Five kids, a party and a sling

We finally got around to getting photos done on the family and the five kids. I have posted one of them...aren't they beautiful?!

The five are doing well. TJ finished up his football season. At the last game he scored three touchdowns and a 2-point conversion. It was a fun game to watch. He is getting ready to start basketball. His grades are coming out this week. He is bummed because he is getting a "C+" in history which means "no drivers liscense yet." I'm not opposed to "C's" by any means....as long as I see a strong effort...which we haven't seen. Ty finished up the golf season and has already started basketball conditioning. He was really stressed about a possible "B+" on his report card! He needs to chill a bit on that. Dane is almost done with flag football and has basketball tryouts this weekend. His grades are looking pretty good, too.

The girls? Well, Sarah continues to bite Lily. I'm really at a loss as to what to do...shy of biting her back. The good news is that the girls are potty trained! The girls are a lot of work, but bring a good bit of joy to this crew. We took them to a birthday party for their friend, Sydney. After the party we took the kids trick-or-treating in the neighborhood. The other posted picture is of the kids at the party. Yes, all of them were born in China and adopted by friends of ours. Aren't they a cute bunch? Lily was a cat and Sarah was a dog, but neither of them had their ears on for the photo.

As for the sling...I'm the one wearing one. Last week I picked the girls up at the same time and didn't follow the general rule of "bending at the knees before lifting." Turns out that the snapping sound in my shoulder was an A-C joint injury....shoulder separation. The reality of getting older has hit hard! I have a little more than one week in the sling and then two months of no lifting. How do I do that with two toddlers? Not very well!

If you are reading this post, know that The Seven Alexanders send blessings your way.