3 v 3 tourney

Today was the annual Geneva Arms 3 v 3 tourney. I got a team together for it and it was awesome! There was only one other girls team that signed up so we played 3 games against them. We had two 10 min halfs, they won the first game, we won the second and they won the last. So they ended up winning and getting the Champs t-shirt but we had so much fun it was ok! :) here are some pictures of us during the tourney. 

My team....Me, Marti, JoAnna, Janelle

Our team name: Oldies But Goodies! 

Us with the team we played. Pink and Green, so pretty! :)

This is where Toby played his game! Isabelle played with the water! 

Some game shots. 

Me and Jo. What a good day! 

Alexanders on the square

Tonight I am craving some ice cream from this little ice cream parlor in downtown Noblesville called Alexanders. What a great little place it is! I have good memories there from a kid and right now I just want to go with family and enjoy delicious ice cream. Maybe next time I am visiting Noblesville I will stop by there. :)

fun weekend!

Over the weekend my  mom and brother drove out to visit us. It was a short visit but we had so much fun! We went to the park and Grandma and Toby got to play on the slides, Toby LOVES slides! While Toby was napping the 3 of us went to watch the softball game. Go Geneva softball! They won. Toby also got a cool pair of shades that he loves wearing outside now. However once we get where we are going and he starts playing they come right off! Thanks mom and Josh for the visit! We had fun! 

Toby and Grandma on our way to the park. 

Toby and uncle Josh sticking their tongues out while giving the "dude" sign! 

Toby and me switched sunglasses! We are so cool! 

Toby just looks mean when he is up to bat! He has been practicing his swing and is getting pretty good if I do say so myself! 

Toby going down his favorite slide at the park.

He made it to the bottom with static in his hair to make it even more crazy! 

Another year older

I am another year older. (Which also makes my parents older! ) :) It is very weird to sit back and think of my last birthday and where we were and the friends we celebrated with and to see how in just a short year all that has changed! 

On to my birthday........it was so wonderful. It was filled with great times with Brian, Toby and our sweet friends! Brian and Toby hand made cards for me and woke me up in the morning with them. After church we went to lunch with some friends and then went on a walk with the other Jensen's. Toby was so happy (probably cause it was my birthday) he was screaming and yelping and laughing and making the sound puppies make. Yes you heard me right he can finally tell you what sound a puppy makes! Then while Toby was napping JoAnna and I went on a long walk and just talked and enjoyed the beautiful weather we had! It was much needed! Then after dinner Travis, another RD here, made me a delicious homemade ice cream cake! It was so wonderful. We ate that with our friends and thanks to Taylor watched the final show of 'newlyweds'. :) It was such a great birthday! 

Then Monday night my Bible study girls came in our apartment singing happy birthday with a cake and candles! It was such a surprise! They are so great! 

Thanks to everyone who helped make it rock! 

Me and my awesome family! 

Me and the amazing ice cream cake! 

Travis who made my wonderful cake! 

What a day

So you know how sometimes you have those days where things just seem worse than they really are or you have so much on your mind that you can't figure out what you should really do with yourself? When your 1 1/2 year old throws more and more tantrums everyday and you wonder how you will survive the next year let alone thinking about adding another child?! Or the free meals you are eating in the school cafeteria just aren't very good and your 1 1/2 year old won't eat anything healthy so you feel like a bad mom by what he is eating for dinner? Well I had one of those days today. 

The morning didn't start out right, which is never a good thing.  Brian has lots to do right now and isn't feeling good so I had to skip my Bible study that I normally go to on Tuesday nights. I guess I hadn't realize how great that two hours away from home really was!! Toby and I went to Wal-Mart and I started feeling tired. Tired of hearing "momma, momma, momma " over and over and over again without really anything else following those words. Tired and just wanting time to myself. Tired and wanting figure out and fix all the things on my mind. Tired and wanting to curl up on my couch and watch a good movie. 

So we made it home after an hour and I had to unload the bags from the car with Toby in one arm, bags in the other. Trying to open all the doors in my way. Realizing the time, had to get Toby straight to the bath and get him ready for bed.  After we did all the important cleaning it was time to play. Toby all of a sudden farted and thought it was the funniest thing in the world! He somehow managed to squeeze 3 more out while laughing his little belly laugh! Laughter is good medicine! At that moment I didn't care how tired and drained I was or what was on my mind. I was just thinking of how precious he is, how much I love him and what a blessing he is to us!  It was the perfect ending to my day!