I so busy right now

 The other day I had the kiddos out in the back yard and was trying to get Hank to pose with the girls for a picture.  It is next to impossible to get all three of them in a picture at the same time.  On this day, before we went outside Hank was acting like he would take some pictures so I was pretty pumped at the prospect of getting the three of them together.

But once we got outside, Hank had other plans and started shooting baskets.  I asked him to come over and sit in between Charlotte and Ruby and he said "I so busy right now".  He put a lot of emphasis on the "so".  This made me laugh pretty hard because we had just walked outside and he was clearly not busy.

 The girls watched him shooting baskets over and over, patiently waiting for him.  They look so cute in this picture.  They are doing the same hand motion.  Twins.

Then all of a sudden he ran over and plopped down in between the girls.

And this is what we got.  All three looking at me like they are real put out and annoyed.  Thanks!

Then he went back to shooting baskets.  And he was making them over and over and over! 

 

 

 

Clearly having tons of fun watching Hank play basketball.  I think they need to figure out how to enjoy watching Hank play sports because I am pretty sure there will be lots of sports in our future!

 

Funny action shots.  All of these went in! Any time I would try to talk to him while he was shooting he would tell me "momma I so busy".

Hamming it up!

-a

Dallas roundup!

We had a great time on our trip to Dallas.  We were there a little less than two weeks ago and we crammed in as many visits with friends and family as possible!  Here's a quick round up...although I missed some pics with Aunt Jeannette, Auntie NeNe and Auntie LeLe.  So sorry!

 

Exploring the sweet dog house at Aunt Marsha's.  Hank totally loved it and was laughing his head off when the dog came up and started licking him.  

Grandma Wilson (my grandma) and Aunt Marsha.  We had a great lunch with them and Marsha's husband Kevin. Hank even got an Easter basket and a pair of bunny ears!

Goofy picture but I had to post this because he wore them for days after we visited Marsha.

We finally got to meet Leah, the daughter of my high school friend Bridgett.  Leah is only a couple of months younger than Hank and it was so sweet to see these two kiddos together.  She wasn't quite sure what to make of the boy who came to her house and rifled through all of her toys. 

By the end of the visit, the two of them were playing together and even passing a ball back and forth.  It was pretty cute.

We also stopped over at my Dad's house and Hank got to play with Wilson and Jayde.  This was such a great visit.  We walked in the door and Hank tore off down the hall to Jayde's room and only came out a few times to play with other toys.  He had so much fun.  Their tunnel was a big hit.  Hank had never played in one before and he went bananas in there.  It was hard to get him out.

Wilson cruising through the tunnel.

Hank and Jayde playing blocks and also playing with every. single. toy. in her room.  At one point I walked in there and these blocks were strewn all over the room in every single nook and cranny.  I found Hank standing on the bed holding a block.  I asked Jayde if Hank threw them all over the place and she said yes and Hank just smiled. 

Hank with Raven and Dad.

Hank practicing for the Mavs.

Hank and Pearce

Pearce and Luke

Hank and Luke taking a snack break.  Hank had so much fun playing with his cousins!  He was really holding his own with them and the guys were very gentle even when Hank tackled them to the ground.  Hank was so worn out when it was bed time after playing with them.  I wish these boys could come over to our house every day!

Hank entertaining himself with kid music on the airplane.  He was very good on both flights.  We flew Virgin America and it was a dream!  Easy on, easy off, plenty of room and everyone was so nice.  I think they just might be my new favorite airline for Dallas trips!

Walking with Grandmama and me in Dallas.

It was such a nice trip.  We miss everyone in Texas!

-a

Christmas Recap: Basketball

Hank driving in for a layup

I would love to have a house with an indoor basketball gym. It is so kid friendly it's ridiculous. Just toss your kids in there, close the door, and come back sometime later. Courtney's apartment building has one of these and the kids love it. Pearce and Luke ask to spend the night with her all the time and we think it's just so they can go play in the gym (just kidding, of course they want to come over and spend some QT with NeNe). While staying with Courtney we hit the court to let the kids get their ya-yas out every day, sometimes twice a day. Pearce and Luke spent the night over at Courtney's a couple of times while we were there. 2 bedroom apartment, 3 adults, 3 kids...fun! Obviously, as a result, everyone had some ya-yas to get out. I couldn't wait to get down there each day. It was soooooo much fun to watch Hank run around with complete freedom. It's also really fun to play ball with kids. We made up all kinds of games and everyone was dog tired when we would go back to Courtney's. I used to pride myself on my good throwing arm but for some reason, Pearce kept eluding me while we played dodge ball. He was able to hit me over and over again. I guess I'm not too swift in my flats. Brett, on the other hand, had no problem nailing the 7 year old Pearce with the ball. Is it mean that we had so much fun hitting him with a ball? In hind sight, maybe, but I guess you had to be there. We were all rolling with laughter every time one of us got hit with the ball. It brought out the kid in us adults and made the real kids howl with laughter.

Guys, I'm open throw me the ball.

Guys! Guys! For real, I'm still open.

 Excellent finesse on the ball Pearce!  

 Hank - posing for his championship shot

Luke!

-a