmas Day!

The next tournament for the Stars was USSSA's Winter Nationals.

While on the mound, Ryan struck out a kid in Game #1...

Had a 2 RBI Single in Game #2...

Had a double and a single in Game #3, 

but the double didn't record...

A double in Game #4...

As well as a throw down to 2nd for the out!

Then in the Championship Game, he threw out another!

And got a single!

The Stars won playing up in the 12U AAA Division!

What a way to finish out 2018!

Before we knew it, it was time to Ring in the New Year!

We decided to have a slumber party with some of our closest friends!

The kids had a blast playing together and counting down the hours until midnight! 

The men played poker, the women danced, and we all just enjoyed each-others company! 

In the morning, we ate some yummy breakfast...

Sat around by the fire pit...

Reminisced about the night...

And made some smore's!

We made some amazing memories in 2018 and can't wait to see what 2019 holds!

We wish you all a happy and healthy new year!