Pizza, Playing, Pets

Personal pan pizzas made at home while listening and dancing to The Greatest Showman and still hanging out in pajamas seems like the perfect way to end a wintery day.

Pizza done family size with a variety of toppings also ends any day well.

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I have learned, through raising five boys, that the imagination often plays gender neutral.

But, even the prettiest of wands can be turned into a weapon.

We have not a speck of bowling skill among us but we know how to have a great time!

However, the boys do have great basketball skills and they very much enjoyed spending a couple of months playing in the city leagues.

Because of their ages they were in different leagues so we were running from one school to another for overlapping games. Hyrum is used to playing with all the older boys in our neighborhood so he struggled with the immaturity of his age group. Nathan's team was great to let him in on practices and gave him hope for future seasons.

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Charlie is pretty easy going, especially with Harrison flaunting his seniority around.

At 14 years old, we pretty much let the old guy have his way. When Harrison plopped himself down on the edge of Charlie's bed, Charlie thoughts that all the room he would want. A few stretches later and Charlie moved to the couch while Harrison curled himself into a comfy crescent and snoozed away the afternoon.

I've watched Nathan and Hyrum fight over the bathroom sink for brushing teeth but this was a first to see Oliver and Harrison fighting over the faucet for a drink.

Charlie's fluffy ears make the perfect messy bun!

With the trampoline frame as their training platform, Hryum and Oliver pretended to be in the circus.

Justin has admitted that he didn't fully understand how much he appreciated the unspoken love of a pet until he left home and returned months later. A fact that was proven when he actually paid to adopt not only one but two cats during his first semester of college.

 It never fails, when he is home he is a magnet for pet cuddles and shedding fur. It's nice to see him relax into them, setting aside the stress of school, work and training.

Justin's cats are rather skittish, especially the momma cat, Belle. I seldom saw them when I visited because Belle was always hiding and Gus was usually near her or hiding under a bed. However, after spending the night there, I woke up to find them both snuggled up with me. I cautiously reached for my phone, careful not to frighten them, and quickly snapped a couple of pictures, knowing that at any sound, they could both bolt.