Here is the GOAL!!  Jayke was so excited when he got back from Georgia and it was waiting for him.  It is adjustable so he can raise and lower it.  It is lowered in the pics.  The boys like to have it low so they can dunk.  The kid down the road, who is in 8th grade, comes down and plays with Jayke.  He, along with Mike (new Mike), and Matt have taught him a ton of stuff and every one is amazed at how much he has improved.  He has a basketball camp coming up in a few weeks.  He can't wait!

ONE of Jayke's Easter baskets.  We had a wile Easter Egg hunt today.  I didn't win for the first time ever.  They were gunning for me since I was undefeated.  There was a lot of cheating going on and once I saw it I pretty much threw in the towel and started helping The Boy with his egg count instead.  There was an extra contestant in the contest this year.  Dad has two snakes living in his back yard and they made an appearance.  Scaring the crap out of AJ, who was lucky enough to find the first one.  I found one a little later.  We were missing one egg and had looked every where.  I was looking under all the hostas when I found the snake...who then showed me where the last egg was hidden.  That little snake slithered right over and on top of the last egg and just sat there.  I think she thought it was one of hers and she was garding it.  I scared her off and grabbed up the egg.  That may have been the most exciting egg hunt we have had...fighting snakes for our eggs!

It Will Either be Beautiful...or Dead

Mike cut the big tree next to the drive back the other day so we could put up a basketball goal for Jaykeb while he was on Spring Break with his dad.  I didn't want the tree cut down even though that is what everyone told me to do.  Mike cut it back and said it will either be beautiful or dead...we will see next spring.  Reminded me of how my grandpa cut back trees.  Worked for him most of the time so we will see.

After the tree(and Jayke) was gone, Mike and Gunner put the goal up. 

....and Buddy took it easy in the flower bed.

Buddy

We love Buddy!  Mike's dog.  I take him every where with me.  Here we are heading to soccer practice.  He loves watching the kids play.  Mike works crazy long hours so I keep Buddy with me so he isn't left alone all day.  All my animals accepted him as if he belonged here.  We miss him on the rare occasion he isn't here.

Goof

Had to drag him away from the baketball goal...literally...to make him go eat at Pizza King with me.  He is obsessed with basketball!!  He has a basketball in his hands at all times.  He can't walk through the house with out shooting a three pointer and slam dunking at least once.  If he isn't outside playing basketball then he is inside playing basketball 2K12 on the Xbox, watching basketball on tv, or "working" on his basketball trading cards!  He's gonna be a baller!  I'm okay with that.

He Loves Shopping With Me

The things I make him do...  Doesn't he look thrilled?

Happy St. Patty's Day!

Miss Priss

Kitty Luv

Sleeping buddies!

Game Night

Laynie looks focused!  I think she might win!