Every Night Live!: A Tradition Like No Other

This past weekend was a fun one spent with good friends from Briar Cliff. Since I am still nursing we took the boys with us for the weekend. The tournament is called "Whoopers and Hoopers" and is a basketball tournament for players of all skill levels. So on Friday, we ventured out to Hastings, Neb., which is about a four-hour drive from Sioux City. We were unsure how the boys would do, but they did GREAT! We left Sioux City Friday about 4 p.m. and stopped in Omaha to eat and feed the boys quick before we got back on the road. We arrived in Hastings about 10 p.m. where we were welcomed by good friends. The boys were hungry so I feed them and then we hung out. Landon slept and Tristan just laid there chillin', he didn't want to miss out on anything::). They slept until 6:30 a.m.!! Yep, I would consider that their first time sleeping through the night! We played that morning at 8 a.m., so after the feeding we got up and ready for the day. The boys, including dad, did so well getting in and out of the car, to and from the games! On Saturday night, they always have a players' party with free pizza, subs and beer. Chris Blevins wanted to watch Kansas State so he was planning to stay at hotel with his daughter Clara (only 13 days younger than the boys) so he also watched our boys. That night we put them down at 7:30 p.m. and they slept until 4:30 and then back to bed until 8:00 and 8:30. They are doing great sleeping! They usually go to bed between 7:30-8:30 and get up at 4 or 4:30 and then again 8 or 8:30. We feel we have a pretty good schedule going. The weekend was a fun one, seeing friends, catching up and playing basketball. Basketball is what brought us all together and even if we don't still have the game we once had, we still have fun giving it a go once a year!