8 yrs 5 mo!

CET are 101 months old!

Mama Sue, Papa Ed, cousin K, and our friend G got to see the boys play basketball : )

Snuggled up with the family : )

Caleb is currently obsessed with otters, ha!
They are all named Wilburt, in honor of his first stuffed otter that he had but lost. At the end of every night we ask the boys who they want to pray for and Caleb, shortly after he lost the original Wilburt said, "I want to pray for Wilburt, where ever he may be."

Mama Sue, papa Ed and cousin K came for a visit last week. We had a good time with them despite the somewhat bad weather. They got to see the boys in action playing on their basketball team, had a fun day exploring the science museum OMSI, and eating yummy foods including the famous cook to order Pips donuts! After dropping them off at the airport Eli said "I wish they never had to leave." The boys absolutely adore visitors and always get sad when the visit has to end. 

The boys have had a really good basketball season. They play on a team that is for kindergarten through 2nd grade so it's their last year playing in this league. They get a lot of action since they are among the "big" kids and they are really quite good. Last night all the boys together scored 19 shots (or 38 points) which was probably 80% of the teams points (10 players and all get equal playing time). Caleb is really good at defending and getting rebounds. Out of all the boys Caleb has made the most improvement this year but is still a ways away from being as good as the dream team (aka Eli & Thomas). Thomas is great at layups and Eli is a great shooter. All three boys are as quick as cheetahs which gives them a competitive edge over the other kids their age even though they are a good 2-3 inches shorter. They get so many breakaways that they get lots of open shots while their opponents are running up behind them. They have one more game and I'm working on compiling a highlights movie to post here so hopefully you can see them in action.

We'd been having such a warm winter up until February showed up then it got COLD! After so many threats of snow and no shows we are ready for spring like weather. This last stretch of winter is always the hardest to get through. I'm getting antsy as we have some really fun and awesome things planned for next summer, can't wait!

Here is a little buzzer beater by Eli last night!