Just another Thursday and a bit of wrestling

Little Bro at Big Brothers Meet.. Enjoying the matches

Captain going out and talking with the ump and the other captains

Brent checking in before his match letting them know that he was there

Brent getting ready to wrestle

Tonight Brent had a wrestling meet at school.. Millstadt won against Collinsville. I then had to get Braedy to Little Devils for practice at 6pm. He was practicing alot tonight becuase he has a tournement in Mt. Vernon Sunday. He has been doing awsome this past 2 wks at practice and really has come around and starting to listen to the coaches and having lots of fun.

Warming up before his practice

Ziggy(Braedy) wrestling with his buddy Dominic

Dom trying to pin Ziggy

Dom trying to get Ziggy on his back

Ziggy crawling out of the move

A face standing out in the crowd

Brent has made Captain of the Wrestling Team at school, and he has turned into a better athelete, and team player. He has been working so hard each night doing practice sometimes from 3;30 to 5;15 then doing another practice at the Devils from 7-8;30pm..

We went to Freshman orientation last night. He seemed to be a little overwhelmed at the HUGE school, but determined and already making goals.. He wants to try out for the football team this summer for highschol and hes already made plans to want to take a course over the summer to get started on his credits for highschool.

I know as the future comes this kid will do great things.

THE PRINCESS AND THE KILLER

~THE PRINCESS~

~THE KILLER~

WE HAVE 2 GREAT CATS.. BOTH CATS ARE SO OPPOSITE IN HOW THEY TREAT US. HANNAH GENERALLY IS JEFF AND BRENTS CAT SHE SEEMS TO REALLY LIKE THE ATTENTION FROM MEN BUT A LITTLE GOES ALONG WAY WITH HER. SHES TIMID AT TIMES AND SWEET FORTHE MOST PART. SHE SHY AND STAYS TO HERSELF MOST OF THE TIME. SHES NOT MUCH OF A TOY PLAYER BUT AT TIMES YOU WILL SEE HER BAPPING A TOY MOUSE AROUND OR PLAYING WITH A BALL. SHE ENJOYS HER HARD FOOD BUT SHE LOVES RECIEVING A CAN OF SOFT FOOD AS A SMALL TREAT AND WILL DO ALMOST ANYTHING FOR THAT CAN LOL. SHE TOLLERATES HYDE AND THATS THE NICEST WAY THAT I CAN PUT THAT. THEY REALLY ARENT BEST FRIENDS LOL.

HYDE IS THE 'CAT-DOG' OF THE FAMILY HES GOT THAT CAT QUALITY THAT MAKES HIM SO LOVABLE AND HES GOT THAT DOG QUALITY THAT REALLY IS SORTA NEAT TO WATCH HIM CHASE BRAEDY AROUND THE HOUSE OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN. HYDE LOVES HANNAH.. "LITARLLY" JUST ADORES HER.. HE TRIES VERY HARD TO SHOW HER ATTENTION EVERY DAY SHE JUST ISNT QUITE SO NICE TO HIM IN RETURN. HYDE LOVES CAT NIP, SMALL TOY MICE, BALLS AND HAMSTERS.. HAMSTERS YOU MAY ASK.. YES THE HAMSTERS THAT I HAD RECIEVED FOR VALENTINES DAY LAST YEAR WELL THEY HAVENT QUITE MADE IT TO SEE THIS VALENTINES DAY.. ABOUT 6MTHS AGO BB OUR SWEET LITTLE CHINESE DWARF HAMSTER WAS TAKEN TO RAINBOW BRIDGE TO LIVE WITH THE OTHER HAMSTERS.. WENDY FOLLOWED HER SISTER THIS PAST WEEKEND.. HOW DOES HYDE FALL INTO THIS.. WELL HYDE LOVED LOVED LOVED THOSE HAMSTERS SO MUCH.. HE WOULD ALWAYS SIT UP AT THE CAGE AND WATCH THEM SPIN AROUND IN THEIR WHEELS INSIDE THEIR CAGES.. WELL SOMEHOW THE HAMSTER MUST HAVE GOTTEN NOSEY AND WENT TO CLING ON THE BARS OF ITS CAGE AND THATS WHEN HYDE WANTED TO PLAY AND YANKED THEM BUTT FIRST FROM THEIR CAGE THROUGH THE BARS TO THE POINT ALL THAT WAS STUCK IN THE CAGE WAS THE HEAD WHILE THE BODY DANGLED.. IM DISGUSTED PERSONALLY OVER HIS ACTIONS AND HE WAS GROUNDED FOR AWHILE FOR WHAT HE DID.. "GROUNDED YOU MAY ASK HOW DOES ONE GROUND A CAT.. ?" WELL HYDE LOVES TO BE RUBBED AND PAID ATTENTION TO.. MAINLY BY MYSELF.. "HES MY CAT" LOL.. WE SINCE HAVE MADE UP AND HE REALLY ONLY WANTED TO PLAY WITH THEM NOT HURT THEM.. LOL..

SOOO.. OUR ANIMAL FAMILY IS DEPLETING IN SIZE BECAUSE OF HYDE.. NOW I HAVE TO WATCH HANNAH SHE HAS A FACINATION AT LOOKING THROUGH THE FISH TANK AT THE BETA.. LORDY LORDY..

Brothers

Brothers...... who would know that these 2 love each other so much and fight like little cats and dogs when no one is around lol.

Growing up I only had one sister no brothers and the age diffence wasnt as much as brent and brae .. I dont remember us fighting quite so much.. umm.. err.. except the time I rolled over her finger while roller skating lol.. I am sorry about that to this day.

2 best things god has ever given me!

My Life feels as if it has changed since January 16, 1999.. Something died that day and something was reborn in me. Each day I wake up and have thanked god for each special day he has given me. Not just for me but for my family.. The 2 best things in my life are my boys Brent and Braedy, without them I would not be who I am. I never really realized how much on could love a child until another one is placed in your heart, and that love grows even more. I have thought long and hard and it weighs on me, is our family complete? Could I have love for yet another child, a child that wouldnt be biologicaly mine? Ive always felt in my heart that I was going to have 3 children, and I long for a girl so badly, but honestly I think I would love a boy just as much. I suppose only time will tell upon this and something that God will help me decide when and if the time will come. Its coming upon 10 yrs since that dreadful day that my life and my precious Brents life was almost taken. Today I look upon a strong child, a child that nothing will let him down or get in his way. Theres been obsticals that have crossed our path, but Brent is such a strong young man and its so hard to believe my baby is 14 and starting Highschool in the fall. Let us not forget little britches.. Braedy is my miracle child, I was told that I probably would not be able to carry a child to full term because of the accident and all the damage that it had done to my insides and some of the outter parts. Looking back upon this we were so close to have gotten my tubes tied, but an illness set me back and we were going to let Jeff undergo that . tee hee.. But before we knew it my baby Wubbles was growing and surprised us all. Pregnancy was a hard one and lots of bedrest, and he even showed up a month early. Braedy is a true boy through and through and hes going to be such a character when he gets older

A couple of pictures of my two most favorite Boys in the world!