The Moscow Grizzly Bears - no wait! The Idaho Vandals....

Yeah, that's a second grader who is getting ready to guard him... how fair is that!?

Um, Hayden, you are on the same team. Oh, this is during warm ups. Check out the smile!

Hayden "AKA - the Center" Thompson. Who knew he was going to do the jump ball on Game 1!? I certainly didn't.

I realize I haven't posted for awhile. January and February have been crazy, to say the least. One piece of normalcy was that Hayden started to play basketball. Boy, is this guy excited about it! As of today, they've played three games and have three losses! LOL! Parks and Recreation have put first graders and second graders playing together. Truth be told, I don't agree with this mix up only because I'm experiencing first hand how these second graders have more knowledge and more skills regarding the game... and, I'll be honest. It's frustrating. For instance, our last game, we lost 6-21. Hayden - what a guy - scored 2 of the 6. BUT, one second grader on the other team scored 16 of their 21 points? Ok, take that kid out of the equation and we'd have won. :-) But seriously - 16 points? Pass the ball every once in a while, buddy. Hopefully this kid will still be playing and around here when they are in HS, because MHS Bears could be pretty good!

Hayden is one of the tallest kids on the team, and even as a first grader, is one of the better players. Maybe this will be his sport? Who knows? Hayden hustles down to and from each side of the court... at first he wanted to just guard whoever had the ball - and did a good job at it! But, coach crushed that and told everyone to guard just one guy, regardless if they have the ball or not. Hayden starts inching in on the ball handler every once in a while, only to cause a jump ball or actually steal it - woo hoo!!! They've come together as a team and are improving with each step of the way. Let's hope this week's games we play teams that are a little even with our team.... (AKA - the Idaho Vandals).

I was tagged by my friend Amber, and thought it'd be fun to try... here goes!

Here are the rules: Once you are tagged, your task is to go to your Picture Folder on your computer or wherever you store your pictures. Go to the 6th Folder, and pick the 6th picture in that folder. Post that picture on your blog and the story that goes along with the picture.Tag 6 other people that you know to do the same thing and leave a comment on their blog or an e-mail letting them know you chose them.

Ok, I was truly hoping there would be a picture of one of the kids... and what do I find as my 6th picture? One of me. The story behind this pic is one of my best friends, Jamie and I flew down to Boise to visit college girlfriends. This picture was taken at another friend's business (Kurly's sportsbar) and we were enjoying the afternoon with cold beverages - laughing about old times. The funny thing is, they even packed "roadies" for us to enjoy from the airport! Pretty funny and it was always good to reconnect with old friends. It was perfect.

A Trip to the Hospital

Gearing up to go HOME!
Sleeping in her bed. The pink bear, "Ollie" was with her the whole time.

Our favorite nurse, Michelle! She was so great!!!!!!! We loved her!

Enjoying a hospital meal - mommy looks a bit on the greasy side.

Just settling in to the hospital....

Expect the unexpected... isn't that a slogan for something? Anyhow, it's been a week. First off, we had to put our male lab, Bubba down on early Wednesday morning due to a twisted abdomen and possible cancer. It was a sad, sad day for us at the Thompson household and dealing with questions on death and heaven are hard to answer when your little ones question you about it....it gets better, hold on.

Long story short, Kennedy was admitted to the hospital on Saturday morning due to asthma related stuff that normal meds wouldn't take care of. The kicker of it was, Bryan was gone on a fishing trip down in Orofino and didn't have cell service. Mom was taking care of Hayden and here I am at the hospital with my 3 year old little girl. Boy, was she brave! She was so strong and happy. I am so proud of her. She was hooked up to oxygen and we had to undo her before she had to go to the bathroom! She is one little trooper. All of the staff enjoyed her because she was such a joy. Someone would walk into her room and she'd say, "Hi, I'm Kennedy!"

We were originally in a room by the nurses station... so that they could keep an eye on her... they called it the "safe room" or a room that they bring people who basically need to be watched. - and I'm thinking the looney tunes, here people. Not Kennedy so much, but that was the closest they could put us. Well, Saturday night, they needed that safe room and Kennedy and I were being wheeled into our new room at midnight!!! It was quite the ride on the bed!

Is it bad to admit I enjoyed not fixing meals for a couple of days? We had a Super Bowl Party in our room, with two tv's going. Hayden and Kennedy had a third tv that they could watch movies on if they chose to do so. We even ordered pizza!!!

Anyhow, it's been a week, and little miss K and I are staying at home today, and probably tomorrow just to be on the safe side. Here's to a better week!!!