SISTERS

I can see the benefit of having sisters. I love my two brothers, but I am loving watching Nic, Morgan and Rachel grow up together. Now along with having 3 girls comes lots of whine and scream , but recently I have been privileged to see how special a sister's bond can be.
Morgan loves to involve Rachel in any type of pretend play she may be participating in. Tonight they had their swimsuits and goggles on and were "swimming" through the Dora tunnel. Morgan is patient and directs Rachel's play, and Rachel just loves it.
Nicole has been helping Rachel with getting dressed in the morning and getting her breakfast. Nicole has also been tolerating Rachel's obsession with Dora lately. You have to know Nicole, to know, that she is our TV watcher. No one can get her to change "her station", but Rachel apparently can.
Rachel has a sense of humor. Today, we were driving the girls to school, and not having such a great start to our morning. All of a sudden Rachel says, in a very serious voice, "Nikki no sauce". It sounded much like a rhyme out of nowhere in between bickering. But we all cracked up hysterically. Just what we needed to clear the air. Nicole replies, "thanks Rae, we need to do this every morning". Now, Rachel was just commenting on Nicole's dislike of sauce on pizza.
Loving the fact that God choose Mike and I to parent three special girls.

Piano Update

Morgan's piano skills are moving right along. Just thought I would share a little clip of her playing piano with Christina(Ken's girlfriend). Morgan still loves to practice and will wake up many mornings and play the piano while her sisters watch TV.

Kelbert Football

My family-the Kelbert side-is a football family. As much as mom would like to deny it, we are. As long as I can remember, I have watched it on T.V., my brothers have played it and it is my favorite sport to watch. My brother, Chris, is the head varsity coach for Livonia Franklin. So you can find us, the Nugent's, most Friday nights in the fall on the west side cheering on the Patriots. I, Kelly, tend to get pretty crazy, jumping and carrying on. I am not alone in this. Jen, my sister-in-law, usually has a stomach ache. Dad is biting his nails in anticipation, and mom is a nervous wreak most games. The girls have been going to the games since before they were born. Mike has been a gracious convert to the sport as the popular NY sport was hockey.

My nephews, Jacob and Drew, are big fans of coach dad and his team. They are at every game cheering on the team. It is a family affair.
My brother, coach Kelbert, was telling a story the other night about Friday's game. My dad isn't able to stand on the sidelines this season as is his tradition. But Chris told dad he could still hear him yelling, "Go Offense" through the large crowd. Chris said he looked up and was able to pick dad out of the crowd by his voice. I guess you'll always recognize the voice that has always been there, every game, every loss and win.
Brother Ken is the stats keeper and Christina now has been dragged into the families' crazy Friday nights. By the way, the Franklin Patriots played awesome. Chris had lost 4 starters this past week and they weren't predicted to win. But they did win with the most points Chris' team had ever scored in a game. Go PATS!