Too long...

First off I am sorry for not posting lately but my goal is to go back and get caught up so if you are interested or one of my lovely blog followers just go back and check out what I wrote.  One of my other goals this week and weekend is to get ALL my pictures organized and maybe even get them ordered form the past year, well over do. 

This past weekend was a blast!!  It was our annual Whoopers and Hoopers tournament, I know 75% of you just said what did she say?  Whoopers and Hoopers? yes I did!  It is a basketball tournament in Hastings, NE that has been going on since the 80's I believe and it is usually old college teammates or college players that get teams together and hang out and play some good old basketball.  We got in town Friday night and hung out and caught up.  Our old college men's team had a game so we went to that and then to Keno bar and restaurant to hang out.  Saturday we had a game then watched the boys play again and then we played again in the afternoon.  Saturday night is the "big party":).  We always have a good time being silly for a night.  Sunday we played in two games and won our division, which was fun to play again with teammates.  I always look forward to this weekend to catch up, be silly, and play basketball the game we all loved so much and that brought us such close friends.  Since I am a coach I talk about this daily but some of my closest friends still to this day are my college teammates.  They may have been the best player on varsity and played with me or a player on JV that we never played on the court together but we have some of the best memories.  You go through so much with teammates (especially back in our day), you have so many highs and some lows and they are always there for you helping you through them or celebrating with you.  So as every year is great time and I always wish it was more often because it has always been "too long"we enjoy it all. 

You may ask where were the boys...well they stayed with grandma and grandpa Bodammer for the weekend.  This was the first time mom and dad left them over night with anyone.  It was hard for both of us but was good to get away for a couple days.  I am sure if bothered us more then them.  Grandma said they did great and that they said grandpa.  As hard as it was to leave them I loved that they got some one on one time with grandma and grandpa and other family without mom or dad there.  They are talking more and more and now trying to run places instead of walk.  They LOVE and when I say love I mean LOVE to be outside.

Cassie and Landon

Tourney time

This past week was a bit crazy with National Tournament here for mommy's team and daddy's and daddy worked almost every game of every day.  On Wednesday-Friday there are 8 games a day so very busy. To help us with this crazy busy week Janet, Amy and the girls came up to help...thank goodness.  They were great and were a huge help!  Sadly we lost on Friday so didn't have anymore games but was fun to have them there. I was quite crabby since we lost and we were better than the team we lost to.  The team that won the National Title we beat three times in the season so was hard to swallow.  The boys enjoyed the games they came to but wanted to get down and run so made it tough to be there very long. 

Grandma Janet also cut the boys' hair for the first time, it was getting bad and really needed to be done.  Mom was having a hard time with this I don't know why but I guess another thing showing me they are growing up:(.  Makes me so happy that they are growing up into big boys but so sad that already they are 15 months, where does the time go.

Landon getting his first hair cut

Tristan getting his first hair cut

We also put the boys' slides up that they got from grandma and grandpa Bodammer for Christmas, this past Christmas and they loved it.  They went down with help and then once they got a hang of it started going down feet first on their belly's.  They were enjoying it so much that on Sunday it was raining so we moved it inside.

Landon above Tristan below

15 Months

Today was their 15 month check up and the nurse could not get over how identical the boys really are.  First off they get weighed and Landon went first.  On a side note he took a big step and got to stand on the big scale not sit on a baby scale:).  Landon weighed 22 lbs. 3.4 oz. Next was Tristan he was big boy too and stood on the scale.  He weighed in at 22 lbs. 6.2 oz.  Next was their height and both boys were the EXACT same, right on the nose, an even 30 inches tall.  Dr. Amir showed us their growth chart and was very happy with where they are and the direction they are going...UP! 

On the road AGAIN...

This past weekend my basketball team traveled to Hastings, NE so we left on Friday night and played a game on Saturday at 2:00.  It was our last regular season game and we lost...BAD!  It was an ugly game only had 16 points at half time, bad bad bad!  Well, after the game I get a text from Jared saying, "even though your team sucked today, I still love you".  Isn't he sweet?  Then he said do you want to get dropped off in Omaha and we hang out there for Sunday?  I said sure sounded like fun and poor Jared hadn't been ANYWHERE but work and home and to one basketball game at Morningside. Since I was gone all the time he was home with the boys.  So needless to say he was ready to get away.  So we got in and meet up at his parents Saturday night and boys were asleep in the car and got woken up to his whole family and they were a bit crabby to say the least.  They were tired and ready for bed but now that people were around didn't want to go to bed and then when they went to bed were so over tired they fought it.  Sunday we just hung out went to church and went to Ameristar to swim because Brandon and Amy had a free night stay.  Landon feel asleep but Tristan loved the water.  Once Landon woke up he swam a little bit.  Tristan swam a long time and would have stayed in but he had gotten real red (rash like) so I wanted to get him rinsed off just in case the chlorine was too much.  It was very nice to see the family and hang out even if it was less than 24 hours. 

This picture is what Tristan looked like after a shower (notice the blotchy redness ) will post more pictures soon.

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Today the boys started to say ball and they LOVE balls!  They love to throw the ball and catch a ball, they just giggle and giggle over it.  Tristan said Dog too and I think Landon did once.  They are starting to repeat everything you do and say, we better watch out now.

Landon update

Thanks to all that have sent me a message checking in on Landon and thankfully he is better and looks much much better. He looked a little rough this weekend but is a trooper and just a little red today. Thanks again and just a quick update. Enjoy your Tuesday and remember to tell the people you love you love them make sure they know it! Love you all!

Now Landon

So with the anticipated bad winter storm about to hit the Mustangs had to get to Lincoln, Ne to et their game in today at 2:00. I was very bummed to have to leave my boys as I have had a game JV or varsity four nights this week and recruiting two nights. Anyways off we went to Lincoln and mom missed her boys. This morning I woke up to a text from daddy at home with the boys. Text of Landon followed by two more textes...


You can imagine how I was feeling at this time. Looked like Tristan's eye about three weeks ago. So thank goodness our doctor is a friend so I sent him a picture text and he said yep cellulitis what Tristan had. So if not better by tomorrow or Monday we will be going to doctor or hospital. I pray the antibiotics work. He is a trooper tho Jared had a super busy day and I was gone thank goodness to Kris (out life savor) she went and got his medicine for Jared this morning and watched the boys this afternoon. Need less to say mom was excited to get home tonight. I hope tomorrow Landon's eye is better please say a prayer for him tonight. Thanks.