Full Contact Basketball

Ben loves all competitive sports but his favorite by far is football. He passes the long months between football seasons participating in anything else he can. Even though it may not be football he still plays like it's football. He is physical and aggressive and hates to lose. Basketball to him is nothing more than football in a gym with a ball that you bounce! I'd like to apologize in advance to others mothers whose children are tackled by my 4' linebacker while playing "non-contact" sports...please know it's done with love!

Coconut Nuttiness

Our kids are completely fascinated with Coconuts! They beg for one every time we are at the store and I usually say "Umm, not today". Well, I finally brought one home for them and their excitement was uncontrollable! After a few hours of the kids shaking it every time they went past it and Caleb saying "There's something in there mom! Hear it?!?" Troy cracked it open...I'm sure there was never so much joy over an opened coconut! After another few hours of trying to get the meat out of the shell (we are NOT professional coconut openers!) not one of them would eat any of it! I guess it wasn't anything like what they had thought it would be! Maybe after another few years of hearing "Umm, not today" they'll want to try it again!