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"Grant built a Lego baseball stadium, complete with people tailgating outside."

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I have a new toy! An ipod touch to be exact, from Jason, for Valentine's day. Well not exactly. He knew I wanted one, I had been saving Target bonus cards for 12 years and was still a ways away, even when I threw in the cash my grandparents gave us/me for Christmas. Every Sunday, I eagerly browsed the Target ad, hoping there would be something we need that would come with the gift card if I purchased an amount equivalent to a 3 year supply (e.g. 3 supersized detergents). The best deals were on diapers and with Ryan no longer needing, it looked to be quite some time before I had enough to buy the $200 goody. Just before Valentine's day, they were adverstised with, what else, a gift card. I just had the feeling that Jason was going to buy it for me, so I pre-empted and said I would really like to use up my hoarded gift cards, so he agreed (he also agreed to pick out a coat on clearance for me to give to him, oh the excitement of being a valentine when you have been married almost 12 years). So of to Target I went and have since spent way to much time researching, setting up and playing with my first apple product.

The instagram shows Kyle's nightly struggle to fall asleep, something so frustrating for me since I remember having the exact problem as a kid. Actually one reason I wanted the Ipod was so he could listen to music to relax, not that I think it will be a magic bullet, but anything will help at this point.

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Not the best pic, but I was standing on mom's porch and noticed kyle giving grant a lesson in shooting a basketball. So very sweet. I have tried to show him several times to no avail, but he was listening intently to kyle. Kyle really had a breakout season and I guess grant was paying attention more then I realized. I can't wait to see grant and eventually ryan (who can already dribble better then most 9 year olds) follow in his foot steps.

Soccer Star

I am generally opposed to organized sports for 3 year olds, but I saw sad eyes from ryan one to many times when after telling kyle and grant they had some type of practice he looked up to me and said "and what do I have to do?" You could just tell he knew I was going to say nothing. So when I got an email about this class, I thought I would give it a try, if nothing ellse so I could say, you have soccer on Friday. It turned out to be a lot of fun and he has for the most part had a good time. I say for the most part because the coach always takes them on a pretend adventure, and his overactive imagination has kept him from really enjoying some of the more perilous ones (such as bears and alligtor traps, I asked him at one point if he saw any bears and he said "that guy said roar,), so I have had to stay pretty close instead of playing with my phone or talking to other moms, but in the end I am glad we did it. Hard to believe he will be signing up for the real thing come fall.

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Ryan's First Trip to the Dentist

He did such a great job! It took the others at least a year before they would even sit in the chair let alone have someone look at their teeth, but Ryan hoped right up and went the whole nine yards, polish, suction, everything. It had been a long day, to, starting with a trip to my office to change out my computer. As I was getting ready, he came in and said, "Mom, why you wearing those church pants". Guess I should swap out the workout pants a little more then once a week.