Hockey Season

Introducing this years hockey team......We are in full swing of Carson's Sixth Hockey Season. I can hardly believe he started skating when he was 3 years old! This young man has become quite the hockey player and is a true joy to watch. He has learned alot about himself and made some wonderful friendships along the way :) I am one proud mother!

The tree is up

Our decorating is done.....awwwww, what a sigh of relief! We bravely decided to keep it in the living room in front of our big picture window hoping we would be able to ward Cainen off. HA what a joke that has been. On Thursday my mother (who bless her heart, watches him while we are working) called me at work to tell me "He did it, he knocked the tree down and looked like the witch on Wizard of Oz with his little legs sticking out" You can hardly get mad, in fact I laughed and then hoped she was able to take a picture :) Cainen is such a trooper, he did not cry at all. My mother lifted the tree and he apparently had a very confused look on his face. What I would have paid to see that!
I can hardly blame him when a tree turns out so pretty and colorful......

Fun in the Snow

We had our first official snowstorm that left us with 7" of snow on Saturday, for early December that is the most we have had in years.........not certain I am ready for this?
Non the less it was a crazy day, we were busy decorating, and getting things done around the house that we had been neglecting. There was no hockey either so we definitely had to take advantage of that!
During all the hectic hustle and bustle and I will not lie, some frustrating arguing, we did all manage to make it outside for some fun time. It was Cainen's first snow and he absolutely loved watching the powdery white fluff fall from the sky :) He was hysterical when the snowflakes were falling on his long gorgeous lashes......

Not enough time in a day

WOW!!!!! I feel like such a failure, we were supposed to be at the rink for 7am hockey practice...instead our internal alarm clock decided we would not wake up until the coaches wife called me at 7:14 :( Carson was pretty upset with me and I feel extremely guilty!!!! I brushed my teeth quickly threw on some clothes (beige socks with black shoes....ICK) and off we went. The only way I got Carson out of bed so quick was by promising him french toast sticks from Burger King, hey don't judge it worked!
Now I am on my way back to the rink to pick up the kids socks that match their jerseys before we head to Silver Bay for a game.
Man what a morning, there are plenty of days I wish I didn't need sleep so I could everything done that I would like to.........there just never seems to be enough time!
Hopefully the game will go well and our crazy morning will be forgotten.
Happy Sunday

Our Future Packer

What we have been up to

I have been a bad blogger! Life has been crazy busy but I have loads of pics to show you what we have been up to.
Our little Cainen is now 7 months old, he has 4 teeth and is in to everything! He has been crawling now for 3 weeks and can pull himself up onto anything and everything. He is at the stage where he wants things he can not have, his pouty face is the cutest thing ever!!!!! Cainen adores our dog Lambeau and they have become very good buddies since Carson started school. They enjoy looking out our front window together as you will see. Lately Cainen has started getting into his books, not necessarily reading them because apparently they taste good. He loves all kinds of different foods and is a really good eater! He really loves when his brother feeds him as well. Not sure how they manage to do it at such a small age but he just melts our heart, we are in LOVE!
Carson got his first 4th grade report card this Friday and we were thrilled with the results. He is a great student and doing quite well. Carson is an official Spartan now!!!! Hockey is in full swing and I became the team manager. This title comes with plenty of work, as if I am not busy enough right :) We will be traveling alot this year, in fact we will probably put in more than 1100 miles for our tournaments alone. But Carson loves it and he is getting better everyday, he is quit good. Mike and I get goosebumps when we see him on the ice because he loves it and we love to watch him!
As for Mike and I, we are just loving being parents! Life is complete.... kids to keep you on your toes, dreaming with your childen, playing as if nothing else matters in the world, and LOVING unconditionally.
Life is busy but it doesn't get better than this!