Chloe Goes for Gold!

This year Chloe participated on a Competition Gymnastics Team. She has loved every minute of it! Unfortunately, most if not all of her competitions were out of town and on a Sunday. It's really difficult for Brandon and I to get away on Sundays with our roles at church. We were unable to attend any of the competitions this time, but hopefully, next time we will be able to make it to at least one.

February 6th was Chloe's last competion of the season. She went to Clemson, South Carolina and returned home with all kinds of medals and awards.


There were lots of teams from all over South East participating in this competition. Chloe was awarded 3rd in the overall competition!! Way to go, Chloe!!!


Her other awards included 1st place in the Floor Excercise!
Her scores were:
Bars 8.650
Bean 8.80
Vault 9.35
Floor 9.2

We are super excited Chloe ranked 3rd overall, but to us, she is our #1!

Happy Birthday, Breedlove Boys!

28 years ago, Terry and Sandy heard the cries of their three newborn baby boys. However the excitement and joy were quickly stirred when doctors told them that although they had three babies in their arms, they would be leaving with only two. There was one of those sweet babies that was struggling too much to breathe on his own and would not live long enough to go home with his brothers and his new family. However, regardless to the grim outlook, the baby's lungs began to regain strength and eventually, over time, Brandon and his brothers left the hospital altogether, with their parents, as a family.

Fast forward 18 years. Brandon and I met in January 2002, one month before he and his brothers celebrated their 19th birthday. Since then, we have celebrated 10 Breedlove Boy birthdays together.

So today, even though Brandon's birthday has past, I am thankful for King Jesus breathing the Breath of Life into the lungs of that sweet baby. I celebrate the Healer and the Mender of the Broken. I rejoice in His forever-established plan - the one that included that sweet baby boy as a grown man promising to love and lead me for the rest of his life. The baby girl that would not be born until a year and half later.

Happy Birthday not only to Brandon, but also to the ones that have literally lived every single day of their lives along with him. Happy Birthday, Breedlove Boys!

February 7th, the boys celebrated their 28th birthday! For the last 27 years, Sandy has always had a birthday cake for each boy and this year was no different. Everyone enjoyed getting to hang out and party!

Nathaniel - Brandon - Matthew

Matthew - Brandon - Nathaniel

Super Bowl - Our Way

Our plans for the Super Bowl changed a bit right before the game.

Since we were not planning on watching the game at our house, I wasn't prepared to make any snacks for it. We came home to watch the game and I would not be satisfied until I tried something, anything to get snacks for Brandon. I raided the pantry and searched the cabinets for something he would like to snack on. Mind you, I did this in a home where we don't really have "snacky" things. Also, I remind you that Brandon is very careful with what he eats. Therefore, my improvising was the following:

On his snack platter you could find: Honey Bunches of Oats, Goldfish, and mixed nuts. :)

Hey, it's what I had to work with. He was thankful, even if he wasn't he certainly acted like it, and for that, I am thankful.

So as I type this, the game is on. Brandon is watching, oblivious to anything else around him. One team is in the lead. The Packers, I think. Yes, that's it, I just made sure.

Happy Super Bowl, friends.