Let me paint a scene for you that I'm sure you have all seen.
It's a nice spring evening and your watching some kids play soccer, then all of a sudden one or two (usually named Aidan) little tykes start staring into the sky and chasing bugs as the soccer ball rolls past them. Last Saturday I nearly cried icicles as I watched the equivalent distraction on the ice but instead of bugs it's the mirror like reflection you can get off the boards and glass. Oddly enough it wasn't Aidan this time but the other coaches son, who was amazed that he could see himself and wave as the puck went sliding by his stick...
Gotta love kids sports!
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Monday, October 27, 2008
Sunday-a-thon
Holy busy crazy day.
It all started off with a marathon church session of 1hr 45 mins and it's a good thing there was share the word for the kids or I'm sure one of the boys would've jumped over the top balcony!
We then had a quick lunch and packed the boys and their bikes up for a birthday party. This was loads of fun as the mother of the bday boy is also the VP at the local High School so we had run of the whole school. Kids were firing down all the halls on their bikes and ride on toys and we managed to not lose any! This is Riley's little buddy and the two are stuck at the hip.
A few weeks ago Riley and I were saying our normal goodbye's after dropping off Aidan for school and having a play session with his buddy when he shouted "bye, love you Riley!". Riley replied with a big "Love ya too" at which point I shared a somewhat awkward but funny moment with his Dad. We both looked at each other and kinda said "Ah...bye...love ya..." and started to howl....Since then you can't really take the two apart...But I digress.
After the bday party we started to pack the truck up for the next adventure and tried to have the kids go down for some quiet time...ya right! They actually were pretty good and tried to rest up a bit. Jessica works with a lady who had invited us to celebrate the Indian tradition of Diwali. This was a great opportunity for us to share and teach the boys about other cultures and traditions. It was beautiful and the food was amazing! We would've stayed much later but the boys were getting tired and I had a hockey game to play at 9:15 in Indus.
Considering we were in the NW of Calgary and leaving close to 8:00pm we had to hustle back to Okotoks so I could get to my game in time. I arrived with 5 mins to get dressed face a couple of practice shots and play the game. This wasn't one of my greatest starts to say the least as we started the 3rd period 4-1 but we pulled through and won 8-4. After a couple of pints and watching some sport highlights I finally hit the sack around 1:00am and the crazy day was over! Bring on next weekend....
It all started off with a marathon church session of 1hr 45 mins and it's a good thing there was share the word for the kids or I'm sure one of the boys would've jumped over the top balcony!
We then had a quick lunch and packed the boys and their bikes up for a birthday party. This was loads of fun as the mother of the bday boy is also the VP at the local High School so we had run of the whole school. Kids were firing down all the halls on their bikes and ride on toys and we managed to not lose any! This is Riley's little buddy and the two are stuck at the hip.
A few weeks ago Riley and I were saying our normal goodbye's after dropping off Aidan for school and having a play session with his buddy when he shouted "bye, love you Riley!". Riley replied with a big "Love ya too" at which point I shared a somewhat awkward but funny moment with his Dad. We both looked at each other and kinda said "Ah...bye...love ya..." and started to howl....Since then you can't really take the two apart...But I digress.
After the bday party we started to pack the truck up for the next adventure and tried to have the kids go down for some quiet time...ya right! They actually were pretty good and tried to rest up a bit. Jessica works with a lady who had invited us to celebrate the Indian tradition of Diwali. This was a great opportunity for us to share and teach the boys about other cultures and traditions. It was beautiful and the food was amazing! We would've stayed much later but the boys were getting tired and I had a hockey game to play at 9:15 in Indus.
Considering we were in the NW of Calgary and leaving close to 8:00pm we had to hustle back to Okotoks so I could get to my game in time. I arrived with 5 mins to get dressed face a couple of practice shots and play the game. This wasn't one of my greatest starts to say the least as we started the 3rd period 4-1 but we pulled through and won 8-4. After a couple of pints and watching some sport highlights I finally hit the sack around 1:00am and the crazy day was over! Bring on next weekend....
Oops - far from perfect
OK so I guess I shouldn't just write about the good stuff as it might seem a bit boring or superficial so after a wee mishap on Friday I decided to talk about some of the things I can improve on.
Yes, I'm terrible and missed picking Aidan up on Friday! But let me explain. Every day I pick up Aidan at the school for 3:30 except for Fridays at 2:30 so you know I was bound to screw that up at least once. I normally have an alarm go off on my watch but I recently switched it to wake me up for his early morning hockey games. So there I was trying to fix a Vista OneCare problem on the PC as Riley was napping and the doorbell rings...It's my buddy who with a smile on his face says "kid delivery". Crap.... Aidan thought this was funny and had no problem coming home with his friends and their dad so a trip to the Psych doctor may not be necessary. I now have an outlook reminder, cell alarm and watch alarm so hopefully this doesn't happen again...or too often.
Yes, I'm terrible and missed picking Aidan up on Friday! But let me explain. Every day I pick up Aidan at the school for 3:30 except for Fridays at 2:30 so you know I was bound to screw that up at least once. I normally have an alarm go off on my watch but I recently switched it to wake me up for his early morning hockey games. So there I was trying to fix a Vista OneCare problem on the PC as Riley was napping and the doorbell rings...It's my buddy who with a smile on his face says "kid delivery". Crap.... Aidan thought this was funny and had no problem coming home with his friends and their dad so a trip to the Psych doctor may not be necessary. I now have an outlook reminder, cell alarm and watch alarm so hopefully this doesn't happen again...or too often.
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Best ice effort to date for Aidan
Wow,
We had to get up and be on the ice for 7am this morning and I anticipated a slow and unimpressed little boy out there but man was I wrong. Aidan had his best effort to date on the ice. He didn't even want to sit down during his bench time. It was great to see and I think the mornings are much better for him compared to the after school times. His skating really is improving as well as his drive for the puck. Great job son!
We had to get up and be on the ice for 7am this morning and I anticipated a slow and unimpressed little boy out there but man was I wrong. Aidan had his best effort to date on the ice. He didn't even want to sit down during his bench time. It was great to see and I think the mornings are much better for him compared to the after school times. His skating really is improving as well as his drive for the puck. Great job son!
Friday, October 17, 2008
My Halloween addiction
OK, I think it's time I confess that I am addicted to Halloween.
I don't know if it appeals to my creative side or whether or not I just like to decorate and dress up....OK strike that last statement. The boys just love it and can't wait to decorate the house and now the yard. Yep, last year we started building some tombstones and this year we have started to build a few more including a cemetery sign and spooky fence. I realize I had to stop when I started to create a project plan to keep up to what needs to get done, and no Mike I didn't use Microsoft Project!
I don't know if it appeals to my creative side or whether or not I just like to decorate and dress up....OK strike that last statement. The boys just love it and can't wait to decorate the house and now the yard. Yep, last year we started building some tombstones and this year we have started to build a few more including a cemetery sign and spooky fence. I realize I had to stop when I started to create a project plan to keep up to what needs to get done, and no Mike I didn't use Microsoft Project!
Zoo day with friends
Another SAHD friend of mine joined us today with his two kids for a trip to the zoo. It was neat to watch the kids play with each other and have so much fun. All four kids play very well with each other accept for the occasional breakdown or "she pushed me" incident. Aidan was definitely the little ring leader of the pack until he spotted a feather or special rock and we would lose him. Riguy is turning into a zoo expert as we have been there a few times in the past couple of months and has a good sense of directions and memory.
I'm still torn on the whole zoo thing. Half of me hates to see animals in captivity and the other half realizes that they do play a role in rescuing some animals, providing a hand and keeping animals from extinction and also as a learning tool for our kids.
We will probably head over for the Zoo lights next.
I'm still torn on the whole zoo thing. Half of me hates to see animals in captivity and the other half realizes that they do play a role in rescuing some animals, providing a hand and keeping animals from extinction and also as a learning tool for our kids.
We will probably head over for the Zoo lights next.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Go fish with Riley
No offense to my poker buddies but playing Go fish with Riley or "Gold fish" as he calls it is a riot! Just watching him hold all his big cards close to his chest and asking for the same type of fish every round kills me. You gotta see him working a strategy, dropping his cards and thinking out load, especially when he picks up a card he needs. I'm laughing as I type just thinking about it. So I challenge all of you to take him on if you can hold your laughter in and keep a straight face!
Rink construction begins
Earlier this fall Jess and I decided that we should move our garden boxes to the east side of our yard to maximize the sun as there was just too much shade in the current location. Well this also meant that we would gain a sweet spot for an ice rink!
I thought since both boys are on the ice this year that this would be fun and we could make it our own little project. So far we have completed the deconstruction of the old garden boxes and have started to rebuild two new ones. Yesterday the boys and I had some fun moving all of the top soil around attempting to make a level surface for the rink. Just in time as we got a dump of snow last night! I'll keep you posted and maybe add some pictures once I figure that out.
I thought since both boys are on the ice this year that this would be fun and we could make it our own little project. So far we have completed the deconstruction of the old garden boxes and have started to rebuild two new ones. Yesterday the boys and I had some fun moving all of the top soil around attempting to make a level surface for the rink. Just in time as we got a dump of snow last night! I'll keep you posted and maybe add some pictures once I figure that out.
Aidan goes pro..sort of
The Timbits bruins team were invited to play during the intermission of the Okotoks Oilers Junior A game on Saturday. The kids did great out there and I don't think I've seem them work so hard for that puck.
A proud moment
Aidan was a bit nervous about having to skate with people in the stands and all the excitement was getting to him and he asked me if I ever get nervous. I told him I do all the time but what I do is just focus on the puck and ignore everything else. He kinda shrugged and off we went. He went out and did great out there. After the game we were chatting with a few people and someone asked him if he had been nervous out there and he said "Nah, I just focused on the puck".
A proud moment
Aidan was a bit nervous about having to skate with people in the stands and all the excitement was getting to him and he asked me if I ever get nervous. I told him I do all the time but what I do is just focus on the puck and ignore everything else. He kinda shrugged and off we went. He went out and did great out there. After the game we were chatting with a few people and someone asked him if he had been nervous out there and he said "Nah, I just focused on the puck".
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Aidan's first trip to the office....
I was on the phone with Aidan's teacher (our neighbor) and she asked me if he had told me about his trip to the principals office...Well, we don't get much from AJ as to how his day went and he definitely didn't mention a trip to the office. She proceeded to tell me that in a class exercise the students were asked to write down the words from the chalkboard that they could read. Most kids wrote one word per line however she said "Aidan wrote with his very nice small hand writing two words per line and covered almost all of them". He was then sent to the office to show Mr. Lorenz the school principal. I was glad to hear he was sent to the office for a good reason, although we will see what the future brings ;)
Sorry for falling behind..we're busy...really!
Hey all,
It seems as though I have fallen victim to the "doesn't update" blog syndrome.... Recently we were at a kinda play date picnic thing by the river when a mother asked how things were going. I said things were going well and that we are now into week 5, her response was "your counting the weeks" ? This rattled around in my brain for awhile and I still haven't come to terms with it completely. I don't believe I'm counting the weeks down but I may applying my typical anal way of tracking or organizing. To that point I'm going to change the blog and no longer cover week by week but just write as things happen.
It seems as though I have fallen victim to the "doesn't update" blog syndrome.... Recently we were at a kinda play date picnic thing by the river when a mother asked how things were going. I said things were going well and that we are now into week 5, her response was "your counting the weeks" ? This rattled around in my brain for awhile and I still haven't come to terms with it completely. I don't believe I'm counting the weeks down but I may applying my typical anal way of tracking or organizing. To that point I'm going to change the blog and no longer cover week by week but just write as things happen.
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