Reese turns 8!!

Our baby is 8 years old!! We love our little Reecey piecey so much! She brings so many laughs, smiles and the best hugs into our lives! She is an easy-going, happy little girl :) She loves life, loves her family is the happiest gal around (who can also turn on the waterworks at the drop of a pin, lol!! Reese is growing up so fast, it's hard to believe she is already 8 years old. Reese loves to draw, write stories, play with her LOL dolls and barbies (she's now into cutting her Barbie doll's hair and making them clothes out of old socks), loves ringette and especially playing goalie and is really enjoying Brownies! Her favorite subject in school in Math! She is very creative and loves to craft and make everything - from baking, Barbie clothes, slime creations, cards, crafts and anything else she can think of! She's always up for the outdoor rink or going skating!

Reese enjoyed her 8th birthday party at Colour Me Mine in West Edmonton Mall. She wanted a 'Winnie the Pooh' theme and everyone painted a Winnie the Pooh mug :) She had a blast at her party and was so happy to spend time with her closest friends! On the 19th (her actual birthday), we had my family over for cake and spaghetti, Reese's favorite meal :)

Love ya to the moon and back, Reese!! Can't wait to see how much fun you have being 8!!

xoxo

Halloween 2018

Another year of Halloween festivities is in the book! We had a delicious potluck at work and then I took a few hours off to catch the Halloween parade at the kids school and spend some time in each of their classrooms! Halloween night we took our annual photos at our house and then drove over to the Bucci's for a night of fun with the Bucci's and Mauro's! The weather was okay, not too cold but not too warm either and the kids got SO much candy!! Hope everyone had a great Halloween :)

Reese - Cuddle Team Leader (from Fortnite), Emerson - Scary Scarecrow, Blake - Black Knight (from Fortnite) and Quinn - a taco!!

Reese is a Brownie!

Reese's best friend Alexa left Bishop Savaryn school this year. They were both very upset that they wouldn't be in the same school this year so Alexa's mom and I decided we should sign them up for an extracurricular activity so they'd still get to see each other each week!! We tossed around the idea of indoor soccer, karate and settled on Brownies! And I'm sure glad we chose Brownies!! It's been a wonderful program and super affordable. They're having a lot of fun, have already attended a day camp outside and earned two badges :) They're in the thick of cookie sales right now but they sure aren't a hard sell! People are crazy for these mint chocolate girl guide cookies, Reese sold 2 cases within 40 minutes at Blake's hockey game!! Reese is deciding whether or not she wants to go to an overnight camp in November. She says she only sleeps over at Grandma and Grandpa's but I can tell that she is seriously considering going! I think she knows how much fun it will be :) We'll keep you posted on whether or not she goes!

MAIL FROM HER BROWNIE LEADERS!!

REESE LOVED RECEIVING THIS IN THE MAIL, PRIOR TO HER FIRST BROWNIE MEETING :)

WE Day!

Blake attended WE Day last week! He was very excited to go and I was super excited for him :) What is WE Day, you ask?! Well I have never been but have heard many wonderful reports from teachers and friends who have attended!! I think what it comes down to is a day full of inspiration!! Inspiration to be a responsible global citizen, inspiration to volunteer and give back to your community and inspiration to just be a better person! They typically have a few 'famous' speakers and often a surprise performance by a popular artist! Not every grade 6 student at Blake's school gets to attend (there are a limited number of tickets) so Blake had to write a paragraph explaining why he should be chosen to attend WE Day. I did not get to read what he wrote (he wouldn't show it to me!!) but he was chosen! I hope it will be an experience he won't forget, I would imagine being one person amongst 21,000 people, all cheering and singing and being inspired would not be something you'd soon forget :) Rick Hansen, Keshia Chante, Margaret Trudeau, and Shawn Hook were amongst the big names at the event! I'm so glad Blake had this opportunity!! Check out the website: https://www.we.org/

Girls night!!!

Well technically girls afternoon/evening but girls night sounded more catchy ;) This afternoon I took Reese and her bff Alexa and Emerson and her bff Brissy to the new museum and then out for dinner! I highly suggest visiting the Royal Alberta Museum if you get a chance! The Royal Alberta Museum is the largest museum in Western Canada and one of the top museums in all of Canada! It was gorgeous, fun and informative! The children's areas are awesome and the girls had a great time. I'd actually like to go back with Cal one day, just to spend a little more time exploring. We spent most of our time in the children's gallery and the bug gallery! It was a lot of fun to surprise the girls with this fun adventure :) I loved watching them with their friends! Dinner at BP's was fun too, it was a great afternoon and evening!

Can you spot Reese and Alexa?!

Rink life!

We are a few weeks into our 2018/2019 Hockey and Ringette season and this year will look a lot different than previous few years!! 

Blake is playing on the KC Spartans this year, a tier 1 team based out of the St. Matthews hockey club. Due to a new tiering structure that Hockey Alberta rolled out this season, KC rep is no longer housing A teams. Blake's happy to be back on the ice with some of his best buds but we're all a little unsettled at the unexpected changes. Cal is not coaching this year and we're unsure how the move back to St. Matt's will go but we're staying positive and hoping for the best. At the end of the day we just want Blake to enjoy himself and the good thing is, Blake is very resilient and is so awesome at finding the positives in life, he's just the best that way :) He is super excited to be with Brogin and Dante again and so are we! Let's go Spartans!!!

Emerson is super excited to have made a step 3 team! She skated hard in evaluations and is on one of two, top U10 teams! She doesn't know very many players on her team but I know she'll make fast friends with everyone! I'm excited to be assistant coaching this season and very excited to be alongside her head coach, who is a former WAM! player, national team player and champion and currently a coach of the national team! I have a feeling this will be a great season for both Em and I :) 

Reese is happy to be in U10 this year and playing actual league games!! She did awesome in evaluations too and is on a step 1 team. I am co-coaching with the same person I coached Reese with last year and we're going to have a great season! Can't wait to see this teams development over the course of the next few months! There's so much growth at this level!

So we are already full-swing into the rink life and looking forward to league play starting soon. Can't wait to cheer them all on!! See 'ya at the rink :) 

1st Day of School 2018

Here are our grade 6'er, our grade 4'er and our grade 3'er ... man the time flies!! They are so grown up!! Their first day was great, they are happy with their teachers and we are hoping for a great school year! Blake has Mme. Melinda, Emerson has Mme. Amina and Reese has Mme. Knopp. This is the last year they will all be at Ecole Bishop Savaryn. Hard to believe but it's true! Blake will be off to jr. high next year! Hope everyone else had a great '1st day back'! It was also my first day back at work and while I would love a few lazy days at home, by myself, I was happy to be back at work! I love my job and always feel a bit more energy on this first day back! The excitement and possibilities that come with a few school year, always have me happy to be back at work :)

1ST DAY OF GRADE 6

1ST DAY OF GRADE 4

1ST DAY OF GRADE 3

ALL THE KIDS TOGETHER!!

ON OUR WAY TO SCHOOL!!

LAST TIME FOR THIS GUYS FIRST DAY AT ECOLE BISHOP SAVARYN ...