Henry and Blake went to the SCSU hockey game while Paige and I went on a quick trip to the mall and out for dinner. Paige got to eat at her favorite restaurant, La Casita. They have a wide variety of frosty kid drinks that come with a little paper umbrella stuck in the straw. Plus, they have mini corn dogs sold under the clever name of pronto puppies. Top it off with the opportunity to throw small change into a multiple tiered fountain upon exiting and you have one heck of a restaurant in a 5 years old's eyes.
Blake had a super-duper Saturday. He got to meet some members of the hockey team, get autographs, go into the training room and locker room, and get his picture taken with his two favorite players. He was so excited and felt so grateful for the experience that he actually started to cry when he was telling me about it. He could hardly get to sleep that night because he was so concerned about making a thank you card. It was a true celebrity experience for him which is really, really cool. He is a huge SCSU hockey fan and has been going to games since he was 2 years old. Blake thought he was just going to get an autograph and maybe a picture (due to a chance meeting between Henry and Blake's favorite player's dad) but he got so much more. Many thanks to Garrett Roe (#9).
Ryan Lasch, Blake, and Garret RoeSUNDAY WAS SUPER TOO
The weather was beautiful on Sunday. After a loooong, coooold beginning to a Minnesota winter that means only one thing, send the kids outside! We had a Super Bowl Party day-long event at a friend's house. I think the grand total ended up being 11 kids and 15 adults. The kids spent the whole day running around and snowmobiling outside. As usual, the kids got along great despite there being a lot of kids with a huge age range and not enough snowmobiles to go around. They rarely took a break except to get a drink or go to the bathroom. It is reassuring to know that kids can still play and have fun without looking for constant adult intervention.
It was time to bring the fun indoors when it was starting to get dark which was perfect timing for a little (who am I kidding) food before the game started. At some point during the game, Henry decided it would be fun to watch from the hot tub. Several kids decided they wanted to "swim" too. Henry was a good sport, but I don't think a kiddie pool was what he had envisioned.
There was also the ubiquitous (I can't believe I haven't snuck that word into my blog before this point. It is one of my top 3 favorite words. Yes, I'm a nerd.) Luke and Paige humor that has been going on since they were toddlers.
Quote #1 "Paige is my girlfriend. And she doesn't even know it yet!."
Quote #2 "I told Luke that you can't make someone love you. You have to let your friendship grow. I didn't make that up because they said it on Zack and Cody."
It was a good game and a good time with good friends. I feel like we've got it pretty darn good.
BTW, the girls love (and appreciate) that the guys
take care of the kids when they are outside.
At least that is what we thought you were doing out there...
The weather was beautiful on Sunday. After a loooong, coooold beginning to a Minnesota winter that means only one thing, send the kids outside! We had a Super Bowl Party day-long event at a friend's house. I think the grand total ended up being 11 kids and 15 adults. The kids spent the whole day running around and snowmobiling outside. As usual, the kids got along great despite there being a lot of kids with a huge age range and not enough snowmobiles to go around. They rarely took a break except to get a drink or go to the bathroom. It is reassuring to know that kids can still play and have fun without looking for constant adult intervention.
It was time to bring the fun indoors when it was starting to get dark which was perfect timing for a little (who am I kidding) food before the game started. At some point during the game, Henry decided it would be fun to watch from the hot tub. Several kids decided they wanted to "swim" too. Henry was a good sport, but I don't think a kiddie pool was what he had envisioned.
There was also the ubiquitous (I can't believe I haven't snuck that word into my blog before this point. It is one of my top 3 favorite words. Yes, I'm a nerd.) Luke and Paige humor that has been going on since they were toddlers.
Quote #1 "Paige is my girlfriend. And she doesn't even know it yet!."
Quote #2 "I told Luke that you can't make someone love you. You have to let your friendship grow. I didn't make that up because they said it on Zack and Cody."
It was a good game and a good time with good friends. I feel like we've got it pretty darn good.
BTW, the girls love (and appreciate) that the guystake care of the kids when they are outside.
At least that is what we thought you were doing out there...
