Boom Boom Pow- Glowman Group

So last year while Erik and I were in Cancun, we went to a show with our friends the Pulsiphers. It was an hour show with glow people, glow hula hoops, glow balls, you name it, it was glowing. While we were sitting there I couldn't help think what a fabulous idea this would be for our kids in the talent show. (We have this little thing about going over the top with Talent show.) During intermission Rebecca leaned over and said this would be a great idea to remember for talent show. Yes, you know how us mothers are! We are always thinking of our kids.)

A little background information on the Talent show-- for the last 8 years at Buchanan my kids have participated in the talent show. Each year the group gets larger and larger and better and better. This year we decided against all odds to go for the glow-man costumes and do a fun glow in the dark dance. The kids spent days re-hearsing and us moms spent hours trying to black out the Multi Purpose room to get the full effect. It paid off. They were a hit, and the audience loved it. They got to perform twice during the school day and one evening performance. (The evening performance was great and the darkest.) Unfortunately, my video camera would not pick up the fluorescent lighting from the glow sticks. I was able to get a copy of the first performance from our neighbors the Vincent's. (The boys costumes you cant see very well from so far back.) I am working on getting a copy from the evening performance to post on my blog.

Anyways, the kids felt like stars and wanted the night to go on and on. I was approached by 5 4th grade girls at the end of the show and they said, "Mrs. Webb, we understand you have 5 fifth graders going out next year, and you will have 5 positions open. Can we audition for your group?" That was one of the cutest things I had ever heard. ENJOY

Valentines Day!

I really have good intentions. I finally sent out Valentines Card's this week to friends who were supposed to be on our Christmas list. Last year I did not send Christmas cards because I was so sick and this year during the hustle and the bustle I thought it would be such a great idea to send out New Year's Cards. Well New Years came and left and the guilt of sending nothing is just killing me. I would hate to have anybody think that we have forgotten them or taken them off of our Christmas list. I do lay awake at night and say to myself, "They do know that we have been busy and that we still think of them often, don't they?" (It is the same guilt that I carried around for 12 some years about the wedding gifts that had no cards attached to them. Would I ever be able to know who got me the pancake griddle that I use weekly, or the beige towels? Do those individuals, I never thanked hate me and think I am selfish for never sending a thank you?)

These cards had to go out sometime this year, and Valentines just seemed to be the date, whether it was anti-climatic or not.

I finally got the kids to pose for me, during half time of the super- bowl. Erik would not have anything to do with it. Maybe some year he will. Here they are, my Motley Crew. This year I vow to do better!

Back to School!

The kids are walking around with their heads hanging low, for they know that school is starting on Tuesday. We are fortunate to have 3 weeks plus for our Christmas break and I love spending that extra time with them. We really did not do much except hang around the house. Everyone got new toys and wanted to invite friends over and play with their toys. Here is some fun caught on film.

Here are Tallen and Jagger at Callie and Josie's restaurant. They love to play restaurant where they re-arrange the living room to a very cute and quant 3 table restaurant. Here Jagger and Tallen volunteered to be their movie star customers. (The backward hats with the ties!!!) Kelsee and Perry volunteered to play knowing that lunch would be chicken quesadillas.

The Vincents, The Morris's, The Guinn's, and the Webb's riding to Sonic for Happy Hour Slushies

Callie and Josie

Cousins came over for some go-kart fun a dip in the Jacuzzi.

Katelyn, Josie and Callie up at Pulsiphers cabin, there is a huge tree swing near by.
Tallen on that huge tree swing!
Callie on the Huge tree swing!

Tallen upside down as he has been since Santa brought the trampoline.
Kelsee and Perry, surprised I would dare take a picture. (Cute pose they have?)
Kelsee, Perry, Nicole, Kristen and Reyna, girls she has known since kindergarten and first grade.

I will be sad when they go back but anxious to start a routine again. I am not looking forward to the tight schedule we hold from 2:30 until bedtime. I am vowing to do a better job at posting all of our fun memories on our blog. Until my next post!!

Weekend of Soccer

This weekend, of course we had more soccer tournaments. Fortunately for us we enjoy them and love watching the kids, otherwise we might commit ourselves to an institution of some sort. We have not had a Saturday off since August besides the Saturday after Christmas and the Saturday after New Year's.
Erik put together a little mini tournament where he was able to gather Silver elite team from San Diego and a premier team from Orange County. Tallen participated in another Arsenal tournament. I was able to catch a few pictures of Tallen. Sorry Kelsee, I had the camera with me. We will catch you next weekend.
By the way I am loving my new camera. Still a little undeveloped but loving the journey to get there.



After the third game Tallen was limping and complaining that his left heel hurt him. He takes all the goal kicks for his team. ( I have 30+ different pictures of him taking a goal kick.) After reviewing the footage, I think it is safe to say, that he plants pretty hard on that left heel to take his kicks. I think that might be the problem.




This was the championship game and I thought it was cute that they had the boys line up and parade out onto the field. I had never seen this done before. They lined up for all the parents and accepted the applause.
It was a great team that they played well, but sad to say, we came in second place. Oh Well, there will be more!

Christmas

I can't believe Christmas has already come and gone. It feels like we just had Thanksgiving last week, where the kids were putting together their Christmas lists. Wow, How the time flies! We did have a great Christmas!(now that it is all said and done.) The kids say this is definitely my grumpy time of year. Oh how I do agree!! Christmas is just not fun for mom's.


Tallen and Callie on their new go karts!


All Kelsee wanted was a pair of Vans and gift certificates. She ended up with an i touch, something I am wishing she never knew about. Hopefully the novelty will wear off when it is time to settle into homework.



After opening presents, we went to the Pulsipher's house for more fun. They got a dune buggy, and the kids and the dad's had a great time riding that around.
Here is Tallen and Brooklyn catchin air!





Daniel and Ernie on the Dune Buggy! Love Ernie's face.

Erik and Tallen! As you can tell it was so nice of the Pulsipher children to share their new toy with us for the morning. My kids looked at their go carts and said "We wish we could have a dune buggy!"





The day followed with the Webb's coming over for an early Christmas dinner. We had so much fun in the morning that we were running a little behind. They came and I was still in my pj's. (good thing they are family.) We unwrapped more presents with our cousins. It was a good day indeed.

Bedke Family Nativity

Every year my family gets together before Christmas to celebrate the birth of Christ. We act out the nativity, a tradition we have been doing ever since I can remember. It is sort of a right of passage in our family. If you are under 18 years of age, you participate in the nativity. Shaely who is 16 years old, could not get out of it this year. Sometime in your 18 years, everybody has to be Mary or Joseph. For some reason those are the characters no one ever wants to play. (Most obviously because you have to act like you are married and who wants to do that with relatives?) This year it was Callie. She was not happy, especially to find out Javie her cousin would be Joseph. She hid and was last to come in and get her costume on, but it wasn't without coxing and bribing. I could hear the grumbling going on between all of the other girls saying, "I was it two years ago", "me last year." " I had to do it twice!", were some of the comments. It made me think back when I was that age and I always wanted to be the angel. If only they could see how lucky they are to act out such a wonderful chosen couple.



Anyways it always turns into a talent show, (which makes grandpa so proud! )this year we had huge participation. Here are some of the highlights.
Hayden played his bag pipes


Shaely and Darby sang "What Child is This"

Kelsee, Tallen and Callie sang" When Christmas Comes to Town"

Tim played the guitar


Cade played "Jingle Bells" on the trumpet
Cydne sang "Mary Did You Know?"


Dad sang "Chestnuts Roasting??" ( is that the name of that song?)

Turkey Trot!

Go Tallen- Friday, November 20th was the Warm Springs Middle School Turkey Trot. Tallen was one of the 5th grade boys who got to go. It was fun to watch. He was so nervous to run against boys from 3 other elementary schools. Here he is ready and rearing to go.

I love this picture! These are some of the boys from his school. Look at them taking off. Some look questionable.

I thought his form looked pretty good here. He was in 6th and then sprinted up to finish in 5th at this point. Go Tallen!

Soccer, Soccer, Soccer

I love to watch my kids play soccer, and in this house it is 6 days a week. There is nothing I would rather do on Saturday. They have all had a great year and here are a few of our highlights.






Tallen's team so far is in first place with 2 games left.


Kelsee and Erik's team also in first with one game left. Both teams will get to move up a division.


Kelsee has this incredible throw in.






The header that won the Arsenal game


Callie doing her thing

Create

I was browsing one of my peeps blogs and saw this and loved it.