Boys Lacrosse

The boys have been really wanting to try lacrosse so this winter in place of hockey we did these winter lacrosse clinics right here in Victor. What an awesome program and of course the boys LOVED it. Why wouldn't they love putting pads, a helmet and being able to carry a stick in their hands! They even had the opportunity to play in the middle of a Knighthawks game one night and they had a blast! Here are some of the pictures from that night.

Connor -



CJ -



The pack....this is sort of like a swarm. :)



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CJ -



But not to worry! They are playing baseball too...and still love that as well! :) I am really excited to get some good lacrosse pictures this spring!

365/96 - life in suburbia....Williams style.

I have not been home ALL weekend. Yesterday morning I worked at the run/walk and then went to a bridal shower. We came home for a few hours and then went to dinner with family in from out of town.

This morning I got up at my usual 6 am with intentions of walking 15 miles today since I didn't get a training walk in yesterday at all. As I was walking out the door I said my goodbyes to Connor and got back "You are ALWAYS gone. You are always walking. You are never here. I hate this walk....I can't wait until it is over with."

Wow.

That hit me like a ton of bricks. It is the hardest part about doing a walk like this...the time that it takes away from your family seems endless.

It really breaks my heart though....because...Connor is right. For TWO years I have dedicated my heart and soul to my walk efforts and have not been the best Mom. I haven't. What Connor said this morning is what I didn't want to hear, but needed to hear.

So on mile 11 this morning I broke away from the rest of my team and walked home to spend some time with the boys. I walked all the way home....and....they were not even here. I tried calling Chris and he didn't answer. My heart broke even more...

So I walked back to the school to get my car which I had driven there to start the walk. I drove home and they were still not home. So I waited.

When they got home we went and practiced baseball for a while up at the school...I didn't shower...my legs and feel were killing me..but I didn't care. I needed to spend that time with them.

We came home and sat as a family in the front yard for a while...had a glass of wine...and just enjoyed each other.

In 40 days the walk will be over with. I have NOT been the best Mom because of the walk, but I can tell you one thing....doing the walk has taught me so much life...and although I have not been around as much as I should have been, I am a BETTER Mom because of my experiences over the last 2 years.

I hope that they learn the value of what I have done and the power of volunteering....Mommy will be home more soon!! 40 more days! :)

Victor Stings Concert

I seriously have been thinking about saying "no" to Facebook and just becoming a blogger again. I can't put all that I do into Facebook into a book, and I really want to be able to look back on my blogs in 10 years to see how far I come. I really just don't have time for both, and really...does everyone need to know EVERYTHING I am doing? Anyway...here is to many posts from here on out...

Anyway, this is from CJ's string concert this past week with all of the 297 students (grades 2-12) playing Twinkle Twinkle together. I seriously teared all up watching it and do the same every time I watch it on YouTube. It really was awesome. :)