The Brittons

Well, that went quickly.  I can't believe October is done and it's even more baffling that I saw Christmas candy at HyVee this morning.  Can we just slow down a little?   School softball ended and basketball began; Gracie is over two weeks into her practices and has their first game on Monday.  However, travel ball picked up again and we have already made it to one tournament in St. Louis.  This weekend will be Oklahoma and then we'll finish the fall softball season in Arkansas.  I'm really looking forward to her basketball season.  It will be a lot of games in a short amount of time. Owen starts wrestling in less than two weeks and he has been getting some running in, preparing for the Turkey Trax 5k on Thanksgiving.  We ran this a couple years ago and he wants to do it again! The past few weeks have been pretty busy and we have not been home on the weekends at all.  After school ball ended, we had one weekend at home and were able to g...

I guess it has been awhile again.  Here are some updates for both kids and our family.  Both flag football and school softball have come and gone.  It's crazy how quickly it goes! Happy Birthday to both! Owen is always 1st.  We celebrated his 11th birthday by treating him to queso and lots of desserts.  He had a great day! A bowl of queso is all you need right? And whipped topping on your face! Then some oreo cake at home. Next was Gracie's birthday.  She celebrated at the ballfield, of course. She made cupcakes for all of her teammates. Serving up dessert at practice! Finally 13 years old! We have a teenager! Homemade ice cream cake for the win. I put this out there on Facebook. The noticeable difference in expression when she gets what she expects compared to... Complete surprise! Gracie got her first phone for her 13th birthday and was not expecting it at all.  We better make note of the event that happened.  We made her write down rules and ex...