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
Avery is thrilled that her name now appears on the family trophy. She is proudly displaying this in her bedroom for the next year!
For the first time since 2007, UConn became a back-to-back national champion by defeating Purdue. And for the first time ever, in her 14th year of making a bracket, Avery is our family champion! She is excited to have bragging
Did anyone else expect the Final Four games to be more exciting than they were? Purdue beat NC State by 13 points while UConn bested Alabama by 14 points. I was expecting two beat-down kind of games! Now it’s Avery
Since the whole famn damily was together for Easter yesterday, all nine of us watched Purdue win its Elite Eight game. While we’re happy to see an Indiana team and a Big Ten team reach the Final Four, we didn’t
That Sweet Sixteen round was a doozy! Karen (Houston), Grandma (Houston), Damon (Arizona), and Chris (Iowa State) lost their championship teams. It looks like the fight for the trophy comes down to Grandpa (Purdue) and Avery (UConn). ESPN now has
There were some pretty thrilling games in the Second Round this year. I was pulling for brothers Scott and Bryce Drew, but unfortunately they both lost. And while looking into their backgrounds a little more, I learned that Bryce Drew’s
What an exciting first round! Chris informed me that the higher seed won in 11 of the 32 games. Even if it ruins my bracket, I always love seeing the underdog win! Believe it or not, Avery leads our family
Here we go! It’s March Madness! None of us seem too enthused about the tournament this year. I’m sure it’s because no Indiana schools made it to the Big Dance (though we really thought ISU had a great chance!). And
15! My baby girl turns 15 tomorrow! This promises to be a year full of changes. Avery is more than halfway finished with her first year of high school, and we eagerly await to see what the next three years