Brousseau Kids

So my kids keep me laughing and entertained lately.

Addie - She had her 10th birthday and since her style and my style are NOT the same I knew I should not be picking her presents.... I took her shopping on her birthday and after a few failed attempts looking at shorts and capris she admitted to me that she didn't want to wear them because of the hair on her legs. Long story short - Addie is shaving. Better said - I am old enough to have a daughter that is shaving. Long gone is my little girl - here comes shaving, makeup, and all of the joys of teenage drama.

Jax - Obsessed with basketball which is not new for him but now he plays junior jazz and it's warm enough to play outside on our hoop. He and his Dad drew a chalk line in a half-circle to show where "Jimmer-range" is. For every shot he makes from Jimmer-range he earns a marble. He plays the perfect role of point guard in his games in a kind of smooth natural way - can't explain it. Just crazy to watch. Scores at least 5-6 baskets each game - and likes to shoot only when his defender is in his face. Hm...

Gray - Has started karate lessons - for those of you that know him well this is PERFECT for him. I felt it was important for him to have an activity just for him that his older brother hasn't done - something he has bragging rights to alone. He LOVES it. However, it's moved into our daily lives. This week he had a conversation with Cristal that went like this - "Can I shoot hoops while you make lunch?" Cristal - "I don't want you outside by yourself. What if someone tries to steal you?" Gray - "I can handle myself. I know karate." Cute Stinker

Emma - After having had staples in her head has reverted back to using a pacifier. However, we do not want her to have it often. Matt plays a game with her using objects that she wants and pretends to pull it out of her ear. You know the game? Yesterday she kept crying and pulling on her ear and we worried she might have an ear infection... Nope - she was just trying unsuccessfully to make her pacifier appear and to pull it out of her ear. She has tried to find lollipops, Mickey Mouse, crackers and her pacifier in that left ear and is SOOO frustrated that she cannot. Cute huh?