2 Games...2 Nights!

It's basketball season so let the games begin.  Thursday night, my parents, Landon and I headed to Hastings to watch Aurora play Adams Central.  Let's just say it was a pretty crazy game: the other coach was absolutely physco who yelled the entire time and was halfway on the court almost the whole game, my brother got a technical for a minor disagreement with the refs, the other team was playing starting varsity players against freshman which resulted in a loss .  I don't know how my brother coaches because I'm a nervous wreck the entire game just watching.  Landon absolutely loved it though; except when everyone started yelling.  Then he got scared.

Coach Phillips

Go..Go! 

Watching ball with Grandma and Papa!

After the game we were waiting for Uncle Scotty to clean up and get things packed so we played a little basketball ourselves.  Landon was in heaven!  He loved playing ball like a big kid.  I think we have a future basketball star on our hands. 

Teaching him a few tricks!

 

Trying to dribble

 Then on Friday we headed to Ravenna for their home game.  Once a year the band does a fundraiser supper before a home game so my parents, Kurtis, Landon and I headed out.  My Aunt makes all the food and pies so it's a must go event.  We also met my Grandparents there.  As soon as we walked in the door and Landon could hear the dribbles and band it was over.  We couldn't get him past the gym doors to go eat; he was too excited for basketball. So needless to say he had a not so nutritious meal that night of game food.  The rest of us enjoyed our sloppy joes, salads and homemade banana cream pie!  After eating we headed to watch the game.  It was very hard for Landon to sit through the girls game especially after he was able to dance and play on the court during halftime.  He didn't want to sit after that.  Once the boys game started though we were good to go.  It was a very intense game and a ton of fun!  

Go Big Blue!

Halftime dancing; he was the hit of the show!

By 9:15 p.m. he was done; binky in, quietly playing with his trains and all gamed out!  There was still 3 minutes to go but we decided we probably should head out.  The game was within 3 points so it was hard for me to leave but we did.  Ravenna ended up winning though 54-43! 

Our next game is this Monday night again in Aurora!  

Mommy Night Out

It all started when Asia turned 32 and I mentioned I had never been to Fuji's before.  We decided that for the January play date the mommies would go out and leave the kids home with the daddies. Here are 6 of the 9 moms.  For my first time at Fuji's I had a wonderful time and definitely want to go back with Kurtis.  My school kids, family and friends always talk about it; we just have never gone.  The atmosphere was so fun and of course the meal was amazing.  After eating we then headed out to Bandits for another drink and to chit chat. I ended up crawling into bed around 12:15 a.m. which is way past my bedtime.  Luckily Landon slept in until 8:30 the next morning.  The moms decided we need to start doing this once a month and I totally agree!  

Happy New Year!

New Year's Eve we just laid low at the Dudo house.  Good thing we didn't have plans because Kurtis came home from work that afternoon feeling under the weather.  He had horrible sinus pressure, headache and the sniffles.  Landon and I ended up letting him sleep most of the evening and we played and watched football. We were all in bed by 11; however, at 12:00 I could here, "Mommy, mommy, mommy" coming from his room.  He must have known it was the new year (or just the fireworks woke him up).  I gave him his New Year's kiss and went back to bed!  

Happy New Years from the Dudo Family!

I feel horrible...as I was reading all of my friends' blogs they had all these cute family pictures and I realized we didn't even take one on Christmas as a family.  I'm always the one taking them!  So, on New Years that is the first thing we did when we got to my brother's house.  

New Year's Day we headed to Aurora to watch the Husker game with Scott and Carissa.  We were very pleased with how it turned out.  Not with a win, but better then expected. Of course Landon had to have Uncle Scotty play the guitar while we were there.  We were trying to sing him to nap time; didn't work :)