April 2022

 April got really busy with spring sports starting up- both boys playing baseball and soccer. 

Jordon at bat in a 14U game in an early April tournament

Jordon playing 13-15U soccer with the Spurs- he was injured in this game and unfortunately out for the rest of the season.

Tristan playing spring soccer with the Railsplitters 13U (played up at age 11) and started playing in the Heartland League

Tristan playing 11U competitive baseball with 643

Tristan's team got 2nd place in an early spring tournament

Jordon complained of his leg hurting after his soccer game on 4/3, but we figured he just sprained his ankle. When it didn't get better after a few days, we took him to urgent care and discovered he actually fractured his distal fibula and heel, and was put in a walking boot with a f/u appt with ortho. He was very bummed out that he was out of sports for the rest of the season.

Spring flowers grown at our farm

For Jordon's birthday, we let the boys bring a friend along to a Royals game. This was when I met Wesley, who Tristan had become good friends with at school. These 2 have been almost inseparable since then and talk like teenagers on their phones. I joke that this was the beginning of their bromance, but they were in classes together all through 5th grade so began a friendship likely much sooner.

Jordon and his friend Collin

Whit was my favorite for so long, sad that he's been traded now.

These were KC hearts, done by artists and displayed throughout the KC Metro area- very cool. This is the boys in front of one of the hearts on Easter Sunday.

Easter basket goodies

Easter at Grandma's- getting ready to hide the eggs for kids Easter egg hunt

 A broken leg is not going to stop the fighting

Tristan holding baby Karsyn

And the wrestling starts- Korbin is so excited

Jordon and baby Karsyn

flowering tree at home

some of the many daffodils that Don planted

some of my favorite tulips

Tristan's soccer team got the chance to have a scrimmage game at Arrowhead Stadium.

Some of Jordon's friends/ teammates were refs for the game.

Jordon with his good friends Kyle and Quinton

flowering Crabapple tree that Don's co-worker Patti gave him

a very large lilac bush at the house

March 2022

 I had to have a breast biopsy this month, which was both concerning and very expensive. Thanks be to God, findings were benign. I had bruising for several weeks but no other f/u needed besides routine screenings. The rest of the month was much better. Winter/indoor soccer winded down and spring/outdoor soccer started back up.

Jordon wanted to go out to eat at 54th Street Bar and Grill for his 14th birthday.

Jordon playing spring soccer with the Spurs

Tristan playing spring soccer with the Railsplitters

Smokey snuggling up

Indoor soccer Railsplitters team

February 2022

 

This video is classic Tristan. Loves to be goofy. Both boys like to play on the pond in the winter after it's frozen over and like an ice rink.

boys playing in the snow at the pond with Raleigh

Railsplitters indoor soccer- Tristan

Tristan's Valentine's gift to us- he thinks I work too much and complain about cleaning the house too much, ha! Pretty accurate.

Tristan playing 5-6th grade parks and rec basketball

From our visit to see our new cousin/ niece Karsyn

January 2022

Jordon playing middle school basketball for the Roosters

Kinleigh and Mason opening gifts after Christmas since they were sick for the big Kirchhoff gathering. Love the Mahomes shirts!

Boys helping make sugar cookies

the remaining cookie dough- not enough to cut out more shapes, dubbed as the turds

More middle school basketball photos- J said he got a layup basket + a free throw on this play

We got enough snow to go sledding down the hills near the school with Kyle and Alex.

I caught Tristan mid-air flopping in the snow on this one.

Tristan- 5th grade, getting a Trackmaster award in Math for scoring advanced in MAP testing

Love this photo I took on the farm with a dusting of snow!