Bmx Girl

MaKenna looks and acts just like her Aunt Holly...so when Aunt Holly found out that her Mini-Me was racing BMX bikes, she wanted to get her a pretty pink, official helmet! We got it in the mail the other day! MaKenna was ecstatic! Unfortunately it rained a lot last week so she wasn't able to use it Friday night because the track was closed...but she has been using it here at home!!

Gymnastics

This summer since hockey and figure skating is over for the season, MaKenna chose gymnastics as her summer sport...well...along with BMX. Anyway...she really enjoys it. It is just a beginning class so they are teaching her tumbling, cart wheels, jumping and landing appropriately, walking on beams, etc. The basic stuff. We go every Friday....only a few more weeks left though. Here are a couple pictures!

Field trip dad!

Jeff went on a field trip with Cam's class last week to Lincoln. They went to two or three different museums and then they went to the capital. Click on the link Neihardt Field trip for pictures and the story.

Neihardt Field Trip

Thunderstorm

We had a GREAT thunderstorm last night. I am SUCH a storm person! If I didn't have young kids I would be a storm chaser for sure! Maybe when they get older! Anyway, we had EVERYONE in our bed last night due to the thunder and lightning EXCEPT Cam. Yes...we have a King sized bed...but 2 adults and 3 kids? Still a bit tight. Anyway, the night before that we had another little storm and Major was having a hard time sleeping. So I brought him in bed with me just to help him settle down. He acted like he was having some bad dreams. So we are sleeping peacefully when suddenly Major sits up and starts to scream like he is terrified, I got up on my elbow and said, "What's the matter, baby?" And he looked at me, his eyes got ENORMOUS and he started beating me up!!! NO JOKE! The kid started smacking the snot out of me!! I started yelling, "OW, OW, OUCH!" and I finally got ahold of his hands and calmed him down, he fell right back to sleep! At the time I was very disturbed...but now...looking back, he was probably sleep slapping. VERY FUNNY! Now he can say he beat his mom up when he was 17 months old!! :-)

12 Angry Men

My dad was very mysterious the other day. He said to dress as if we were going to church and be at his house at 6:30 with the kids and all of us already fed. So we did. Rhonda and Mike had the same instructions. We didn't know what we were doing until we all got there. Let me explain something first. Dad recently donated some clothes to the Omaha Community Playhouse. When he did that he spoke to one of the stage hands who said what was currently playing and how good it was. Apparently dad got some tickets for us and that is what we did. We went and saw 12 Angry Men. It was a hit from the 40's I believe and it was actually really good. I wasn't sure at first....but it was great. We all had a great time. Jeff....I tell you...I have been married to that man for 12 years and I am STILL finding out new things about him. I guess that is the difference between him and I. I talk until I am blue in the face and he just...well...doesn't. He probably knows MORE about me than I remember, and I STILL know very little about him. I guess that makes for a good marriage...I keep finding things out. Anyway, he knew this play because he had either read the book or was in the play in drama in high school...which he was in for 4 years. What? Drama? Jeff? WEIRD! Anybody who knows him....can you back me up on this???? DRAMA AND JEFF FILLEMAN??? Do those two things just NOT really mesh??? He HATES being in front of people...he HATES to talk...he just really doesn't like people in general...as far as socializing goes anyway....it just doesn't seem like a fit. Anyway...he was the only one who knew what was going to happen in the play...the rest of us were on the edge of our seats...literally...there was a bar in front of us. :-) Anyway, we did have a good time....and I actually miss that. BJ....Before Jeff...I was into plays and musicals, etc. I went to dozens of Off Broadway shows in Phoenix, I went to a lot of NAU productions, etc. I really enjoyed that...but I stopped going when I met Jeff because I assumed that wasn't his thing....I guess I shouldn't have assumed. I tried to take him to a couple different things when we moved here...but he didn't seem to enjoy them, so I thought my assumption was right. NOW THE CAT'S OUT OF THE BAG! HA! So, I am pushing for a Rose Theater annual membership now...can't start the kids to early in my opinion!

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!!

Happy Mother's Day to all of the wonderful mom's out there. My family, my friends, and even those of you I don't know...Happy Mother's Day. I know it is just a day that Hallmark loves...but I think it is so important to acknowledge the mom's out there. Ladies...we have a hard job. I know that the guys think that we just say that a lot and that we really don't have it that hard...but we do! Where would this earth be if it wasn't for us moms? I know one thing...it would be a dirty, nasty place...no offense guys, but you really don't know how to pick up after yourself. Think of all the times your mom's nurtured you...or nursed you back to health...or just gave you a listening ear. I know that today has been more of a heartache for me than a good mom's day. Yes...my kids and my husband acknowledged me...and yes, I will get to acknowledge the wonderful woman that brought my husband into this world...but I would really like to acknowledge the woman who brought ME into this world...and I can't. I had dad take down a teddy bear that said, "I love you mom" on it, and he staked it to her grave...but it just isn't the same. Honestly I did pretty good today until I got to church and everyone came up to me with big crocodile tears asking me how I was doing today, and that they were thinking and praying for me. That is great and I thank you all very much...but I was fine until then. I got to thinking after that....I know where mom is...and I know she is in a much better place, but darn it I want her here! I say this after a sermon on selfishness too. Kinda ironic huh? Mother's Day just isn't the same without a mother. We did go to dad's house after church and had lunch with him like we have for years...but mom wasn't there. Now we are home...Jeff is outside working on his truck...Cam is sitting beside me on the other computer, Major is napping, MaKenna and Jake are riding bikes...and the house is perfectly silent except for the tapping of these keys and the sniffles of Cam's allergies. You'd think that would put me in a great mood! QUIET!!! YES!! But...I just want to go to bed. Maybe I will. I suppose I should go get some stuff done first...what mom's do best...work, work, work! :-)

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL OF YOU WONDERFUL MOMMY'S OUT THERE!!

Love ya!
T

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