EastCoastLove

This year we signed Asher and Shepherd up for UPWARDS basketball! Thanks to a friend who remembered a conversation we had months ago about sports activities, she let me know and we joined quick! They both love it!! I was sad that Jack couldn't join in the fun but it is based on grade level not age, so next year! Although he says he wants to do soccer or football not basketball. LOL This is a great starting place.  For those who don't know Upwards sports is a church program that teaches kids a sport and sprinkles Jesus in there. I am sure there is some official definition that I'm butchering, but I think you get it. Asher's age, K-2nd, doesn't keep score, or infractions.  So its rather cute watching all these kids double dribble, walk, and look at their parents for help. They play half court and rotate all players through the five 6 min 'quarter'. Shepherds age 3-5 plays full court and all the rules!  These last two months have been exciting and challenging.

Feeling loads of sentimental feelings this week as our sweet Shepherd is 9 years old today. Where did the time go?? Don't know if its due to this last year's craziness or what, but I feel like drinking this in so much! Celebrating all the things we have to be thankful for in a big way! Celebrating all the sweet things he does. Making sure he knows he is so loved! We are getting him early from school and gonna spend some one on one time with this kid!  Shepherd Karrick Kimmel is our oldest boy who stole my heart 9 years ago! We had two miscarriages the years before so his pregnancy was bathed in prayer and nervous excitement.  While carrying him I had to daily taking shots. I was on bed rest the last month and finally the last 2 weeks in hospital to keep my fluids up, which obviously kicked the stress level into overdrive! Due to all of the complications and to the fact that this stinker decided to be breech, we planned the C-section -February 3rd. If you haven't had a C sec