Circus

So the circus was this week and knowing we wanted to take the boys but just not knowing when was the questions.  I had the basketball banquet this year at our house so was busy finalizing all our projects and cleaning the house for that so trying to find a night to take the boys.  Well, Thrusday evening Meredith asked if the boys were going to the circus and I had said i hoped to take them but depended on what I all got done for banquet.  She then asked if she could take them.  After thinking about it for awhile and talking to Jared we decided to let her take them on Friday night and then we would finish what needed to be done for the banquet.  Well, with help of players I had everything done for the banquet so Jared and I joined some friends for dinner.
The boys had a blast and was all about the elephants pooping in the buckets.  As I was sad to not take them I am sure there will be plenty more "circus"to take them to but it was hard.  It was however, nice to get away and go out with friends too.

Saturday was the banquet and it went very well and everyone seemed to have fun and thankful we had it at our house.  As most of our house was done there was a few things not done yet (the floor and the caulking of the backsplash).  But the parents and girls had lots of fun with good food so all in all was a great day.  I was tired though after, Kris took the boys to Bacon Creek for a walk Jared took Austin to track meet so I finished cleaning up and then I took a little nap.  It was nice!

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Weeks go by so fast

I feel days go by so fast and now weeks are going by so fast, this time of year is even crazier then ever.  With basketball and having 4 games a week recruiting a day or two a nigh tor two on the phone recruiting doesn't leave much time for anything else.  I really do Love my job but sometimes I think is it worth it...especially when you lose a game( I know it is just a game right) that you should win.  It stinks when you care and work harder at making the right decisions as a coach and some of the players you are coaching don't seem to care or put as much into it so doesn't mean as much.  With that all being said we lost to Hastings Saturday a team we beat by 26 earlier in the year.  Some things I have come to realize this day and age is how consumed people are with technology and such.  Now don't get me wrong most of the time it is nice and some of the things I am at fault for too.  But this team(the ladies) are so consumed with tweeter, facebook, candy crush, etc. that they forget to enjoy the moment.  I am trying to make more of an effort not to be so "connected."  I will even catch myself at night when Jared and I have an hour before bed we are both on phones or computers working, on social media or whatever.  Whatever is on that can and should wait, being in the moment and such is much more important.  I challenge you all to put down the phone, computer for more time and spend it with your family or spouse or have some you time... I don't think you will recruit it.  I am trying to do some research on how to help these girls and the upcoming as it will only get worse and help them realize this.  We have thought about taking away phones before games and making them do this or that but do they really learn that way or do they just resent you and want to go against you?  Who knows, trial and error I guess maybe a way to find out.  Just a little tid bit I have been thinking about a lot lately.  We had some drama with some girls and it was all over tweeter, text and such no actually talking and it was the biggest drama we have had in a very long time!  Drama is so not worth the effort put into it.  Doing things on social media and texting not facebook is cowardish. 

Onto the boys, they went to the Monster Trucks with daddy on Saturday while mommy was at her game.  They loved it for the most part, Landon on the first truck was a bit scared and started to cry but then was fine just stayed close to dad.  They have not stopped playing with their Monster Trucks since.  Tristan even has a chant going, Go Big Foot and now at home it is Go Big Red Foot(the red is for Huskers I think because Jared said there was not a red truck).  They were so excited to tell me Sunday morning all about the Monster trucks and how they went over cars and crushed them.  I hated to miss it but was glad they had fun.  It was a good daddy son bonding!

The boys and Jared had pit passes so before the show started they got to get up close to all the trucks.  

Tristan pointing at everything...he was so excited

They were so busy looking at everything, Jared was having a hard time getting a picture.

Daddy and the boys

Landon

Tristan with his headphones(it is really loud so had headphones to try and help a bit)

Prayers for Blake

I am asking all you that read my blog to pray for Blake, I had wrote about him awhile back he is a good friend of ours little boy( a twin:)) that has been really sick after his kidney transplant.  They have been in the hospital since Dec. 7 (after being discharged after the transplant after three weeks) and are just ready to be home as a family and healthy.  I got word from Jamie(Blake's mom) this morning that they got moved back to the PICU floor because they are worried Blake's kidney is rejection, so please pray that this is not it and they find answers soon.  We pray for Blake every night and the boys ask about him and when we can play with him, I just tell them hopefully soon.  It breaks my heart for this family that they or anyone has to go through this.  So if you have an extra min. please pray for him and his family.  He is such a fighter but I feel he has fought enough and deserve a break.  Thank you all! 

Sledding

As any of you know that look at the weather here in the Midwest is is suppose to be FREEZING, literally freezing!  Well, the boys had been asking to go sledding for days and I knew it was suppose to get cold so we wanted to get out there even for a little bit before it go really cold here. so today I came home early from work to take them sledding.  Jared was suppose to meet us at home but was a little late because he got busy at work.  Anyways, I got them all bundled up, many layers and myself and man is that a process by yourself as I am getting hot and they are getting hot and crabby and just want to get outside.  Anyways we made it soon enough and they LOVED it and had a lot of fun.  Of course with it just me I didn't bother with a camera, I know shocking huh?  They went in there little sleds and enjoyed that and then when Jared got home he blew up one of his snow tubes and they really liked that.  Tristan just giggled the whole way down the hill and then at the bottom fell off and started laughing!  I of course was enjoying it just as much they loved to just lay in the snow too.  If the weather gets nicer and we get more snow we will definitely be enjoying more sledding! 

Have a great day! 

Bodammer Christmas

We spent a few days in Omaha for Christmas which was real nice to  not have to be rushed.  I had practice Dec. 26 evening so after swimming on Sunday we headed to Janet's Monday after running a few errands.  While running around the boys got real tired and we were singing Christmas songs which were so funny.  If I did not text you and you did not see on Facebook here is a preview of Landon singing Santa Claus is Coming to Town.

We were doing presents Monday night so the night before Christmas Eve so we had some work to do, mainly helping Janet wrap most of her gifts, get food for the evening and make the food.  I got the boys down for nap Jared started wrapping and Janet went to the store.  Then I helped wrap, thank goodness Jared and I were done so we could help.  We didn't know if we would get it all done in one night so we were prepared to do some Christmas Eve too.  Well to our surprise we got them all opened Monday.

Here is the presents, cray huh??

Landon and mommy and we both have our eyes open

Family picture, eyes open, looking at camera(sorta) and mostly smiles

Three little ones being VERY patent waiting their turn

Youngest to Oldest and Landon being very patient

Now Landon's turn and Tristan being patient

Tristan helping pick up wrapping paper, such a good helper, he did it all night it was cute

Gotta past the time when it is not our turn

The boys got "big headphones" from aunt Tara and an IPOD...I was shocked and so excited they were too.  Landon was all about it and Tristan wanted to know where his was...and he got one too.

Very cool gift we got from Amy and Brandon...we are so blessed with such wonderful family and get spoiled all the time.

Christmas Eve we just hung out and Jared and Janet went to a couple stores to finish up some last minute shopping (Jared for me, Janet a couple others and returned a few things).  Christmas Eve we went to church all but Brandon's family as they had Amy's side then came home and Santa came to Grandma Janet's house.  The boys did pretty good, were a little scared but didn't cry just kept their distance.

Boys got Monster trucks from Santa and went up by him as long as daddy was not far

Dad even got a present

grandma reading Santa coming to Omaha to the little ones

Christmas day the boys opened Santa gifts and it last all morning...which was fun.  The boys got up at 8:30 came down to find a train under the train with many gifts.  They LOVED the train(we were unsure what they may think) they played with the train for 45 min. then started opening their presents but after unwrapping every gift they wanted to literally open every gift and since it was just us and I was loving how they were loving it I figured why not and let them.  That is maybe why it took us so long to open all their gifts.  After gifts was lunch and nap time before another Christmas with Jared's extended family.  They boys were getting tired and Tristan had asked to go to grandma's for bed a few times so we left about 8:00 or 8:30 to get them to bed, Tristan was not feeling well.

Boys seeing the train for the first time (yes Landon has a baby doll, they like playing with the dolls at grandma Janet's)

Tristan loving his train too

More of the train...both boys loving it

Landon with his stocking

Landon's face is great...OHHHH he says another train

Landon says ohhh these are neat.  Both boys wanted to just wear their new green shoes all day

My handsome boys

Tristan was done and ready to go to bed already and it was only 5:00

newest baby on the "Bodammer" side,  Maxwell Kolbe (John and Justina's baby boy, 2 weeks old) John is  Jared's cousin.

The boys brought some monster trucks and we found the smallest place in the house to jam into, but the boys had fun. 

Landon holding baby Noah(Matt and Courtney's baby, another one of Jared's cousin).   Landon LOVES I mean LOVES babies and just wanted to keep holding him and Tristan asked too but he had to eat.

attempt to get all kids in a picture Ella and Cameron wanted no part of it.  Landon was loving holding Oni

Bodammer picture

Thursday we got up and packed up and went to lunch to get back to Sioux City and unpack so I could get to practice before 6:00, poor Tristan did not feel well he slept the whole way home and then once we got home just wanted to lay on couch and sleep.  He started running a 102-103 temp so we were unsure on what was going on but Friday the temp was lower and kept going down.