Tonight we celebrated Don’s birthday. He is a wonderful guy married to my sister in law Abbye. He is a huge football fan and played for Cornell.

Noah, Adam, Don and Reagan (Don and Abbye’s son)  played football in our ginormous backyard. It was hilarious. Noah sent Adam inside to get a helmet and shoulder pads that are Noah’s. Adam put on all the gear and went head to head with his brother.  Anytime Adam would get the ball he would pass it to Don because he didn’t want to get tackled. This strategy didn’t work too well for the backyard game. There was no referee to call penalties, so it  was every man and child for himself.

These boys are tired and dirty.

I am so proud of my three boys. They are the best boys ever! Each one of them has different gifts, and I love that about them. This has been a big week for them and I want to share their wins.

• Gabriel, the oldest, is a 7th grader. He made the highest score on a reading test for the whole 7th grade only missing 1 question. He has been reading on a post high school level for a couple years.
• Adam scored his first touch down today. He is shining this year in flag football. His team won today 34-0.
• Noah made 13 tackles and was the captain of the defensive team today. His team won today  7-0.

I am so thankful God gave Bryan and I these wonderful boys.