It’s the most wonderful time of the year – bracket time! Damon insists that this is his year to finally put his name on the trophy and display it in his room. But now that Avery has figured out the
2023 brackets: Our picks
20 questions with Avery :: 14 years old
Believe it or not, Avery is quickly approaching her 14th birthday. It seems like just days ago that I was holding a beautiful baby girl in my arms in the hospital. And now we’re looking at a beautiful teenager who
Eight-year doctor’s appointment
Last night Damon and I attended his annual well-child checkup. Here are his current stats: Weight – 51 pounds, an increase of 3.5 pounds since last year (20th percentile)Height – 47.5 inches, an increase of 2 inches since last year
20 questions with Damon :: 8 years old
Friday is an extra special day in our family. Besides being Damon’s birthday, it is his golden birthday! 8 years old on the 8th. Per tradition, here are Damon’s answers to our annual 20 questions. Check out his previous responses.
13-year doctor’s appointment
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