ok, with this much time passing there is only one way to do this: random photo essay. here goes...

this is me, my mom and my bro goofing off during another airport delay. we traveled to california for my uncle's memorial service. the time there was short but sweet. on the way home, my niece thought this looked like a nice place to take a photo. 

this is part of the hockey room my husband finished off for the boys. i told him we should start finishing off the downstairs and this is what i got. that is synthetic ice on the floor...you can actually skate on it. needless to say, it's a popular spot around here. 

big j entered his first tennis tournament and got first place. he was pretty excited. 

my niece broke her arm. check out that groovy cast. 

little j is playing baseball and had to go head-to-head with his cousin. he's doing great this year playing third base and pitcher.

there. now you are all caught up. :)