Babysitting Eli

Unfortunately for the Kueblers, Kari was REALLY sick yesterday and Mike was out of town. Fortunately for us, we got to watch my nephew Eli and he even spent the night last night. The girls had a wonderful time, and Alyssa even told me she wished Eli could live with us.

Here are some pics of Eli with Lainey - they had a great time playing chase with Buster and playing with little animals together (while Alyssa was at school):

We attempted to have Eli sleep in Alyssa's room with the girls, even though he's never slept in a "big bed" before. He did great for a few hours, until he either had a bad dream, or Alyssa rolled over on him.Yesterday, the three of them even formed a band. Maybe this is a glimpse into their future with Lainey on drums, Alyssa on lead vocals, and Eli on guitar and backup vocals:

Sledding 2.0

I took the girls sledding on Wednesday, and this time Lainey got to go (last time she was sick). I picked up Alyssa from school, and we went straight to the hill. We had a lot of fun and had the hill all to ourselves.

Here is Lainey's first ever trip down a big hill:

And here is Alyssa almost running into me and Lainey:

Alyssa's First Basketball Game

Alyssa had her first basketball game today and she did great! I've posted some videos from the game below. The first one is of the player announcements - very cool.


ALYSSA'S FAST BREAK. What the video doesn't show is the red-headed boy on the other team just handed Alyssa the ball for no reason. So, we were joking that her strategy is to flirt with the boys on the other team so that they'll turn the ball over to her. Oh yeah, and dribbling is overrated :)


TAKING IT DOWN THE COURT. She still needs some work on dribbling, but her skills have definitely improved since the beginning of the season. And, at least she dribbled this time!