Soccer Saturday

It's Saturday again!! Although this is the last Soccer Saturday until September. Soccer season for Sam is officially over. And really, not a moment too soon.

Today started with a different soccer game. We went to see my nephew Noah play in his soccer game this morning. He scored a goal!!!! He has really grown in his soccer skills this year. Last year he played on a team with Megan. Neither one of them got much out of it last year.

It was really fun to watch Noah play today! Here are a couple pictures of Noah:

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And now it is time for pictures of Sam's last soccer game of the season. She tried hard despite how HOT it was today. She almost scored a goal. Are you wondering if they finally won a game?? Seriously people, of course not. They did get another goal though, for a whopping total of 2 goals all spring season. Those poor girls!! They seemed to have fun though.

So now for your last Soccer Saturday enjoyment here is Samantha in her final game of the season:

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And because my little niece Mady is so adorable, here are a couple pics of her sweet face:

I told you she was adorable!!!!

Until next fall,

Jaime

Contest and a cool website

I found the coolest website that sells t-shirts with verses on the back. I bought one that was inspired by Stellan. And now Wild Olive Tees is having a contest to win $75 in free t-shirts if I post about them on my blog. And since I totally already bought one of their shirts that I can't wait to get, I thought "hey why not?" Seriously peeps, these shirts are so cute!!!!




If you feel like you need to know what all the fuss is about just go check them out. Trust me, you won't regret checking them out!

Until next time,
Jaime

School Projects

Both of the girls had projects that are due tomorrow. We finished them up tonight and I thought they turned out so good that I wanted to share them.

Samantha had to make a poster about her favorite animal. She had to choose Elephant because all of the animals she wanted to pick were already taken. Do you have any idea how hard it is to find stickers of elephants??? You wouldn't think it would be so difficult, but it was! We followed the directions and this is what we came up with:

Megan had to make a likeness of herself for her Kindergarten Program next week. We made clothes for her cutout and she helped decorate it. Megan is very proud of her person and wants to play with it. She doesn't want to bring it to school tomorrow because she wants to play with it. It's a paper cutout of a person, but whatever! Here is how Megan's Likeness turned out:

The end of the school year is upon us. Only 2 1/2 more weeks of school. June is a busy month for us. Here is a list of the events that take place in June: Kindergarten program, My birthday, my Mom's birthday, Megan's birthday, end of school, Our Anniversary, Father's Day, SUMMER VACATION. Plus there a couple doctor appointments sprinkled in there as well. It makes me tired just thinking about it.

Until next time,

Jaime

Happy Memorial Day!

I want to say a big Thank You to all the Men and Women serving our country so that we can be free to blog. But in all seriousness, I really do have a HUGE respect for all of those that have served, and are serving our country! A special friend of ours is currently enduring Marine boot camp so that he can serve our wonderful country.

My Grandpa served in the Army Air Corps during WWII. He was a prisoner of the Japanese and endured a very long trip on the Hell Ships. He was released when the Japanese surrendered. It wasn't anything he ever really talked about but my Grandma thought it was very important to make sure his legacy was made known to his family. I am so proud of how brave he was. And he exceeded all expectations by not only surviving but going on to live a very full and long life. He was a very proud American and I am proud that he served our country! I miss you Gramps!!

Rick's Grandpa also served our country. He was a Marine during the Korean War. He has a purple heart and still has shrapnel in his body.

My other Grandpa also served, as well as Rick's other Grandpa who landed on Normandy. Both of our Dad's served in the Navy during Vietnam.

We both come from a line of very brave men. And we are very proud of them!

Until next time,
Jaime

You Can Help Make A Difference

I have become passionate about getting the word out about Crohn's and PSC. The only thing I can do to not let these diseases win is fight for a cure. So I have found a couple things from my friend Brandee that I want to pass on to all of my readers in the hopes that you all will help me out.

The Crohn's and Colitis Foundation has a couple things going on right now. The first is a letter writing campaign to local legislators about supporting funding for the new IBD Legislation, The Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research and Awareness Act. By clicking here you can send an email to your local legislators urging them to support the bill. You can include a personal story if you have one, or feel free to use Rick's story. It only takes a minute, but it could make a big difference for those suffering with IBD.

The second is the virtual IBD March on the Hill. Shire plc has agreed to donate up to $30,000 for IBD research. By joining the virtual walk Shire plc will donate $1 for every step you take. You can log on everyday and take a step. At the moment there are less than 3,000 steps taken, the goal is 30,000. Please join in the walk and support those with IBD.

These are two very easy things you can do to help make a very big difference. And I have one other thing I am saving for it's very own post. It is the biggest thing I have done and I am very excited about it, so stayed tuned!

Until next time,
Jaime

Smile Part 2

I took Samantha in to the dentist yesterday morning. The dentist said that she was really lucky! If any more of the tooth had broken off it would have exposed all of the nerves. They took x-rays and it showed that the tooth jammed into the socket. The tooth needs to heal before it can get fixed permanently. For the meantime the dentist used filling material and covered over the sensitive area that broke off. That helps to keep the air from bothering the tooth. It doesn't really look any different unfortunately.

Sam will go back on June 1st to have the tooth permanently fixed. She will get that fabulous laughing gas! The dentist will grind down the tooth a little bit and then use a stronger type of filling material to form a "new" tooth. He said it is great that it broke the way it did because she won't have to lose the tooth.

She went to school today and it sounds like everything went okay. I was worried about her being teased, but it doesn't sound like any of that happened.

She is so tough and I am really proud of her! She really is handling this a lot better than I thought she would.

Until next time,
Jaime

Your never fully dressed without a SMILE

And now Samantha's smile is not quite so pretty anymore!!

Apparently Sam and some of the other girls from soccer were playing tag on the playground before practice. That doesn't really sound like a good idea to me, but I guess none of the other parents were paying attention or thought that it was a big deal. According to Sam, the slide was "home base" and she slammed her mouth on the edge of the slide.

I think it is totally disgusting!! Rick was upset about it and Sam was crying. I was at work when I got the phone call. I called the dentist and he said to just wait till tomorrow to come in. He said to let the trauma done to the tooth calm down for tonight. Sam says the tooth is bothering her when the air gets on it, and it is really sensitive.

I don't know what they will be able to do to the tooth. But I hope that it can at least get covered up somehow. I really don't want to have to see it!!! It grosses me out!!!!

Until next time,

Jaime