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we were invited to our friend's pool party for the fourth.
our fourth was really fun. how was yours?
Hi! This is my first time at your blog and I have my boys sitting here with me (3 guys under 6) and they’ve been scanning this post for ages now! Talking about every picture – so funny. 🙂 So your family is a hit at my house and I don’t know you at all. Funny how this works. Looks like such a fun 4th! I can’t believe all the terrific colors, striped pool towels, colorful swimsuits, sprinkled cupcakes, strawberries, blueberries, your polka dot shirts w/ red cardigan, fireworks packaging…ahmazing! i’m shaking my head, only Meg would have a friend who has a dang turtle habitat for turtle races. how kool is that!? i luvd my front row seat to the festivities in what felt like 3DHD, it’s like a sitcom here 🙂 love the pictures from your 4th celebration with friends. your pictures are so CRISP. Awesome pics! Just wondering…what mode are you shooting in for the pool and sparkler pics? those are amazing pics of kids with the sparklers… love the heart by talby The turtle race pictures rock! My daughter was jealous of the pool! Also, she asked how you did the pictures with the sparklers. I tried to explain about long exposure time but I think I will just have to show her. She really wants to try. Glad you guys had such a fun 4th. We had thunder and lightning. I saw this and thought of you so thought I would share. I love to watch fireworks but I am scared of them. 🙂 We went to the city show with some friends who saved a spot NEXT TO the caution/safety line, and we were pelted with firework debris. Everyone thought it was great – even the little kids- but I didn’t! LOL! Awesome firework pictures! Did you use a tripod? You HAVE to show me how to do that at Blue Lily Park City!!! Don’t you just love the 4th! I do, except for the part when I worry someone is going to catch on fire …. which happened once at our annual family picnic. Luckily it happened to my cousin, a fire fighter. Kind of ironic. 🙂 Glad you had a good 4th…we celebrated the 4th on the 3rd by going to Rhema for their annual firework show and concerts. It was a lot of fun! we had a great fourth too! pool party at a friends…with yummy peach sangria, bbq, and fireworks. Fire works scare me…not REAL ones..the blow up in your face kind that Nick bought. But my kids love them. I am glad you had a great holiday…I love the USA to..one nation UNDER GOD….:-) Saw this sign and I thought of you. LOOKS LIKE WE WERE BOTH SO BLESSED ON THE 4TH… WHAT A MARVELOUS GOD WE SERVE. I’M STILL ENJOYING THE BLESSINGS OF THAT DAY. that looks so fun! i just love pictures of sparklers at night 🙂 Looks like lots of fun was had by all! The 4th is such an awesome celebration of such an awesome country! Thanks for sharing! Looks like lots of fun was had by all! The 4th is such an awesome celebration of such an awesome country! Thanks for sharing! I love that the dog was in the pool with everyone! Puppies gotta stay cool too! We had a fun 4th. Dinner with the my in laws, frozen pie, beer, tons of BIG fireworks. Their neighbors put on just a good of show too so there was a lot of hollerin at each others display! looks like a grand ol’ time! 🙂 we celebrated in downtown minneapolis – it was a GREAT show! can’t wait until my youngest learns to sleep in – even though he got to bed at nearly 11, he STILL woke up at 7am. loooong day yesterday. 😉 Lovely pictures! Sounds great! Wish we celebrated like that here : ) my 4th of july was great. time in the pool and a BBQ with friends. but my favorite 4th of july ever was one spent in kansas when i was in high school. your pics reminded me of it. no one beats kansas on the 4th of july 🙂 Read my recap here! I love fireworks! What awesome pictures you got of them! My girl didn’t last to do sparklers, so we’re bringing them up to a friends cabin this weekend. Any tips on how you got such great pics of them? Happy 4th! what a fun 4th you had! Our 4th was fun…pre-parade breakfast with friends, parade & then pool party at our house. It was a great day 🙂 Looks awesome! We spent the morning at the lake just putzing around the rocky beach, followed by a nice li’l BBQ at home. In bed by 9:00 🙂 No fireworks here, as it’s wildfire country, but we didn’t mind. JEALOUS of your sno-cones! we spent our 4th poolside, eating, and watching fireworks with friends and family. it’s always a lot of fun and especially so this year because the only incident we had was my 4 year old mooning the party. ha! We had an awesome Fourth! Made patriotic ice cream (recipe on my blog), community 4th of July parade and carnival, kiddie pool and popsicles at home, BBQ dinner and fireworks. Great day! how fun!! i have so enjoyed seeing everyone’s July 4th pictures pop up all over bloggerland today…great photographs, meg! 🙂 Looks like SO much fun! I’m amazed by the fireworks! so glad to know i’m not the only one with a distaste for fireworks! Texas is in a bit of a drought, so no fireworks for us, but can’t say I minded. fun, low key, invited new neighbors over for homemade ice cream and also family – two ice cream eating parties. 🙂 good. no fireworks display because we had a HUGE storm last night, but other than that it was lovely. hung out by the pool all day…ate way to much. what could be better? 🙂 ours was rough, kids fought the entire day. But we used to have a turtle in a habitat and loved it!! I’m hoping to get some more soon. I still have the cedar box for the turtles in the garage and I won’t get rid of it even though my husband is begging me too. Great pets! That looks like so much fun! I wish we had a pool. amazing pictures once again. what was your camera settings for the fireworks – i tried to take pics with my cannon rebel and they did not turn out 🙁 nice! friends with pools are the best! 🙂 ours included a parade and watching fireworks over the lake in our boat. didn’t get home til midnight though. everyone here slept until 10:30!!! i shared a Marcia Ball song "Daddy Said" last week on my video of our home…but i need to tell you more. when i was 8 years old or maybe 10 my dad took me to a dirty bar at night to hear Marcia Ball play. craig & i and chicago dave & jen used to go hear her at Fitzgeralds in Berwyn, IL too. my parents keep in touch with her often. AND i just remembered that i used to write her letters and she would write me back and send photos of her and the band on the road…one photo in particular was the band in costumes at halloween! my mom showed me this video this morning and i loved it. enjoy!
written by marcia on her website: Sometime back in early April while we were touring in the Northeast U.S, my friend Minor Wilson, who has been working at film making for a few years now, called me to say that there were fourteen pianos placed outdoors in public spaces in Austin for a month. Several were on the hike and bike trail around Lady Bird Lake. Several were in front of downtown buildings. One was in a BMX bicycle park. They were part of a touring art project called Play Me, I’m Yours by Luke Jerram. In Austin, the exhibition was curated by Johnny Walker. Minor’s idea was that he and his cinematographer friend, Daniel DeLoach, could film me playing as many pianos as we could get to in the two days I was home between tours. Well, what else did I have to do? So, we shot at my house and three outdoor pianos one afternoon and evening and three more pianos early the next morning. We had to roust a guy sleeping on the park bench by the lake for that shot. It was about 7:30 AM. You know how I love getting up in the morning. And there it is, warts, old pianos, weird tuning, no makeup. My favorite is the red upright in the BMX bicycle park with the riders flying around behind me. It was very cool having that project here in Austin. People were coming by playing those pianos the whole time we were setting up. There were others filming and taping, and one large event that I missed because I was traveling in which many of Austin’s piano players all played at the same time in tribute to Pinetop Perkins. ……………………………………….
I remembered this blog from over a year ago! Marcia Ball will be performing in Newton KS at the Newton Fox Theatre this Saturday, October 20, 2012 at 8:00pm. It should be a sell-out!!! I wonder if Meg had anything to do with this??? I just got my local what’s-going-on-this-weekend email, and there’s Marcia Ball! Playing in Lubbock, TX this Saturday! And my kids will be gone…maybe I can convince the husband to take me to see her! I love Marsha Ball. Hubby and I saw her play that piano years and years ago in Memphis. I’ll have to dig out her tape that we packed when we moved recently. Love Marcia Ball and Delbert McClinton! Love this video!! She’s awesome. I’m loving the Marcia Ball video. Austin is one of my favorite cities! Man, I love Marcia Ball and hadn’t thought of her in ages! Nothing quite like the way she could sing and play that piano with her legs crossed and one leg keeping rhythm. Thanks for the reminder. Pulling out her old stuff now! AMEN! my 5 month old was totally screaming his head off and I brought him with me to check in with your blog (as i do daily) and turned this video on and he loved it! we watched it several times…no more screaming! thank you! 🙂 Always great to hear about new-to-me talent. Thanks 🙂 Thank you for sharing the delightful music of Marcia Ball. I am a brand new fan, thanks to you! The “Play Me, I’m Yours” piano project in Austin is an amazing expression of art, and I am so glad to have experienced it…even if it was via youtube. I shared links to your post and the video today on my blog: sunshineinthehouse-angie.blogspot.com Okay, I had never heard of Marcia Ball (didn’t have a cool dad & mom who exposed me to the blues from an early age) but, I loved her music! I hopped over to itunes and bought this song and the “Daddy said” song! Love them! Thanks for letting me know about her awesome upbeat fun music! No wonder you are so artistic…listening to cool music like that! 🙂 Any other songs that are your favorites of Marcia Ball? I love to here about amazing people in our own back yard. She will be in Paola in August… I used to go see her at Gruene hall when I was little, too! omg meg! i was born in berwyn! lived there till i was 7. my dad was born there and my mom in cicero. would so love to take my kids back to let them experience a little of my youth. we spent summers with my grandparents and cousins in berwyn and brookfield and i miss it so much still. funny how you can be gone from someplace for so long and still know it as home. loved this post. Now I’m REALLY SORRY I didn’t go to see her with my husband this past Friday. She played FOR FREE at a new amphitheater in my new town. DARN! I’m such a lump–all I could think of was wearing my pajamas by 7pm and reading a book. Oh well. Marcia is awesome!! I love that song!! Thank you for sharing!! I.LOVE.MARCIA! Always have. I’m a sucker for piano… I used to play, but nothing like her. FABULOUS! Marcia’s awesome! oh how she can play!! This is SOOOOO cool. And while I was playing the video my daughter came in the room and started dancing. When it was done she said, “Mom, I like that music!!” Thanks for introducing us to Marcia Ball!! I’m an Austinite and I love your blog….and love Marcia Ball. You can’t help but feel happy when listening to her music. Wish my dad had introduced me to her music 25 years ago….thanks for a great story! songs from youth are like snuggling up in the fluffiest blankies. We used to listen to the music box dancer when we were little. Now on days when I feel a little lost, I turn it on. It always helps remind me who I am. Aaah that was awesome!! Well done Mom for calling her too! 🙂 xx That was GREAT! My dad has always been a blues lover too. My parents took me to several bars in my childhood to hear good music. 🙂 love that! thanks so much for posting! what a joy! Dad and I called Marcia to tell to be sure and check out your blog today. She was at the airport and would look it up when she was home. :-). Thanks for putting on there! I am so glad you put this video on here Meg! I just love the song and the video. Marcia is looking good! We used to catch her here in Houston at Fitzeralds, too. Power of Love is one of my favorites. She’s certainly one of a kind. that was cool 🙂 ty! Very cool! Thanks for sharing! Oh how I love to hear a well played piano! Thanks for sharing! Oh how I love to hear a well played piano! I very much enjoyed the video. Awesome pianist!!! Maybe you can go see her see her perform in Paola in August? Love her! I live in Austin and run the trail 3X a week with my toddler. It’s so fun to see a big part of our daily lives on your blog! fabulous! love that touring art project/idea. i can’t play the piano but would surely plunk down for chopstix. Your mom showed us that too! Loved it, so cool with all the people in the background! Wish I could have seen you when I was in Lawrence…boo hoo. Very cool! That piano installment actually was here in Grand Rapids last fall for ArtPrize. What a neat concept. That’s awesome! Great project! I’m a musician myself (saxophone) and I am now a new fan…what a great woman! Thanks for sharing her with us:-) Thank you for sharing the background & video with us. She’s amazing; I’m gonna have to keep an eye out for some of her CDs. She reminds me of my stepmom. Love her music too! I had to search her out after hearing that song you shared. So fun to listen to. I love finding new music! I am a new fan. Thanks for sharing. What a fun performance piece. Love women of a certain age rocking out. 🙂 Sugar Boogie is probably my favorite so far!!! Thank you so much for sharing. I love that your dad took you to a bar to hear her sing! Imagine if he had never introduced you to her. That obviously had a huge impact on you. Its not like you thought, “hmmm, this dirty bar is a place I’d like to hang out at when I’m older” At least I’m assuming you didn’t! 😉 meg! i love this. my dad plays piano and she reminds me soooo much of him. i have to go to itunes and look her up. you’re right…she makes me want to get jiggy with it. Beautiful. 🙂 Thank u for sharing! What a cool video and she is totally amazing! 🙂 new word at the house after BEAST is now BUCKETS.
craig and annie won. you just have to. the best part about all of this……the next night……the kids went out on their own and played together. it was beautiful…..like father of the bride in the making.
hope you have a great fourth of july!! yay america.
Our family used to do this all the time – play b’ball together. So many memories of back yard comps. I miss not being able to experience that with my children. There is so much I wish I could show them and do with them – snorkeling and doing bombies is another… Hey – I went to Newton! The Ohio one. Love it! My brother had a basketball net when we were growing up. It was at the edge of our gravel driveway and he played every day on his way out to do chores at the barn. Ah….I think I’m gonna buy my kids a bball net for my birthday! Love it! Being Canadian we celebrated on Friday. Happy 4th of July! wow, what a big house and garden you have, must be pretty to live in such a place! Happy 4th of July!!! Father of the Bride basketball clip gets me every time! YES I agree… YEAH America and all our freedoms won by the sacrifice of others. have fun party animal!! happy birthday America!! xo your nieghbour, Canada. Nothing brings more joy to my heart than when my kids are playing and laughing and having fun together!! Love love love those moments! just got home from partying (it’s 9:30pm)…3 day binger 🙂 yeah for the 4th!! When did Talby sprout those long legs? Oh Waffle! You can stay in the shot because you’re so cute! Basketball, 4th of July weekend, family, FUN!!! You’ve got it ALL. LOVE. love, love, LOVE how your kids are so athletic! aww that’s so cool I love seeing families play together … and I love it when my kids play like that. Happy 4th of July! It’s been a good weekend. Family, friends, bbq, pool.. Good stuff. 🙂 Love this pics, as always. Happy 4th, Duerksen family!♥ I love Annie’s purple singlet top. I think you Americans call them tank tops?? Happy 4th! Happy 4th to The Duerksen’s!!! Forgive me if I spelled your name wrong..i”m too lazy to go check 🙂 They were laughing about her sweet robot moves. 🙂 totally looks like she’s doing the robot in that picture! I totally appreciate Scott’s Newton gym shirt. I definitely owned one of those back in my day. 🙂 Happy Fourth to you as well! Love all the action shots. Have fun partying it up! ‘Waffle!!! Get out of the shot!!!!’ too cute! oh cute!! I love Father of the Bride, thats my fave clip in the movie, makes me chunk buckets every time 🙂
they caught three…one escaped in the night.
these were the clouds as i pulled up to a I always love your summer pictures. p.s. the farm chicks also have a christmas book with lots of fun projects and ideas….and yes, more great recipes! oh! i want that cookbook-blueberry buckle-holla. Love this – really want to get that magazine now too! loved the frog pic – in a birdcage. . . too funny! all FUN stuff! I’m in Phoenix and it’s about 116 lately…excessive heat wave. Yuck! Love the rainbow toenails. My Sophia asks for them constantly, guess I’ll break down and buy the actual rainbow colors…way more fun! Happy Fourth! woah…love the blueberry muffins…I’ve got a bunch in my fridge, too!! I need to get busy! I love your adorable blog and am stopping by to let you know that I featured your chalk board summer fun list on my Pinterest loves of the Week #7 on my blog today. Make sure to come and check it out, follow me back (I am your newest follower, leave a comment and grab my button! Oh girl those muffins look yum! We made a toad house out of a clay pot for our toad….not sure he uses it but its cute! i always enjoy your pictures. i would have been impressed if you told me that your friend was in a magazine. you would have had to show me the article too haha. I realize I need to step up my working when I read your blog. I only have one color of polish in my house and it is champagne. How boring is that? Was it a smaller toad… you know they will eat each other! again so much happiness from your blog 🙂 Loved the nail polish photo. I FINALLY found a green that I like – Make Mine Lime by Nicole by OPI. My toes have been green all month! Probably should change it to red for the 4th! Meg,I just love your blog! The clouds have been like that in Denver – just crazy! Cute post today! i sent my daughter to kansas on a mission trip today. i told her to wave to you. Okay, the toad thing…so never happening here…ICK, ICK, ICK, but I do love the Farm Chicks. The The Farm Chicks cookbook yes a must have but going to the The Farm Chicks antique show……..heaven on earth! This year was my third year attending and each time I’m speachless. Amazing displays, fun people, great ideas and endless treasures to come home with! Worth the trip to Spokane! I have a guest bedroom your welcome to join me next year Meg! Check out the amazing pics on her blog of the show. Loving the Blueberry buckle goodness!! oh i just got “The Farm Chicks in the Kitchen” and i am in LOVE too!! isn’t it fabulous!! You are such a good mom to put up with the toads. I could NOT do it! The kitten would already be a permanent member of our indoor household, but the toads. NO WAY! 🙂 Just love when you do these kinds of posts! So much fun! That Farm Chicks book is on my Amazon wishlist–and with this post I just realized it is a new month today and I can buy it! LOVE this post. As a farm gal myself, I may just have to invest in that cookbook! Love that photo of the nail polish. With two little girls there is lots of nail polish time at our place too. So fun. Loved the picture of the toads. Awesome Kansas sky. Yucky toads (I’m glad they’re free). Gorgeous earrings and toenail choices. Could you be having more FUN!! Loved the video earlier this week! I noticed that you have what I think is painted brick (fireplace) in one of the rooms. I REALLY want to paint our fireplace white. Just wondering if I need special paint for that? oh those earrings! how fab are those?! sooo meg 🙂 i love that cookbook…have had it for a couple years and need to make more from it. have a good one 🙂 I love The Farm Chicks!! Serena has a great blog! I am going to have to pic up that mag on my mommy outing tonight. Grocery shopping with no children = heaven! I bought that FreshStyle magazine yesterday and enjoyed reading it from cover to cover while sitting on a swing near Lake Michigan. It was a delightful afternoon! personally, I stay away from toads, frogs, etc. Kudos to you for the close-up photos and adventures! and keeping fingers crossed there is no ‘house-frog’. you need to come to a farm chicks show here in spokane…fun stuff!! 😉 love love love talby’s earrings and the toads in a bird cage made me laugh out loud!! too funny! although i have the same question as lisa ↑, were they in your house while one escaped?? that would freak me out. not a fan of ‘jumpy things’… YOU ARE SOOOOOO WELCOME! I am just so happy I finally MAILED the package! Sat on my counter for two weeks…but HAD to get them for the girls… love your “loving” post! I’ve got to check out that mag!! My husband would have a heart attack about the toads. He HATES frogs/toads. Does that mean the escaped one is in your house or where they outside!? 🙂 Thanks for all the great inspiration today! I can’t wait to check out the Farm Chicks. Hadn’t heard of them before. And I LOVE those earrings! Too cute! Happy July 4th weekend. Can’t wait to see what you’re up to for the holiday. my baby fever is getting pretty strong.
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I LOVE! the newborn photo on the colored chairs with the bright blanket and pillow – so unique and fun!! Very sweet. 🙂 Meg, every time you post that Pillows for Davis photo (the one with the pillows and chalkboard) I zero in on that crocheted blanket in the back. While the pillows are awesome and the chalkboard is totally cute…I get all giddy over that blanket. Can you tell me more about it? Did you make it? Was is a gift? I just need a pattern or a name or something. Gimme something to work with. It makes me happy. 🙂 the scrunchy face one is my fave!!1 …if you think the ‘baby fever’ is hard, just imagine struggling w/infertility for +2 years… just saying Oh my goodness! The expressions! I love the colors and textures of the fabric & chairs pics too. Such a cutie and I know you said your hubby wasn’t on board with the thought of adopting but have you ever thought of fostering, you can foster sweet newborns who need a loving home before they find their forever home. ( and I encourage you to continue to pray quietly if adopting is really on your heart, God changes hearts and ideas and has changed many through a quiet prayerful wife 🙂 ) Oh me oh my!!! He IS precious!! And I don’t have baby -fever at all!!!!!!!!! Great pics Megan!!!! beautiful photos, love me some sweet babies! xo So beautiful!! I know you say Mr. D is not in favor of adopting right now, but things change and hearts soften… 🙂 Praying for you!! So beautiful!! I know you say Mr. D is not in favor of adopting right now, but things change and hearts soften… 🙂 Praying for you!! He is precious indeed. Your pictures are always so beautiful. He is precious indeed. Your pictures are always so beautiful. Noooo. I am having baby fever too! This post isn’t helping me either! SO.DARN.CUTE!! Babies are thee coolest thing ever. An amaqzing amazing miracle. Only God can create life. How could we NOT want a part in that. When I saw your post title I just knew it was going to be about babies. 🙂 Kelly Great. Now I want one again. I think these are some of the best newborn photos you have shared so far, great job!! That baby is sooooo handsome and squishy, love it! I love all your fabrics! I have seriously considered hoarding fabric because the cheerful colors and fun patterns make me happy. If only I knew how to sew… Those pictures are amazing. You did SUCH a good job! A good job, also, at giving ME baby fever now! oh my…i don’t have baby fever(9 month old) but these pics might of just done it!!! These are beautiful. Precious!! Makes me all anxious for my grandbaby to be born!!! beautiful pics, as usual! Oh look at all that crumpled newness… it goes so fast, how darling is that!!!! what a precious darling baby! love the lines on his face in the crying pic, stunning meg. xx what a sweet, perfect baby. total sweetness! love them all. so glad it isn’t me deciding which pictures to print! Oh my mercy…I want to scoop him right up:). I get baby fever too! Oh my goodness, and brand new piece of heaven. I saw a baby with all the right chubb in the grocery store yesterday. I about died right there. Oh so sweet and yummy. Wishing my niece & her new little one lived closer…I could stand a newborn snuggle about now. Oh my he is precious!! I’ve been reading your blog for forever now. I thought I’d finally come out of the woodwork and let you know that I totally understand your baby fever. The Engineer and I had numerous long discussions regarding another little one in our home, but I’ve been cured! The best thing we ever did was adopt three beautiful, bright, precious girls. They drive me crazy, but at the same time I can’t imagine life without them! Oh, precious, precious, precious! These are so great! Oh My Goodness—keep showing pictures like those and you’re going to have an epidemic of baby fever going on!!!! (I’ve already been given the “Lucy Look” and a definite No last week….until I caught him making funny faces at the baby in front of us at church…he’s not as tough as he thinks!) He IS precious! Im very different in how I view babies. While I love them & think each and every one is a true miracle from our Creator, I was always glad when mine were old enough to be more independent. I just didnt enjoy the age of sleepless nights and having them in my arms all the time. Gosh, now I sound like a terrible person. I can assure you I Do love my kids:) But I was really happy when they were older and able to play with each other, feed themselves,etc… I have four kids and have baby fever all the time. I think I’ll never “feel” done even if its the right decision. Luckily my sister is having a baby in August. She’ll probably have to ask for her baby back! 🙂 And seriously those pictures are amazingly beautiful! he is perfect! Great photos! Yes, he is perfect. So little. I should send my 24 year old still living in his room without a full-time job and never puts his dishes in the dishwasher over to your house. ‘Cause sometimes the cute ones grow up to be him. 🙂 i am so happy that the tradition continues. it's not as fun when the little ones are bored and whine while you watch. it's SO COOL to see them improve so much in a year. last game i told scott there was a mom in the crowd that would shout "DON"T LET HIM SHOOT!!!" every time he would get the ball and that made me so happy. :) yay for basketball.
I love watching my kids play sports and I think we they are all done I’ll miss the getting up and being at those early games. My eldest just started playing basketball for her Middle School and she LOVES it…she has played soccer since she was five so I don’t know if that will ever stop.. Enjoy the season of sports… Love it! I grew up watching my older brother play in a gazillion games. He was always the smallest guy on the court, but played with the heart of giant. His hard work landed him a spot at KU for two years….then on the coaching staff at KU….and now he is the head coach of his own team and couldn’t be happier. Maybe someday you’ll be watching your son run through the tunnel at the fieldhouse! Tell him to dream big!! i LOVE bball! i used to play in highschool (and was pretty good if i do say so myself :)) i’m tall. it was my thing. so naturally, i’m hoping one of my three love it too 🙂 yeah for your guy! Proud mama. You preach it mama. It’s good to let your kids know you root for them. And thanks for the cool sports action picks. 🙂 Great shots! I was wondering how you keep track of all your pictures. Obviously you take a gazillion a day and manage to get them all online so quickly! I have such a hard time paring down all the pictures I take and organizing them. Any hints or secrets? Good for you! If you “have to” be there, you may as well enjoy it, huh … and he will always remember the support he was given. I love your picture of his jump shot! Beautiful form. basketball is the greatest!! my favorite to play and watch. enjoy! xo Basketball is the only sport I love well and dance for those who consider that a sport. I cant wait till my little guy plays. My youngest son loved, loved, loved basketball … it’s great to watch them play something they enjoy so much, isn’t it? Enjoy momma! 🙂 My youngest son loved, loved, loved basketball … it’s great to watch them play something they enjoy so much, isn’t it? Enjoy momma! 🙂 My youngest son loved, loved, loved basketball … it’s great to watch them play something they enjoy so much, isn’t it? Enjoy momma! 🙂 My youngest son loved, loved, loved basketball … it’s great to watch them play something they enjoy so much, isn’t it? Enjoy momma! 🙂 I love squeaky shoes! I grew up being a “gym rat” and now I married a wrestle what a change of pace! Good thing your kiddos have a great bball team to look up to there in Kansas! very sweet thoughts…loved how much the other mom’s shouts made you feel good-it’s good to see them doing well at something-especially something they love! enjoy and enjoy. I love this. Gregg played in high school, and we had a court poured and a nice hoop set in, but the kids did not get the “bug”…until David went to Gonzaga for college. Now he is a basketball maniac, and he wants Gregg to play with him when he’s home. It’s so lovely to see the two guys out there, having a blast together. And the “old man” can still beat the kid…for now. =) Ditto to this post. I am also a “Basketball Mom” and lovin’ it. I get this post completely. !!!!!!! I really miss sitting in the bleachers for my kids’ games. Enjoy it! You get some good shots in a gym! Woohooo! Love it!!! 🙂 That is exactly how I feel about my son’s baseball games. And this was only his first year playing 😉 I wish I loved it as much as you do 🙁 Maybe in a few years 😉 I’m such a loser…I LOVE being home…and not on a stinky bb court on a Saturday 🙁 I need to change my attitude don’t I!!!! Thanks for this motivation! love these pictures…and love that you love being there to watch and cheer them on….I have to admit that I don’t always have the best attitude when it comes to sitting out in the BLAZING HOT HEAT of Orlando while my kids play soccer…I don’t complain to them, but I sure complain in my heart and it has to show at times…. lucky mom! one word: scholarship. proud mama 🙂 as you should be! Oh, I love that last pic! Great catch! I know just what you mean – my girl plays softball and I love hearing the other team shout out “lead off batter!!!” when she’s up to bat 🙂 love the whole gymnasium atmosphere! is that weird? and of course, the snack bar junk food! You may have a future KU basketball player on your hands!! How cool would that be?! We would be cheering for him all the way from DC!! so cool! That is so awesome. 🙂 When my 7yo said he wanted to play basketball this past winter season, I was skeptical. Turns out I love it. I love the sounds, the scoreboard (even though we’re not supposed to care about that at this age) and the controlled climate. And my son is really good at it, which makes it more fun. that’s exactly how I feel about football, I watched my husband play through HS, then in a semi-pro league, then once his body started screamin’, he played in an adult flag league. Now both of my boys play and he coaches….I LOVE football season 🙂 Enjoy it, time passes so quickly! LOVE the new header!!! |
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Melissa - Meg, thank you for linking to my post! 🙂 It makes it so much easier to admit that most of us have these fears and apprehensions. If you know other people have the same feelings, you don’t feel so alone in it. 🙂 I am so excited to hear you speak and can’t wait to meet you!
Kate - I’m going alone as well…and I’m glad to see that I’m not the only one! It’s going to be a great experience, but I certainly am nervous!
Janene - I’m going ALONE too–can’t wait to see what the day has in store!!
because love is a lifestyle - I so feel the same away. I am going alone too! I am not an outgoing person… I am going way out of comfort zone! I think it will be worth it though!
Mindy Harris - meg i am so excited to get to go this year and be a swag bag sponsor and hear you speak!
Laura Phelps - I wish I could go…was totally planning on it..but I heard another calling…I am the new third grade religious ed teacher next fall, and a mandatory teacher meeting is blog sugar weekend 🙁
have so much fun…I will be praying for you and wishing I were there!
Tessa - this is totally off topic … but did you know you are in the latest (July 2011) Parenting magazine? I was sitting in the doctor’s office reading it and was excited to see your “Summer List” idea mentioned in a short little snippet with credit to you. You probably already know this, but I didn’t recall you mentioning it here – so I thought I should give you a heads up! Very cool!
Michelle - is anyone willing to share the cost of a room?
Valerie @ Chateau A La Mode - I have my ticket and I’m going…A L O N E !!! way out of my comfort zone! YIPES! I am excited to hear you and the other speakers. I kind of keep wondering why I decided to go ahead and go by myself, so not the kind of thing I do. Maybe being 50 years old I figure I should be able to do things like this by myself, but I still feel like a little kid having to go alone! I hope it’s a good thing!
This Farm Family's Life - Wish I could go, but I can’t! You will do a fabulous job. I can’t wait to hear all about it!!
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