Mighty Mites at the ‘Canes Game
So, we had something really exciting happen this evening. The IcePlex Mites program was invited to participate during the first and second intermissions of the Carolina Hurricanes game tonight against the Anaheim Ducks! I’ve witnessed this spectacle many times over the years and never thought I’d have a kid participating in it, but here we are! Every time Brian and I had been to a game and we saw the Mighty Mites, he always wanted to know when he could do it. I could never give him...
Read MoreBuilding, Hockey
It’s a nice autumn Saturday and it starts with Kendall’s swim lessons followed by Brian’s Lowe’s Build and Grow Pullback Car Clinic. It’s kind of full-circle, as his very first build was a race car garage. This build is much more complicated, but Brian’s development in building made it easy enough for him to complete on his own. Later, we were off to the IcePlex for a Mite House League game. And, besides Nana Rosemary and Pake Sytse cheering Brian on, Ms....
Read MoreKendall’s Animal Party
Kendall made quite the donuts-and-ice-cream party for the animals this afternoon! You’re quite the hostess, Kendall. 🙂 While she made sure that all of her guests were well taken care of, Brian and Brandon met a frog outside on the stoop. Well hello, neighbor....
Read MoreKendall’s Frozen Dress
Kendall has declared war on pants, and loves to wear dresses.. She loves her long-sleeved Elsa dress! Also included, the shopping bag of the toy store I got the kids’ souvenirs in Brno, and a fun poster of Admiral Grace Hopper–I think that’s awesome....
Read MoreBizarro world?!
What kind of a crazy world is this? I come back from Brno to find (gasp!) PAPER TOWELS in the washrooms at work. Clearly some sort of dimensional rift is at work here, and I’ve returned to Bizarro World. 😉 (Hand dryers vs. paper towels has been a long-standing battle at work for going on three years–our Facilities folks have been die-hard hand dryer holdouts, but they must have folded (ha!) in the name of Freedom of Choice, or...
Read More2015 Goddard Holiday Portraits
Here are the kids’ holiday pictures from Goddard! 🙂 I was still in Brno when these were made, so Brandon had to wrangle both kids for this before-school photo shoot all by himself. Nicely done, Dad....
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