Lacrosse Weekend

So this is our annual start to lacrosse season. This is the registration game and it is always so exciting to play in the "real" arena. Darien got to play again this year in Rexall Place and it was so exciting. I took the girls with me while Jamie had the other three at gymnastics. The girls really enjoyed watching.
Thankfully we were able to sit in the wheel chair section so the girls could walk around without having to worry about them falling down the stairs.

After Dariens big game we headed home for the afternoon and then were back at Rexall to watch a real lacrosse game with the Edmonton Rush playing against the Calgary Rough Necks. I have never claimed to be a big sports person but there is something about being at a live game that just gets you going and it was a great game, very intense.

Because Darien was a part of the games during the day he got to go on the field with his team mates for the opening ceremony. It was really exciting.

Keagan really enjoys the games, he sits so quietly but I make up for that. LOL

Rylan was all smiles at the beginning of the game but after a little while the noise got to be too much for him and for the rest of the game he had his head on my lap with my one hand covering his other ear. Poor guy. I think that he is sensitive to noise. He did get excited when he was on the jumbo tron three times. He is such a cute kid.

Darien loved every min. of the game. He is such a sport nut. We had a lot of fun and I really enjoyed just spending some time with my boys.

Skiing

Today for me was such a great day. I loved every min. of it and so did the kids. Jamie and I decided at the beginning of the year that we were going to starting planning fun activities to do with the kids and write them in on the calendar so that nothing would get in the way of having fun with the kids. So now every couple of weeks we sit down together and plan out the activities and it is working out really well.
Today was the day that we had booked for our day of skiing because the kids had no school and Jamie was off in the morning. The kids were really excited. It was Rylans first time and he was a super star.
Darien and Keagan are like old pros and took off for the hill right away. It was great having Jamie so that he could up the big hills with the older two while Rylan and I spent our time on the tow rope.

After several hours of the tow rope it was time to head up the big hill. We have a skiing harness that we used on Rylan and it was awesome. He was pretty proud of himself for making it down the big hill.

Here he is coming off the chairlift. Of course he went with Daddy because I am too nervous to do it with him. It was great to be skiing again because it has been a few years. It seems like I have been pregnant or had new borns for so long that it was about time that I got back out there.

At the end of the day we had a great time and we are all looking forward to going back again really soon. I think we might even try Stefan next time. He would be so cute. :)

Story Time

We are die hard story time people before bedtime. Stefan has a hard time sitting still and there is always a disagreement about who is going to sit where, but when they are all sitting nicely and listening to the store it is great and these are the things that I want to remember. This is one of their favorite books "Walter the Farting Dog", thank you to Aunti Sherry for choosing the cool books. LOL It is great that the we are able to share some of the reading with the boys now and they actually enjoy reading to each other.

Special Delivery

On a day when I needed it the most this is what was delivered on my door step from my best friend Tammy.
I was so surprised and touch my her thoughtfulness and love. I am very blessed to have wonderful people in my life who are there for me and I love them for that.

We have been having a hard time just recently with one of our wonderful children and I have been struggling with it but with a supportive family and friends that love us it has made this trial so much more bearable. Tammy thank you for you love and support. My family thought that this was the neatest thing and we all really enjoyed it. Love Ya

Lacrosse Season Starts Soon

So here we go. It is the start of the busiest time of the year for us and it is going to get busier now that we will have three children playing lacosse this year. Rylan will be joining in the fun this year. It will be so cute to seeing him playing. They are so tiny and cute at that age and the name says it all "Mini Tykes" :) Darien is number 5 in the picture below.
This was the first game and it is like an exhibition game. It was a crazy day for us and very nerve racking because not only was Darien playing but his coach asked if Keagan would be goalie for them. Keagan was 3 years younger than any of the other players and looked very tiny out there in the big goalie gear. He did really well and didn't move away from the ball but took every shot. I was really proud of him. They didn't win but they all played really hard. I am looking forward to another exciting season. I really am a lacrosse mom through and through.

Happy Birthday Amber

Here we go Happy Birthday Amber. There is something so fun about celebrating getting another year older. LOL
These are my dearest and bestest (at my kids would say LOL) friends and the people that I turn to when I need a shoulder to cry on, someone to laugh with and the people that I am looking forward to getting to know for many more years. They are the greatest and I love them to pieces.
The addes bonus is that our husbands all get along really well. So a three couples we always have a great time together and the best part is that we love being together. There is always plenty of laughter going on. Thanks guys for another great night.

New Year New Blog

So here it is. I have now been keeping a blog for three years and I have really enjoyed keeping track of all our memories. It has been great to go through it every so often and see all the different experiences that we have had over the years and I am looking foward to many more.

I decided to change blog addresses for a fresh start and to try something new. So here it goes. For those of you that are reading my blog for the first time I hope that you enjoy the every day life of a family of 8. We enjoy making a lot of great memories together. We have our trials but at the end of the day we are a family and that is the way that it will stay. For those of you that have been following my blog for a while, thanks for being a part of our lives and I would love any comments that you have to make.

Heres to many more years of blogging :)