Sports aspirations

I was talking with Dana the other night and she was talking how Carson can throw this football really well. Dana said he crawls over to it and picks it right up with his little hand and throws it like he knows what he is doing. He has always loved chasing toy balls around and does have a good arm for a one year old. He is also built like a brick house (wide load) so maybe he will have the body to be a football player. Tyler is finely liking his soccer excursion which is a relief. I was sick of the whining about how he wanted to quit. I just wonder though if his love for soccer has any coincidence to the handing out of treats after the game/practice. Hmmm I wonder.

First Soccer Game

Yesterday Tyler had his first soccer game and it went pretty well compared to the practices he has had. There was no crying and he almost scored a goal but missed the wide open net. That must come from the Beaudry side. It is pretty funny to watch 5 year old play soccer as they can be distracted by anything except the actual game of soccer. I watched Tyler stand in look at his hands, jump around in the air and make muscle man poses as the ball would go whizzing by. He got better as the game went on but there is one kid on his team who I think should be playing pro if there was a pro league for 5 yr olds. He was making saves everywhere and scoring goals. That would be more fun to watch then actual pro soccer. I can hear the announcing now "Little Johnny runs down the sideline with the ball and is tripped up by another player". "Oh no little Johnny is hurt he is really hurt". The Camera focuses on Johnny and zooms in on his leg and you see a little tiny scratch as he is laying on the ground crying for 5-10 minutes. "The announcer says here comes the medic/mommy to save the day" and you hear in the background the Coach/Dad yelling walk it off or or shake it off and rub some dirt on it. Of course Tyler favorite part of soccer is snack time after the game. He even shared with Nathan and I am glad he did as I know there would have been a fight over the chocolate covered rice cake thingies.

Weekend Fun - but tired

Hello to everyone. Just wanted to give a rundown of our lovely weekend.

Friday night started off innocently enough with dinner and getting the kids to sleep and then my brother-in-law Jon calls. He tells me he wants to hide the unsightly cable cords that ring his house by drilling a whole in the house and running it through the basement to his office. After 30-45 min to figure out the logistics we start by drilling a whole from the basement and then run into the first issue of insulation and can't find the cable. Give up after thinking for awhile and figuring not going to finish tonight. Then comes the fire in the fire pit that we are having on the driveway. Me and the wife along with Angel and her friend Anna get the fire going and sit and relax drinking and having a good ole time. Then the neighbor comes over to advise us he is going to start the grill up and grill some Italian Sausage mind you it is 11PM at this juncture in the night. After thinking for a while why you would do this he advises us that it was ready and Dana and I get up to go enjoy. The neighbors had some friends over as they were setting up for their sons grad party. I walk into the garage and see 3 bottles of wine empty as well as some drinks on the table. Think to myself this should be fun. We eat and talk with the neighbors and there friends for awhile as they slur through stories of how kids grow up fast as they are in their 50's and reminiscing. Then Mark (neighbor) asks why Angel and her friend didn't come over and Dana says "Angel gets diarrhea easy from greasy food" and I say that is just what they wanted to know. Dana has only had 3 drinks and I think is she drunk already and can't comprehend what to say and What NOT to say to the neighbors but this is DANA. The food was good and we chatted a little longer then went back to the fire to chill. By the time we finished it was 1AM and time for bed.

Saturday:
After being up late I wanted to sleep in but the kids had other ideas. Carson and Nate were up by 7 wanting to play so after a nudge from Dana I took them both downstairs to watch cartoons. As I lay on the couch and Carson tries to pull my hair out I wonder why I stay up so late. Breakfast comes and Dana is now awake and I tell her I am going to go back to bed and sleep until 10 or 11 and I have the craziest dream of a plane getting hit by lightning and crashing in Rogers and then going out the door to see it and the garage being gone as if hit by a twister. Very weird as I was in my dream saying this has got to be a dream but it felt so real. After reviving myself from the craziness the kids and I play until we go to the neighbors grad party and eat and play until it is time to get the babysitter as we Dana and I are going to the Twins game with one of her college friends. I thought the Twins game would be fun and it was as we won but then I added up the Damage. $5 parking, $42 tickets, $6 Soda, $6 pizza, $7 nachos, and $20 babysitter. $86 Twins game and having fun with friends priceless but not really. I think how many groceries I could have bought. On the way home from the game I get a call from a friend Dave who says I should meet him at this bar in Monticello as there is someone I should see. I guessed who it was (Adam) and then talk Dana into letting me go as she stays with home with the kids. I meet them and we reminisce about High School and College as I haven't seen Adam in about 3 or 4 years. I got home at about 1AM and wonder why I stay out this late knowing my kids will be up by 7 again.

Sunday:

Pretty uneventful. Went to Home Depot with the Tyler and Nate to get supplies to finish the backyard garden I wanted to get the kids involved and maybe eat veggies they grow. Brought all the supplies home and finished putting the soil in the box I built and realized I need more dirt. Damn it. Just when you think it will be done it never is. Didn't have time to go back to the store as we were going to the Grandma Sue and Grandpa Don's for Dinner. Just to let everyone know Tyler and Nate are now big into trying to work for money so they can save for candy at the cabin. Tyler earned 4 quarters for cleaning up the basement and making his bed and he did an excellent job. They both earned a dollar for helping do something for Grandma or Grandpa. We may have to rethink the amounts as at this rate I may be borrowing money from them. After a fun time at the Grand Parents we head home for bath time and bed time. The kids are snuggled in their beds and Dana is resting and I think great time for a shower and bed but then I think I need to exercise the demons from my fat so I decide I will go for a bike ride. I get all ready and decide to ask Jon (brother-in-law) if he would like to go with but says that he is going to go for a walk as his friend Dan is coming over with some Banana Bread that he baked (Very Gay). These two should just stop fighting it and get together as that last sentence sounded so gay. I decide to go with and after a marathon walk I get back at about 11:30 and get to bed about Midnight again questioning my choices of staying up way too late.

I think I have just typed this while sleeping at my desk.

Peace Out.

Starting to Blog - Life is Tough

Hello peeps. This is the first attempt to Blog about our life. It is kind of late so I am going to make this first entry short and sweet just like my wife. Today I had the great pleasure to bring my son Tyler to soccer practice. I had heard of his early escapade of crying and wanting to quit. I had hoped since Daddy was taking him today that would be different but I was wrong. He started out OK (except for the shyness) but that lasted until the first break for water when he came over with that teary eyed look and said Daddy can we just go. I wanted to squeeze him he was so cute but I gave it the old fatherly advice of buck up and get back out there. Now now I did not use that exact wording as I was more tactful but it worked and he seemed to kind of get better as time went on. Well that is it for now as I am tired and need to get to sleep.