March Madness!!

We are in the midst of March Madness, and UK is on a roll! They made it to the Sweet 16, tonight play #1 overall seed Ohio State. It's going to be a heck of a game, but I have faith in our Big Blue! I have been a UK fan since middle school. I remember in high school, my friend and I would drive by the Wildcat Lodge just hoping we would see some basketball players. When I worked at Kmart in high school, the whole team came in. I was so beyond myself that I got ALL of their autographs! I had to be so dorky!! It was back in 1996, so there were awesome players: Ron Mercer, Dereck Anderson, Wayne Turner....

Being a student at UK was the best. I went to every ticket lottery and always got seats to the home games(not always the best seats, but I was at the game, none the less). Some of my favorite college memories were of those lottery nights, sitting with Ryan and some friends, doing homework/reading and waiting for our number to be called. It was so much fun! I hope my kids get to enjoy the same things as a college student! Of course they will go to UK.

So, here we are...2011. I am still a huge UK fan, and my team is in a big game tonight. I'll be awake, rooting them on, while my kids are fast asleep. GO BIG BLUE!!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Countdown to Disney World....38 Days!

We leave for Disney World in 38 days! I'm pretty excited, and Brody is too! Raegan is blissfully unaware. I know Brody will LOVE every bit of it. He is at the perfect age. Raegan, on the other hand, is not at the ideal age. But, we'll see how she does. I'm hoping all of the stimulation will make her go-with-the-flow!??

My parents are taking both my family and my sister's family to Florida. We leave April 16 and will be there 6 days, I think. I haven't done the full Disney trip in several years, maybe 8? Ryan has only been to the Magic Kingdom one day, so I know he will love it. I just hope my kids have fun, but behave, for the most part! When Brody and Bryce are together, they tend to get competitive. At Disney World, there shouldn't be much of that going on though. I have lots of thinking/planning/packing to do. This will also be Raegan's first plane trip since she was 5 months old. Luckily, there will be 4 other adults on both flights, so if we need to, she might get passed around! She is not one who is content to sit still and just chill. Those other passengers might have to put up with a little girl wandering up and down the aisles the whole trip!

Spring is almost here! Our tulips and daffodils are popping out of the ground. I'd say in another week and a half, the blooms will be open! Grass is turning green, which means time to get the ol' lawn mower ready. Love this time of year!

Chilly Day at the Park

The kids needed an afternoon activity, it wasn't too cold outside, so I offered the park. Their responses: "Yay! Park! Bye-Bye!" Raegan said bye-bye, she was ready to go!

This spring/summer will be a lot of work at the parks. Raegan thinks she can do everything that Brody can do. It doesn't help that Brody calls her name and wants her to follow him, even while doing things that are dangerous or hard for her! He loves Raegan as his companion/playmate. If only she was a little bit older/less of a hazard to herself!

I managed to take these pictures, in between running to keep up with Raegan and making sure she stayed safe. Shew! She's a handful!

Sweet Raegan Lee

I took a few pictures of Ms. Raegan this morning. She was in a great mood and was looking cute, an ideal combination for a picture session! Raegan is 19 1/2 months old, she is getting so big. Her vocabulary is huge, too big to count how many words she knows. She is so independent, but also so loving and sweet. We couldn't ask for a sweeter, more precious daughter.