Caiden and Chloe's Show And Tell

Last week, Caiden and Chloe brought their Pa (my dad) and his semi to their preschool for show and tell. All of the kids loved climbing inside and outside the truck, honking the horn, and pretending to drive it. They thought it was really cool that he had a TV, movies, 2 beds, and a refrigerator in the truck too. Not sure how we will top that for this week's show and tell.....

Another Rush Hockey Game!

Chris, the kids, and I headed to Rapid City for another exciting night of Rapid City Rush Hockey. If you know our family at all, you know we love sports and one of our favorite family activities is going to any sports game we can. The Rush games are always exciting, win or lose. They have some very loyal fans as almost every single game is sold out. Last night was no exception. Another sold out game! And it was a great night to go as it was military appreciation night so it was very cool to see the special Jerseys they wore and all of the American flags waving in the stands. Chloe was excited as this time, we were sitting at one of the goals behind a net so there was no chance of her getting hit in the butt with a puck this time! Caiden loved every second of it, like he does at most any game.
Besides the game, we also went shopping for some of Caiden's birthday supplies at the party store and checked out the new HUGE Scheels store and the new Cabela's store. The kids loved all of the animals and the aquarium at Cabelas. They also have their own homemade fudge shop in there which we couldn't pass up! :) After some spilled chocolate milk at Ruby Tuesdays at dinner and a quick trip to Walmart for some new clothes, we made it to the game just in time! A bucket of popcorn and a funnel cake later, the Rush couldn't pull out the win and lost 2-3, but it was still a fun game and we hope to catch one more of the last home games in March. Here are some pictures from our fun night!

Rabbit Hole

On Friday night, Lacey and I went to a play at BHSU called, "Rabbit Hole." Although it was very sad subject material, the play was amazing. You wouldn't have thought these were college students acting. All five of the student actors were incredible. Lacey and I go to a lot of the plays at the college and this one is definitely in my top 3. If a theater in your area does this play, I highly recommend it!

Here is the synopsis of the story from their website:

In David Lindsay-Abaire's Tony-nominated play, the heartbreaking story of a suburban couple facing tragedy mixes great humor with real emotions, and hopefulness that speaks to the resiliency of the human spirit. Eight months after the death of their four-year-old son, Becca and Howie's marriage has begun to unravel. She is struggling to forget the pain, he is desperately holding onto his fading memories. Other family members are complicating things, and a little-known astrophysical theory may be the key to putting life back on track.

A New Pig in Town

My friend, Desiree, got a new pet - a pot bellied pig named Dracula! He is all black and all cute! The kids and I went and visited him and let me tell you, this pig loves to snuggle. If you are sitting down, he will be in your lap in a matter of seconds. It took Chloe a few minutes to hold him, but Caiden jumped right in and didn't want to let him go! He is litter box trained and he eats pig food and fruits and vegetables. They aren't really sure how big he is going to get, so it will be interesting to see how big he grows! The pictures aren't great because all I had was my phone, but I'm sure we will be visiting the pig again soon! :)

The Yellowjackets advance to the Championship Game!

Last Sunday, we spent the afternoon at the Young Center at BHSU with Kelly and Lacey and her kids to watch the girls and guys play in their first Dakota Athletic Conference playoff game of the year - they were both ranked very high and were expected to do well. And they both did awesome! They were both playing Dakota State. The girls were up first and while the game was close the first half and they were tied up or within a few points of each other the whole half, the 2nd half belonged to BHSU and they won by a good 20 points. The guys game wasn't as close and they cruised to a victory of 100-83.

On Wednesday night, the guys played their rivals the Hardrockers from the School of Mines in Rapid City in the next round of the playoffs. The first half was tough for them and they were down by 2 going into the locker room at the half. But scoring 59 points in the 2nd half helped them win the game by 10. The girls also played on Wednesday against Jamestown College and also went into the locker room at the half down by 4. But after forcing 24 turnovers in the game, they cruised to a 55-48 victory also advancing to the Championship game today! Go Jackets!!!!!

Happy Valentine's Day

Well, the concert was our Valentine's Day present to each other and after being away from the kids Thursday night for that and again on Friday night for Lacey's birthday, we decided to spend Valentine's Day as a family. I mean, it's all about love right?! :) We got the kids a preschool book (they love doing school work even when they are not in school!) some markers and some candy, Kelly got 6 or 7 Valentine's animals out of the claw machine for them in the past 2 weeks (she rocks!), Lauren sent them a package full of treats today, my mom sent them $5 each to buy something (they thought they had won the lottery!) and my dad also gave them a ton of candy and stickers and a stuffed animal. So, the kids were pretty spoiled on Valentine's Day! We had a great day together and we went out for dinner at the local Chinese restaurant for dinner. This morning, Chloe said she wanted to put on a pretty dress and take pictures so I thought I would put red on them and make them Valentine's pictures! Enjoy! And Happy Valentine's Day to all of you!!!!!!!!

Celebrating Lacey's 30th Birthday!

Last night, Lacey and Desiree celebrated Lacey turning 30! We started at Applebees with a lot of good food and some yummy drinks (perfect margarita anyone?) We stopped by Walmart to get some Valentine's gifts for our families and then headed to Desiree's house where Kelly was watching all 9 of our kids (thanks Kel!). After the kids were sleeping, we had a few more drinks, some chocolate cake and some wine and listened to some 80s music and took some fun pictures. It was a fun night with great friends! Thanks for having a birthday Lacey! :)