Fun Christmas Event

2011 Oil Kings Teddy Bear Toss. Always a fun event to attend. Here is D with Louie the Oil Kings Mascot. Notice the special Christmas Jersey's the team and Louie will wear for tonights event. Some of the players and Louie's jersey's are then auctioned off after the game for charity. I think they are sharp!

Look who came to help with this great event! Santa helped pile 6, 600 teddy bears into trucks for kids in need this Christmas.
In the pile of Teddy Bears, Louie jumps in! Can you spot Louie?

At the hockey game, there are fun events always going on. This is called throw the perogie (similar to throw the beach ball into the crowd.) Look who is beginning the game! My own little perogie thrower.
Last- D is posing with Keegan Lowe, he is drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes.

Winter Fest

Remember the good ol'Christmas Concert at your child's school? Well times are changing. Our school begun it's first winter fest. An evening of hands on activities for children and their families to par take in. I wasn't thrilled with the new change. I very much enjoyed the play or short song my son performed with his class or school buddies. However, what a fun evening we had. Brent, D, and I enjoyed playing holiday bingo, christmas jeopardy (this was a blast) and D, enjoyed HO HO Hockey in the gym. We topped off the evening with parents and classmates enjoying a cup of hot chocolate! What a fun night.


HO HO Hockey

Holiday Bingo

Yummy cookie decorating!

HUGO - Movie Review

Go and see this movie. What a fantastic movie. All 3 of us went to see it today and all of us agree-- best movie we have seen in a while. Worth every penny. You can look up the plot but I do not want to give it away. I am really not a movie person but this film captured us. The cinamtrogaphy was outstanding. Ahh, now for a good night of baking cookies, and finishing my novel.

The house is decorated for the Holidays

Last year we didn't have a chance to make a gingerbread house and D really missed it. So this year we made sure we got the gingerbread house done early. This year D decorated the house by himself, Mom, was only allowed to apply the frosting and the wreath on the door! D had fun decorating his house and I had fun putting the wreath on the door, even if I did put it upside down on the door. Oppps. Next year I will try again and make sure it is correct. Let the Festive Season begin. Happy December.

Monopoly Anyone?

My boy is officially a crossing guard/patroller this year. He helps kids cross the street to get to school. He loves this job. Another bonus for Grade 6's.

Monopoly anyone? Here is D's halloween costume - a monopoly board. All 3 of us worked hard making this costume and it turned out awesome. He got so many compliments on it. (I think he even got some extra candy at some houses that liked his costume!)

Grade 6

Well this year D is in Grade 6. The top grade of our school. (Next year - junior high. I'm gasping on this end. ) I remember when I walked him to Kindergarten, we walked hand in hand. Not this year! Here he is taking all his school supplies on the first day. He is enjoying his first month of Grade 6. No fighting going to school this year.

Being in the top grade of the school gives the kids exciting opportunities and challenges to show their maturity. Below you will find D selling popcorn at the Meet the Teacher BBQ. They are trying to raise money for the Grade 6 final party. He was a great salesman. His team of 3 raised the most money. (Popcorn is always a hit at our school and for $.25 what a bargain.)
Come back and look for more leadership opportunities D is involved in.

Road Trip!

Summertime road trips, sounds exciting eh? Wait till you see what D and I ventured out to discover. This summer we had some of the best peperoni sausage we've ever tasted. So off we went to view the "big sausage monument", where the sausage is made. Lucky for us, 45 minutes down the highway you will come to a nice little town of Mundare. The home of the famous Stawnichy's Sausage Factory.
AND HERE IT IS! We laughed and laughed and laughed and then got out of the car to take some photos. It is the most disgusting tourist attraction I've ever taken a photo of. D and I agree ---sausage isn't the first thing you think of when you see it. Whatever you do, do not stand in the middle and look up- it is not very appealing that is for sure.
The things your mom makes you do when your young. I made D stand by the monument for these photos. He looked around to make sure no one he knew was around before walking up to it. And let it be known that we weren't the only tourists taking photos. After we took our photos and got some peperoni sausage we got in the car and headed home.