"If you spend the majority of your days in the company of babies, toddlers, tweens or teens, then your happiness will be directly proportional to your ability to laugh often and enjoy the chaos. The child-rearing years, in particular, are meant to be hectic, playful, and fun!"
-Rachel Campos-Duffy

Thursday, April 24, 2008



Last weekend my wednesday night hockey league participated in the Stick it to Cancer Tournament that is a fundraiser for Breast Cancer. We skated on pink ice, which proved a little hard to see the crease, but was festive. Our team raised over $2000 to go toward Breast Cancer Research. We lost our first game 4-3 (the other team clearly had a ringer) and our second game we lost 2-0, but our finally game we took it up a notch and posted a 5-0 win. This is a fun group of ladies with the majority of ages being 40-55. Our team name is Stickin With It, but Braeden decided we needed a mascot of the Eagles. The kids were troopers for the weekend. Laken took a nap almost every game, Braeden enjoyed giving me advice afterward and Preston's highlight was winning two items out of the crane game at the rink. Thanks for allowing me time for hockey fam!

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Preston's Special Tea

Each year the preschool does a 'Special Tea' where the kids get to invite one special person to come hear them sing and eat some treat. Today Preston had his event and this year dad got to go (mom went last year). This video is a little snippet of the brilliant event.

Wisconsin Dells Baby!


We hooked up with the Shimek's at the RainTree Hotel in Wisconsin Dells, WI on April 12th. It is about half way for both families and is a great way to see each other. Here the boys hang out in the hotel room. (l to r: Braeden, Preston, Issac & Simon .Shimek). The girls were shy-May & Laken not shown

Nothing Says Happy Anniversary like a Goalie Mask

For their 9th anniversary, Brad surprised Heidi with the most romantic of gifts-a new goalie mask.


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