Logan (age 15)
Presley (age 13)
Rylan (age 9)
Harper (age 7)
Cutting my hair
Ears pierced
Playing soccer
Tumbling
My birthday
Camping
Playdates
Saturday, December 31, 2016
Lea's Day-Lea's: The last two days of 2016
Day 365, Friday, December 30th
Presley wanted to do face masks tonight so Dave wanted to do one too.
She received a cat mask for Christmas and let Dave have this one.
We didn't realize what it was until it was on his face, and then we laughed. A lot.
Even Ry and Logan did one too.
Day 366 (thanks to 2016's Leap Year), Saturday, December 31st
The last picture of all 4 kids for 2016!
Thanks for the memories 2016!
Ooooops I missed: Peyton Manning Retires (March 7th, 2016)
I haven't followed much football this year at all and I think it's because one of the greatest players (and our personal favorite) retired last March.
I recently asked the kids to bring me some clothes for Goodwill that didn't fit anymore and Rylan brought me a Colt's Manning jersey.
And Dave said I needed to blog this because most Sundays you could find Dave in either a Manning #18 Colts or Broncos jersey.
Manning started in the NFL in 1998, the year we were married.
Troy also started a Fantasy Football League that year.
The night of Troy's 1999 fantasy league draft, Dave was working for Mr. Blair (now Logan's sports med teacher) at a health care physical clinic (they used to do physicals at the high school before fall sports began).
There was no texting or face timing, and maybe there were cell phones, but we didn't own one yet, but Dave begged me to attend the draft on his behalf, and told me that he really wanted Peyton Manning for the first round if nobody picked him first. He sent me off with a magazine that listed the players he wanted in order.
So it was me and probably 8 men (many of whom still play in Troy's league and 3 of them that are on Dave and Troy's bowling team) at Abby's Pizza in Wenatchee. I didn't know much about football or anything about how fantasy football worked, but we each picked a number out of a hat and that was our order of selection.
I luckily picked #1 out of the hat, selected Peyton first thing, and Dave's "Manning as QB" era began.
Dave won some money each of the 18 years he had Manning on his team.
(In 2011 Manning had neck surgery and was out for a year. Troy's league rule was that you had one "keeper"so Dave kept Manning as his backup QB so that he could have him as his keeper for the next year. Drew Brees was his pick for quarterback this season).
Dave's team has always been "Little Lea's Ballhogs".
Ry and Logan in their Colt's jerseys.
On March 7, 2012, after 14 years with the Colts, he was released.
I can remember watching this with Dave.
He signed with Denver later this summer and so we started following his career as a Bronco.
And bought a new Manning jersey.
Samee was texting with Dave about Peyton Manning's 7 touchdowns and 462 yards while she was in the early stages of labor.
He texted her back to keep bouncing on her yoga ball.
September 5th, 2013 vs. Baltimore
Dave, Logan, and Ry went and watched Manning and the Broncos play the Seahawks in 2013.
He texted me from Just Sports that he was buying these for the boys to wear.
Pre-Game warm up.
The game was close at the end and a Seahawks fan picked up Rylan so he could watch from Manning from his shoulders on one of the last drives.
We were so happy when the Broncos won Superbowl 50 in 2016.
And we were equally happy that Manning decided to retire exactly 4 years later from his release from the Colts after 18 years in the NFL.
We've loved watching Peyton on the field for 18 years, but have also loved his appearances on Saturday Night Live, with his brother Eli for Football on your Phone, and commercials (Nationwide is on your Side).
Some of his records:
Most Touchdown Passes (539)
Most MVP Awards (5)
Most Passing Yards (71,940)
Most Victories for a starting QB (136)
Most Pro-Bowl Selections (14)
Most 400 yard games (4)
Most Passing Touchdowns in a season (55)
Most Passing First Downs (289)
Oooops I missed: Halloween 2016
Before School
It was pajama day for Harper and black/orange day for the rest of the kids.
After school I had the kids' Halloween goodies out.
It was beautiful after school so Dave and Harper took one last swim.
We had been planning on closing it mid-October, but November 1st was their first available time to come do it.
I'll try to remember to call early fall next year.
I picked up Papa Murphy's pumpkin pizza earlier in the day and cooked it before heading out to trick or treat.
2 Captain America's
2 Captain Americas and an M&M
Halloween fell on a Monday night this year, and it wasn't too great of a night.
Presley met up with her friends and trick or treated, and we stayed in the same neighborhood as her and made our way around too.
It wasn't very busy and we didn't stay out late at all.
Ry and Harper
We found a friend of Ry's dressed up as Iron Man
Presley and her friends dressed up as different colored M&M's.
Our last stop was our own house where Logan denied the M&M's any more treats.
And we got to see Miryn as Ariel.
They came inside and sorted their candy.
They all commented that they hated that I made them put all their candy in a community bowl.
Wallowa Trip Go-Kart pictures
We had so many of these go-kart pictures I couldn't keep track of what day they were taken or who
e-mailed which ones to me.
And my Wallowa post was so picture heavy, I just decided to do a go-kart picture post too.
I know riding these were a highlight for the kids and Dave!
Harper and Natalie
Dave following Harper and Logan
Logan was in first place
Logan passing Ry
Emily in the lead of Dave, Harper, and Logan (probably not for long though)
Harper and Natalie
Cristy and Ry
Harper and Logan leading Natalie and Dave
Natalie and Presley leading Harper and Emily, Logan, and Mathew
Ry leading Presley and Harper and mom
Natalie revving up behind me
Natalie and Presley
Rylan
Harper and mom leading Dad and Lanae and Natalie
Mom and Presley
Dad taking the lead from Presley andMom and Harper and Logan
Giving the #1 sign
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