29 Day Challenge

Over the next 29 days I have decided to take on a few Challenges.

1. Drink at least 36 ounces of water each day (this is way less than what Dr. actually recommends but it's a start.)

2. Pray with each of my children at least once a day. We have been attending church for quite awhile now and we have always prayed with the kids on occasion, however I would like to start making it a part of our daily routine.

3. To excercise at least 3 times a week in some shape or form.

These are goals I have set, I will keep you up to date on how I am doing as the month goes along.

Donkey Basketball

The following pictures do not do justice for how hysterical it was to watch the actions of the donkey basketball was. Donkey Baskeball made it's return to good ol' MGHS last week after being absent since 1998! I forgot just how funny this was to actually watch. I laughed and laughed and laughed some more ;) The kids had fun as well, but I believe they enjoyed the popcorn more than the actual basketball!!! Most of the photos I posted are of the teachers and the elementary principal because they were just that funny to watch....................

Above is Mr. Koonce AKA Bobby with a crazy silly smile on his face. I am pretty sure he was confused about what he was actually suppose to do, that or he was just to afraid to actually get on the donkey..................

Below is Prudy from the Smithboro Fire Dept. She had a blast that's for sure. Just look at the smile on her face!!! She spent more time on the floor then she actually spent on the donkey ;)

Above here we have Mr. Joiner AKA Tuffy really getting into riding the donkey. I think he may just be ready to head out on an actual cattle round up and rope him up some steers!!!

Poor Harley she shot a basket into the wrong teams

hoop and ended up scoring for the teachers instead of the students!

You should have seen the look on her face when she realized it, I

only wish I could have captured it on camera. It was a priceless moment.............

Again, Bobby just seems to be leading his donkey back and forth on the court and now he has Mrs. Eirhart doing the same thing!

Here Tuffy is looking at me like "What, I am trying to

get the ball but I just don't seem to be having much

luck. At least you were able to stay on your donkey most of

the time!!!!

Brandon going in for a shot! He shoots and scores, he did very well most of the evening until............he got the bucking donkey and then it didn't seem to matter how much experience he had at riding he kept getting thrown off.


Well now Tuffy is pulling his donkey down the court, I guess

he was watching Bobby and thought this trick might work better

for getting the ball!!!!

Poor, poor, Mrs. Hartlieb she didn't have much luck riding her donkey either. She was a good sport and kept trying and I caught several snapshots that I may have to print or make into a book for her!

Well Donkey Basketball was a HUGE SUCCESS!!!! The gym was packed and they had to put chairs up on the stage to make more room for people and their were still people standing along the wall and in the doorways!!! Way to go Class of 2011 I would say you brought many smiles to the faces of the audience with your fundraiser and hopefully you were able to raise some money for your trip!!!!!

Happy Belated Birthday Callye

Still hard to believe my baby (she isn't a baby anymore she has informed me!) is now 4!!! We celebrated at home on her actual birthday at the beginning of the month as she was running a fever and Colton had a bug as well. So we settled in for her requested dinner of pizza rolls and mac n cheese, open gifts, and read her new books, and watch a movie! This weekend we are celebrating with her friends at the movie theatre!!! We have yet decide what movie we will be watching guess we better sit down and talk about that tonight!!!

Baby It's Cold Outside!

I will admit I am not a fan of coooooooooolllllllllld weather!!!! However, I do live in Illinois and that means I must endure whatever mother nature throws my way. After being "trapped" in the house for 2 1/2 days with the kiddos last week after the freezing rain, snow, ice etc made it's drop upon Bond County. I HAD to get OUT of the house.......... I didn't go far, but during "quite" time I ventured out into the yard with my camera and took a few snapshots so that someday I can tell my grandchildren and show them photos of the "blizzardy, icey" conditions of 2011. I will say this, the ice makes for some very beautiful nature photos. I also included a photo of our mailbox, you can see at the bottom where the snow was beggining to pile up around it after the snow plow had been down our road several times!!!! But, ours looks like nothing compared to the mailbox at the Speck residence in good ol' Minnesota!!! I am no even sure if they can get their mail on a regular basis................... ;)

Colton turns 6!

Here is a picture of my now 6 year old guy!!! He wanted a pillow pet for his birthday, Mommy suprised him with it this morning before he woke up and she set it on his bed! More pictures and celbration info coming soon on this adorably handsome 6 year old!!!

This is a picture of my 5 year old guy getting rest so that he will grow and be taller when he wakes up and is 6!!!

Sledding!!!

Colton and Callye having fun sledding at Nanny and Pappy's house this past weekend!!! More photos of sledding will be posted soon in another blog post. Stay tuned...........

Christmas #1, #2, #4, and #5

As promised here is an array of photos from all of our other Christmas Gatherings. The top picture is our standard every year picture with my brothers and I! We have done this for as long as I can remember!!!!!