Between Chris’ birthday lunch celebration and Damon’s baseball game last night Avery had her 13-year doctor’s appointment. Here are her latest stats: Weight – 76.8 pounds, an increase of 10.4 pounds since last year (3rd to 5th percentile).Height – 56.25
Last day of seventh grade and second grade
It’s suddenly the last day of school! What an incredible year it has been for both Avery and Damon. They both grew tremendously academically and socially. And we inched a little closer to 100 percent normal schooldays. Being part of
2022 brackets: Championship update and trophy presentation
All hail the king! It took 11 years, but Chris finally hoisted the family trophy in this year’s family bracket challenge. Here is our update of the tournament (rankings are in order of ESPN points standing): Chris0-1 in Championship Game39-24
2022 brackets: Final Four update
Thanks to Duke’s Final Four loss, I’m out of the running for the trophy this year. Grandpa went from the bottom to second place after Kansas’ win last night. But it won’t be enough because Chris has claimed the trophy
2022 brackets: Elite Eight update
Well, that was a disappointing Elite Eight round. Saint Peter’s is done, and the Final Four is full of teams I hate! As for the family pool, here are the current scenarios. If Duke loses its first game in the
2022 brackets: Sweet Sixteen update
Boom! That sound you heard was everyone’s brackets blowing up, thanks to big losses by overall No. 1 Gonzaga and fellow No. 1 seed Arizona. I usually root for the underdog, so I must say how exciting the Sweet Sixteen
2022 brackets: Second Round update
As expected, the Big Ten really disappointed us in the second round. I think most of us have realized that it’s not a good idea to choose Big Ten teams to go past the second round! Chris is leading our
2022 brackets: First Round update
There was a sad 7-year-old boy in our house on Thursday night after IU’s blowout loss in the first round. He couldn’t believe how much his team disappointed him! But he hasn’t given up on them and expects them to
2022 brackets: Our picks
Welcome to mid-March, which means it’s bracket time! After two weird years, hopefully this year’s tournament will be almost 100 percent completely normal. Our household is pretty stoked that IU has returned to the tournament and won its play-in game.
20 questions with Avery :: 13 years old
In just three short days, Avery will become a teenager. What is happening?! Here are her annual 20 birthday questions! Check out her previous responses. 1. What is your favorite color? Pink 2. What is your favorite toy? American Girl and