Happy Birthday Jaelen!

Our baby is growing up... Jaelen is now 4 years-old going on 14 -- wants to do everything on his own and wanting to help do everything from yard work to dishes. We've cut the fro-hawk off now and he has a big boy haircut like daddy's.

SHOGATSU!

Happy New Year to all my friends and family! 2008 is off to a busy start. Trae and Jaelen are both wrestling. Yes - Jaelen, too! They had their first tournament last weekend where Trae took first place in his weight class, 70 lbs. Jaelen wrestled in his first-ever tournament and did really well considering he wrestled boys 2 years older. Before he started, I had butterflies like I was the one playing. I said if he didn't quit or cry during the match I'd consider it a success. And he did better than that - smiling while he was wrestling, having the time of his life.

After a brief stint with commuting to Oakland for Trae to play with a travel basketball team, we decided to stay local and play with Modesto Slam-n-Jam and the YMCA. The competition is not nearly as tough but he is still improving his game.