Karen has maintained her slim lead in our family pool, but Avery has the best odds of winning the trophy. And she’s thrilled about it! Avery has a 41 percent chance of winning while Karen has a 34 percent chance.
2025 brackets: Elite Eight update
2025 brackets: Sweet Sixteen update
The girls are dominating our family bracket! Karen took the lead from Avery after a perfect showing in the Sweet Sixteen. Avery is right on Karen’s heels, still defending the trophy. In the time between the two days of games
2025 brackets: Second Round update
Avery is on cloud nine as she continues to lead the family pool. But Karen is close behind in second place. Maybe this is the year that Karen adds her name to the trophy! I’m glad that the Big Ten
2025 brackets: First Round update
Don’t look now, but Avery and Chris are tied for first place! They both are 28-4 after the first round. Avery is 15-1 on the right side of the bracket while Chris is 15-1 on the left side of the
2025 brackets: Our picks
It’s bracket time! Avery has enjoyed displaying the championship trophy in her room for the past 12 months, so she is reluctant to lose bragging rights in the family. Maybe she will be a back-to-back winner! Chris and Damon were
A different kind of bracket challenge
Gone are the days of ABC’s TGIF TV shows, so sometimes it’s difficult for us to find wholesome and entertaining shows that we can watch together as a family. We usually turn to cooking competition shows on Food Network. One
20 questions with Avery :: 16 years old
My first baby turns 16 on Friday. Yes, I’m in denial that my firstborn is quickly growing wings to fly from our nest. And then Chris pointed out that we have only two more years of these 20 questions. Cue
10-year doctor’s appointment
Yesterday Damon had his annual well-child checkup with Dr. Roscoe. Here are Damon’s current stats: Weight – 62.6 pounds, an increase of 6.4 pounds since last year (20th percentile)Height – 51 inches, an increase of 1.5 inches since last year
20 questions with Damon :: 10 years old
Tomorrow Damon turns double digits. My baby will be 10 years old! Where has the time gone? Per tradition, here are his annual 20 questions. Not much has changed from last year! Check out his previous responses. 1. What is
15-year doctor’s appointment
A mere 100-plus days after her birthday, Avery attended her 15-year doctor’s appointment. While she’s gained some weight in early puberty, we’re still waiting for her to gain inches. But Dr. Roscoe pointed out that she’s now 5 feet tall