This is a HAWKEYE State....

As the "big game" approaches this weekend, I'd like to talk about how important it is to think, rethink, and triple think about the people you choose to surround your children with. Are the people you have around a good influence in the most important growing years of their lives? Well, at the time we thought the boys' god parents were perfect... Then it took a turn for the worse---

You see, both their godparents were born with a birth defect... One that is hard to over look, and will alter the boys their entire lives. Both are Cyclone fans. Sad, I know... Not everyone can be born with the mentality to be awesome. One of them has even marked my children with hate --- cyclone tattoos on their lower backs after I so kindly let her play with them one afternoon. 

As for my boys, they will learn lessons early in life due to this unfortunate event:

1) love others even if they are "different"

2) red and gold do NOT go together

3) always remind everyone, this is in fact a HAWKEYE state! Go Hawks!