It's official...we are a sports family.

I fought it for a few years.  I was trying to keep a steady balance of extra curricular activities for my kids.  We tried piano, had a quick run with dance (papa still plans on taking more classes), the boys have both taken flute and clarinet lessons.  Nothing sticks like sports.  More specifically, football and rugby until Mackenzie is at the age where she can play basketball.  She's antsy about it already!  I'm sooooo bummed! Mostly because sitting in stands is not what I would call a fun or relaxing.  I've never been interested in athletics.  It's just not my thing.  I'm learning to actually enjoy it though.  They've played in several different sports over the course of a few years and seeing them develop their talent and skill is really cool.  Joshy even got a highlight tape this year because he did so well in the football season.  So it's official, we are a sports family.  The kind of people who spend several days of the week shuffling to and from practice.  Weekends are tied up with traveling to games and the back of our car is always loaded with lawn chairs, gym bags and water bottles.  I'm sure it's only going to get even busier but there's no going back.  They love it too much!

Sweet Reminder...

GEEEEEZZZZ it's been a long time! My last update was in January.  I've taken a little bread from social networks, blogging included just to enjoy things as they come.  In a way it was refreshing to not feel the need to post every little detail of every single day.  It's also a little sad! I don't have much to remind me of all the sweet things that I've been lucky enough to experience this year.  I really need to get this blogging thing back on regular rotation. 

Nia sent me a txt message today asking if I had been sent the video recording from my birthday last year.  Her laptop was stolen and she was afraid that all the pictures and videos had been lost for good. I had forgotten all about my birthday video until she mentioned it.  After a quick panic I found that I had uploaded it to YouTube and posted a link on FB.  WHEW! Of course after going through all the trouble to find it, I couldn't not watch it.  I. WAS. NOT. READY.  I'm 7 months pregnant (there's another update for you!) and while I'd like to think that my pregnancy and raging hormones added to my overly emotional response to the video, I know that it was more then just that. 

Soooo much has changed since I first heard the sweet messages my family recorded for my birthday.  There are some family members who I no longer see on a regular basis.  There are a few who have moved far away.  There is one who I will never again get to see in this life.  How sweet it was to think about them all and to hear their voices.  I need to make a better effort to keep track of things like this and to record even more great memories! This video means so much more to me now then it did back then and as the years continue to pass I know it'll get even sweeter. 

For some reason I can't embed the video here....but if you want to watch here's the link -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5JHZO8prOk&index=2&list=PLDhUHtNJx2-EKf8EZZBXHMzrid-9ahTDZ

Yikes! It's 2014

Oh my! I feel like such a slacker! I have so many stories, pictures, recipes...sooooo much that I kept saying I need to share and just didn't actually do it.  I need to be better at this.  But for now here are a few updates -

-I'm back at work! Well, part time.  But I LOVE having two days at home.
-Our family is still in Oakland and we LOVE our Oak 12th Ward and the youth especially.  :-)
-Kids are growin, learning, progressing and talking back! Ahhhh!!!! I'm not ready for that!
-Family is good.  Really good.  We love seeing everyone on a regular basis.  They make me smile.


Let's hope I can be more pro-active and become a regular blogger in 2014. 

Happy New Year!!!
Ahn