Hockey, Hockey, Hockey!

Cole was super excited for his first hockey practice! He had been counting down the sleeps for the past week! He had practiced trying on his equipment many times at home, putting it all on and then taking it all off again! This time he got to keep it on and actually try it out!

Little Mr. Independent - "I can do it myself!"

Look out Hansen Brothers - Here come the Three Musketeers!

Elroy bought Cole this jersey a couple of years ago on a trip to Montreal when he was at a game at the forum! It finally fits!

Check out the big smile on his face!

Pretending to be Superman and practicing getting up with all of our equipment - what could be more fun!!!!

Playing freeze tag!

Mackenzie's 8th Birthday!

Mackenzie celebrated her 8th Birthday with a Webkinz Extravaganza! Her and 8 of her friends spent the afternoon with their webkinz friends! First, they made collars for their pets. Next, each pet had a visit with Dr. Quack to make sure they were in tip-top shape!

The Gem Hunt was next and the girls and their pets had to look for gems hidden around the house and then cash them in for Kinz Cash!

The Webkinz Amazing Race was next on the agenda! The girls raced across the basement carrying their webkinz pet in a spoon!

Taking a spin on the Wheel of Wow for treats and Kinz Cash!

Chef Gazpacho's Cooking Show was next! The girls had to make a dish using a recipe of crazy ingredients and then give their creation a name!

The bean bag toss and the Wishing Well where they had to match play fruit together to win more Kinz Cash!

Spending there hard earned Kinz Cash at the W-Store on treats! Thanks Miss Mildred for helping to run the store!

Mackenzie's Wheel of Wow cake! She was laughing so hard while trying to blow out the candles she had a hard time getting them all out! The more she tried the harder she laughed!

Still laughing!

Cole was very excited to give Mackenzie her present! He also couldn't wait to try it out - Pixo's!!!

First Day of School

Mackenzie was very excited to start Grade 3 this year - finally one of the big kids in the school! Her teacher is a very good friend of ours so remembering to call her Mrs. Hildebrand instead of Tracey is always a challenge! Mackenzie was especially excited to reconnect with all of her friends once again!

Cole's first day of Kindergarten! He was so pumped and excited as you can see by the smile on his face. He was also very proud of his new backpack which is almost the same size as he is! Cole was also excited that many of his best buds are also in is class! Once he hit the playground it didn't take long for big sister Mackenzie to find him and take him under her loving wing!

Cole's 5th Birthday Party

Cole had a Speed Racer party to celebrate his 5th birthday! I can't believe he is now 5!!!! He had a great time with all of his buddies and there was never a dull moment! The boys moved very quickly from one activity to another - it's amazing how much energy 5 year old boys seem to have! We started off the party with a game of Speed Racer Tag! After that a quick game of soccer! Then onto a Scavenger Hunt for the Stolen Cars. Next a Speed Racer Water Obstacle course including a run through the slip & slide, jumping over the sprinkler, bouncing through the spraying water guns and finally ending on the trampoline! By this time everyone was eager and ready for the presents! Thanks for all of the great gifts! Next was a very slow ride on the four wheeler using the trailer while Mom got supper ready. The boys chowed down on cheese pizza, carrot sticks & chips! Cole was very excited to blow out all of this candles on his Speed Racer cake! What a great party!