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Holy St. Joseph! behold at your feet humble clients, ardently desiring to profit by the graces attached to your example and intercession. We pray that during this month our souls may be prepared for the worthy reception of our divine Saviour. Guardian of Jesus! be our protector and our guide. Pray for us, and present our prayers, purified by thine, to the heart of Jesus and the immaculate heart of Mary. Amen.
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The kids were all so happy to discover their Leap Day Time Capsules on the dining table. They loved looking through them to see what they recorded back in 2012…
… and to see how much they have grown in the last four years. They are all at least a head and shoulders taller than last Leap Day!
In 2012 Captain and Ranger we nearly identical in height. This year Captain is taller, but they weigh exactly the same!
I created a new updated Leap Day Time Capsule for them to complete this year!
It’s amazing how much can change in just four years… Four years ago we had a newborn and our oldest wasn’t even in middle school yet. Now we have two teens in high school and by the time the next leap day rolls around they will have graduated. Crazy!
Anyway, I still need to print out a some pictures for the kids to add, but other than that they are all finished and ready to save for February 29, 2020!
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After seeing the pictures from 2012, Bud kept asking all morning, “Mommy! Will you pleeeaassseeee make me an apple frooooggggg!”
They turned out pretty funny looking, but he loved it!
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Yikes! This past Monday we had to load up the back of the Suburban with the hockey gear and golf clubs… Even though hockey season hasn’t ended yet, Leap Day was the first day of High School Golf for our older boys. They had golf practice from 3-6, then hockey practice from 6:45-7:45 (junior league, we had to take two cars so Sean could get our 8 year old to the rink for his 5:30 practice) and 9:15-10:15 (final high school practice). They have their last high school hockey game on Saturday night, high school hockey playoffs Mon-Thurday of next week, this Saturday morning they have their Junior League games (next weekend it will be the annual parents vs players game, and they will have to miss the final game the weekend after that), and they will also be practicing at the golf course each afternoon after school (before hockey) in preparation for their first high school golf tournaments on the 14th and 16th! Between studying and sports they have very little time for anything else at the moment. I’m really looking forward to “just” golf season following our spring break over Holy Week, with no late night or weekend practices or tournaments!
I just don't know how to manage to do it all with the boys involved in sports! You really are a super mom! My two oldest girls play travel soccer and thankfully my husband coaches so he takes them to the practices and games. This fall when my eldest goes to high school and plays soccer I have no idea how we're going to juggle all the craziness that will come with that. I do think it's so awesome that your boys are able to play on the high school teams. Our district refuses to allow homeschoolers to play on the teams. My daughter was so disappointed that she couldn't play for the public high school with her friends this past fall.
2016-03-04 20:01:08
Nope, not super mom, just super tired! 😉 The boys kept getting asked to join the travel hockey team here, but we just couldn't commit to any more than they were already doing. In fact, next year they will have to cut back to just the high school hockey/sports schedule, and not the junior league as well, especially since it's such a long drive from our home. They always bring along their backpacks to study in the car, and between games and practices, but it's been really hard for them to keep up with their heavy work load for school, and our house really needs some extra attention at the moment as well… It's hard to keep up with everything!
It is pretty great that the public schools here allow homeschoolers to participate! My younger brothers both ended up with golf scholarships to college after playing for the local high school here while being homeschooled. I just found out that they are starting middle school golf and our oldest daughter will be able to participate this spring as well! She is really excited about that!
2016-03-04 21:02:38
Hi Jessica, Im just curious how long your boys have been playing golf…before they joines the highschool team? It’s great these opportunities are available to homeschoolers. God bless!
2016-03-05 04:29:40
In 2011 our oldest three participated in a week long summer golf camp (pictures here). The next year our four oldest attended (pictures here) the same camp again, and then a second camp at a different course the following week (which was open to five year olds so Snuggles joined as well! pictures here). They look forward to it every summer. (2014 pictures, never got around to posting the 2013 or 2015 pictures, but our oldest did win the end-of-camp tournament last year!) Other than watching some of my brothers golf tournaments and hitting balls out at my parents home, that is the extent of their golf experience at this point. They happened to see the golf camp coach yesterday afternoon at practice (she was there working with some kids from a different high school) and she was impressed with how well they are doing already and asked them to help at golf camp this year! (They are able to keep the camp so affordable due to lots of volunteer coaches including high school golfers. We haven't ever been able to afford any additional golf lessons.) They are so excited!
We do live in a very small town and the golf team is really small. In fact, the years my youngest brothers played were the first (and only) years that our local high school made it to state for golf. (I posted a few pictures from their final state championship here.) This year there are six boys on the boys' team including our two, and only two girls.
2016-03-05 15:42:39
Oh, "Snuggles" face in that picture…lol. I can't imagine keeping up with that schedule. We did town baseball last year 5-6 nights a week for three months. By the end of it we were all miserable. We dropped that this year. I have some friends whose kids play two sports a season all year long and they have a few kids. i wonder when they even eat and sleep. I do wish our state allowed homeschoolers to play high school sports. They don't but we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.
2016-03-05 15:04:18
Bud loves his Apple Frog! thank you for the great idea, my Grands will love that at their next visit ….and all the chiildren have grown so much! Best Wishes!
2016-03-05 15:24:44
How fun! What a great idea, I especially love capturing the height of each child. (The "When I grow up I want to be a…mom" was pretty darn awesome, too!) God bless your family!
2016-03-05 15:50:28
Thanks so very much for posting these Leap Day Time Capsules! Our precious grandkids live with us and I am always searching for something really special to make these days bright and memorable for them. Finding your blog has been a Godsend. Bless you for doing all the hard part! All I have to do is read about these fantastic activities and celebrations and print out your superb ideas! Bless you! What a gift…
2016-03-06 02:12:46
Hi, Jessica, wonderful things you are doing for your lovely kids, the golf and field games are simply awesome. Nicely written.
2016-12-25 13:51:21