The Things They Say

Brett had a soccer tournament this last weekend and his team fought hard.  He had 3 games in 1 day.  Fortunately, the weather was mild unlike last week when we roasted.  During his second game they were up by several points and he yelled out at his team, "Treat every moment of the game like you are losing it." I was proud of him trying to figure out a way to motivate and communicate to his team how they should never become complacent.  In the championship game they played a team that was undefeated the entire season and had previously beaten them pretty bad.  They were up by several most of the game but they other team did pull it through in the end with some lucky shots and some bad calls.  We were proud of how Brett handled himself because he is not always the most graceful loser.  I think he had fun and he knew he and his team had performed well and hadn't given up.  It was a fantastic season.  It has also motivated Brett to put in some extra work off-season to condition himself and get stronger.  He is drinking milk 3 times a day, eating bean with bacon soup (protein) daily, and practicing either soccer drills (weaving around our forest dribbling the soccer ball) or shooting hoops.  I am proud of him.  Also, last week he had a hat trick.  He has only really scored one other time and to have 3 goals in one game was spectacular.  He is incredible at spatial recognition.  He knows where his team is and positions himself to help best.  He has also had a lot of assists.

I signed Alex up for tennis camp this summer since he has been asking for years now.  He was so funny though because he said, "Tennis should be easy...it is just like big ping pong."  I hope he still thinks it is that easy after camp.

Mother's Day

All the kids made me lists of what they liked about me for Mother's Day this year.  Several also did poems at school and I had to share my favorites.

Logan answered a questionnaire about me...

My Mom's name is Linzey

She is as pretty as a rose

She is 33 years old (that is what he thinks)

She has brown eyes and brown hair (I guess he doesn't look at my blue eyes very often :)

She weighs 100 pounds and is 120 inch is tall (awesome--I am a tree)

Her favorite food is a salid

I love to cutlw with her

I think my mo is funny when she plasy

I wouldn't trade my mom for 1,00000 dolrs.

My mom always says I Love you to.

My mom cooks the best pesue (pizza)

My mom really loves me

My mom's favorite clothes to wear are pj

My mom's favorite song is fall lowe the prothit.  (Follow the Prophet)

My mom's car is a big car

I love my mom because she loves me.

Also, some highlights from his Top 10 things he love about me

-I love you because you make food for me

-I love you because taught me how to make my bed

-I love you because you help me with my homework

-I love you because you got me a DS game for my birthday

-I love you because you give me candey

My favorites from Abby

-I love that she loves flowers

-She reads books to me

-She wears dresses

-She watches Dora with me

My favorites from Brett

-Helps with homework

-Help with projects

-Help with piano

-Reasonableness (this was my favorite!!!)

-Let me do things

-Helpful, nice, kind, calm

My favorites from Alex

-I love your food

-I love you

-I love you yelling at me

-I love you not humiliating me

-I love you being crazy

-I love you grounding Brett

-I love you grounding Logan

-I hate you grounding me

He also filled out a questionnaire at school

If my mom were a flower she would be a daffodil because she likes the color orange.

If my mom were a song, he would be Pandra Repry because it's beat is awsome (by Rihanna).

If my mom were a super hero, she would be supermom because she is super and she is a mom.

If my mom were candy, she would be chocolate because she likes it.

If my mom were a car, she would be a Limo because it's big and cool.

If my mom were a color, she would be orange because she like the color orange.

If my mom were an animal, she wold be a bird because she is alurgic to fur.

If my mom were a TV show, she would be Toddellers and Tiaras because she likes it.