Neeley Family Blog

T-ball was a great adventure this year.  We really did not know we were signing up for so much when Brad took the job of coach.  Putting together schedules, calendars, sending emails, making phone calls and then actually having to be to every game or practice at least 15 minutes early (OK there were a few we were only 5 minutes early)!  Brad and I have to say though that it was so much fun! He has even said that he will probably be coaching next season as well.  Brock will be old enough to play and he and Brayden will be on the same team.  We only had to rain out one game.  We got pretty lucky with our schedule and the weather!  Our "Little Tykes Under the Lights" was re-scheduled and the boys had a blast.  They thought it was so cool to be playing on the "big field!"  They were all surprised (so were we) when they received medals at the end of our second game that night. Here they are! So proud! Here are a few other photos f...

This year for Father's Day weekend we made plans with my parents and my sister and her family to spend the weekend in Eagle Crest, Oregon  (click on it if you would like to check it out :)).  It is located in Eastern Oregon about 3 hours from Portland.  One of John's friends, actually he is my dentist, has a yearly golf tournament there.  John and my mom went last year and invited the rest of us this year.  They rented a super nice house for all of us to stay in.  We all packed up and headed out Friday afternoon.  The golf tournament was Saturday.  The boys were so excited to bring their bikes and be able to do some of the activities they have available there.  Friday night was filled with riding bikes and checking out the house and the facilities of the resort.  Saturday Brad, Tony, my mom and John went golfing in the tournament.  It rained on them a little, but they had a good time none the less.  Brittany and I had all the...

Dozer Day was a great adventure again this year.  The boys were excited to go see all the "tractors" again.  We got there about 15 minutes before they opened on Saturday.  It is a 2 day event and last year we were there in the afternoon and it was pretty busy.  All the lines were long and we barely managed to find a couple shorter lines so the boys would not have to wait forever to ride a tractor.  Well, getting there early proved to not be a great idea either.  We stood in a LONG line to wait until they opened (what is 15 minutes people!?!).  Guess lots of people had the same idea! After getting in we b-lined it over to the tractors to get a few rides in right away.  It worked out perfectly and we did not have to wait in a line over 10 minutes!  Brock did not want to go ride the tractors once we got there (he had been talking about it for days).  He changed his mind and clung near me for a while.  Brayden on the other hand t...

Well, it is probably long overdue that Miss Brylee get an update of her own.  The last one I did was when she turned one.  She is now 16 months and full of attitude! A girl after my own heart.  No one is going to tell her what to do! She is so full of sass.  I love it most of the time and sometimes don't enjoy dealing with the repercussions of it.   She had her 15 month check up a month back.  Brylee is following in her brother's footsteps (Brock).  She is 26 1/2 pounds, 27 inches tall and in the 90th and 95th percentiles.  This girl is solid! Brylee is starting to try and say many words.  She almost says "hat" and "up," "uh-oh," "uh-un" (no) are regular ones we hear daily.  Of course, momma and dadda have been there for some time now.  When she can't say the word she will point to it or just squeal at the top of her lungs until someone gets whatever it is that she needs/wants.  This girl is no dummy. ...

So I found this desk I don't know just over a year ago.  It was before we moved.  My mother-in-law was visiting and we spotted this kids desk sitting out at a neighbor's house with a Free sign on it.  Brad was sceptical and wondered why I picked it up.  It needed a little work, but I thought it would be great as an art desk for the kids.  Before: When we moved it came along with us.  I had not touched it up to that point.  And after we moved it sat for a month or so as it was not one of the top priorities at the time.  Late November (I think) we finally went and picked out some paint for it.  The boys and I decided on a bright orange.  Yes, we are talking "Construction Warning" orange! And after a little bit of work and talking through with the people at Lowe's we made it happen.  The boys, Brad and I then painted a white "primer" coat on the desk to cover the blue and red.  Here were are starting our proj...

Mother's Day started for me on Friday this year.  Brayden invited me to his class for a Mother's Day party and talent show.  It was so cute on Monday of that week he came to me and stated that we needed to get a violin because he was going to play it for the talent show. I told him that we did not have one and that he did not know how to play one either.  He said well that is why we need to go buy one.  I chuckled to myself and kindly explained that it was not that easy and that maybe he should pick something else that we have at home or that he know how to do already.  After a discussion and brainstorming of ideas he decided he would play the harmonica.  An excellent idea! When us mommies arrived at the school we were greeted by our little ones and taken to a table for snacks and drinks.  After some visiting, the kids started by singing us some of their songs they have been learning in class.  Here is one to check out: After the singing...

Brayden and his class participated in their school Jog-A-Thon a couple weeks ago.  This was the second year.  He had to ask for pledges from family, friends and neighbors.  The school goaled each child to raise $150 (which we accomplished).  The school uses the money for maintenance, facilities and things that the tuition does not cover.  It is their largest fundraiser of the year.  The Principal and Father were out there participating as well.  There were 2 ways to pledge, by lap or a lump sum.  The lump sum is a much better way to go.  Sometimes these little kiddos can go quite a ways.  Brayden last year ran 6 laps on the track.  This is a full-size High School track people.  This year he did 13!!!! 3 1/4 miles. He walk/ran for the whole hour.  Brock, Brylee, Grandpa John and I joined him in his laps.  Brock and Brylee had the best seats in the house! I got my workout in for the day ;).  We ended up having de...