Meeting Sioux Hockey Players!

Declan and Isaac had the pleasure of meeting Ryan Duncan #16 (left) and T.J. Oshie #7 (right) in our suite in January. Our suite attendant is friends with Duncan and asked him to come meet the kids because these 2 players are the kids favorite players. He was more than willing to do this and so was Oshie. They came to the suite after the game to meet the kids. I wasn't there that weekend, I was on a scrapbooking retreat, but I have heard alot about it. Our suite attendant was kind enough to also take pictures for us and I got them today from her. I guess Isaac was pretty nervous at first and hid behind Jeff, but he came around and talked to the guys. They are very nice guys and we appreciated what they did for us. Jeff had them sign our guest book and then they brought that page home so I can put it in the kids' scrapbooks. They also had the guys sign our wall. Oshie will most likely go pro next year and we don't know about Duncan. These guys are a couple of the leading scorers on the team and really good hockey players.
Thank you so much, Lacey for doing this for us and Duncan and Oshie for giving the kids an experience of a lifetime! Declan even got to play hockey with Oshie and blocked several of his shots. Declan was very proud of his goalie abilities. This was definitely an experience they will never forget!

Big Birthday Boy!

Isaac turned 5 years old today. We measured him on his growth chart and he has grown 3 inches since his last birthday. Where does the time go? We had his family party tonight and he had a great time. He told me last night, he was too excited for his birthday to sleep. It is so neat when your kids are old enough to understand a whole day is all about them. I just love how much they take in and understand at this age.

He had a Power Rangers themed birthday and we will use the same decorations for his kid birthday next Monday. Here is Isaac doing his power ranger stance under the banner and a hanging power ranger.
Here is the cake I baked, Jeff and the kids decorated, with the mask Jeff drew with frosting. You can sort of see the plastic power rangers on the cake, too. He was so proud of his cake because he helped decorate it and make it. I usually order their cakes every year, but they are becoming interested in helping make their own.
Here is Isaac with one of the power ranger toys he got tonight. Our house is swarming with Power Rangers, now! Thank you everyone for everything! He loves all of his toys. I asked him tonight what his favorite present was and he said, "Everything!" I guess that says it all.

Declan lost his 2nd Tooth

In the midst of the entire family being sick for the past 2 weeks and with Declan having strep throat at the time of this picture, he lost his second tooth. He has been working at this one more than his 1st one, but he still didn't want to just pull it out. His face color isn't so good in this picture because he was running a fever, but it sure cheered him up a bit that night.



He went straight up stairs and got his tooth fairy pillow I made him and put the tooth in the pocket. He didn't want to misplace the tooth and miss the tooth fairy. He got a gold dollar coin from the tooth fairy again this time. He was so exicted and his 2 coins are in a special place.

Snow Wall

We went outside with the intentions of making a snowman. Well, the snow we have is not packable in the least. So, we thought we would make a snow fort with shovels. It just ended up being a snow wall. We had a good time anyway and the kids made the best out of having fun on the snow wall.
Declan sliding down on his knees.
Isaac trying to pack some more snow on the wall.

This picture was Jeff's idea to take them on top of the wall with the sunset in the background. It looks pretty neat.
We eneded up having a snowball fight with all 4 of us and here is me, the kids, and Juno taking a break. We were all fighting colds and getting a bit out of breath in the cold air. It was a fun family evening!

Having Fun Taking Pictures

Declan and Isaac are pretending to sleep for me in the chair. I don't know why they wanted to have their picture taken like this, but it was cute.
Then we did a nice smile!
I was gone running some errands and Jeff took this picture of Isaac.
And then this one of Declan.