First `DOUBLE-YOU` of the season

The 6 & Unders played in Oxbow tournament this weekend and earned their very first win of the season. It is so great to see how far they have come from their first skate in November when most of them could barely stand up. Ryan came hom from practice last week and said `You know. I love coaching. I am going to coach forever.`I think he can see how far the kids have come and as a coach and mentor that is so rewarding :)

Pre game huddle

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The final score

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The team all lined up waiting for trophies

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Hudson and  Graidan both checking out their hardware

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Somebody was tired after all that skating today!!!

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Quote

I got this cute little sign from my sister for Christmas and finally found a ``home`` for it this week.

Makes me smile:)

Goofy Gadget

I got this goofy little gadget from my sister for Christmas. It can hold my phone, our iPads, or whatever. It is so cute and it now finds its home at our `charging station` for the electronics. Thanks Aimee!

Love Day Treats

For a little spin on our reindeer noses we made here. I found using the railroad preztels rather than the round worked so much better. With the cirlce ones I found that once cooked the kisses seemed to fall out of the center in lots of them. This time I used Candy Melts instead of kisses as well. With them being flatter I didn`t have to pressed the M&Ms into them as much. They are delicious either way, but I prefer this method over the last :)

Love Day Decor

I sometimes wish I had a mantle in my house so that when I was changing up decor from one holiday to the next I  could then focus my energy into that space and spruce it up accordingly.....but I don`t. So, I think that means I have to get a little more creative. Not that those who are blessed to have mantles in their house are not creative but I just feel it would be easier....never mind ;)

It has been a couple of weeks since the Christmas decorations came down and I am longing for some changes so Valentine`s it is!

Family Night @ CES

This is the second time this school year that we have ahd the opportunity to visit Graidan's classroom a  family. Tonight, the wonderful, Mrs Beatty made Potato Bacon Soup with turkey and ham buns. For dessert we each got to make our own 'dirt pie" complete with yummy gummy worms. Following supper we made a winter craft where the Pre K kids got to practice the cutting skills and 'one snips' and make their own mittens.

Unfortunately Ryan got called out to work just as we were heading out to the supper so he wasn't able to join us this time.

Mid Week Play Date

Both Hudson and Graidan stood at the window watching for Hudson's best bud, Ty, to show up to play this morning. I seriously love play dates like this. They boys plays so extremely well that I do not see or hear from them for a few hours as they create, reinact, and make believe. Why, when you add one more kid to the mix does it make your job as a parent easier? It just does!

The 3 boys found it facinating that they were wearing "matching" socks (or at least very similar). As I got my camera out to document it Ty told me to take a picture with my phone so that I could send a copy to his mom and dad ;) Well, here it is guys! lol

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How convenient that we also have 4 iPads in our house now.....no fighting! (Not that these 3 ever would!)

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We have been so spoiled so far this winter that the cold weather was bound to catch up with us. It could have eased us into it a little nicer than this but nonetheless we have been very fortunate and could have been experiencing this months ago. Today the temps were -28 C but with wind chill factor felt more like -48 C! My poor windows were frozen up solid all throughout the house.