More Pond Hockey

The boys are doing better and better at "Pond Hockey" and are really enjoying it! Here are some photo's from this past week:

James got to play goalie for quite a while and did an excellent job!

Here is Ethan cheering James on while waiting for his turn to play.

James getting ready for the face off.Ethan was up next! He had really improved on the ice since week one!!

I managed to get him to stand still for a milla-second to snap this pic!

Here Ethan and the others pose for a group pic. Ethan is the one in the middle not paying attention!!

Pinewood Derby and Green Cupcakes Oh My!

Our St. Patrick's Day this year was not filled with birthday fun so much as derby car racing! The pinewood derby was hosted by the 4-H club that we have been participating in and they just happened to pick St. Patrick's Day for the event! So Patrick's birthday was spent racing and not opening presents! Thanks Daddy!! It turned out to be a fun night, the boys place first and second in their classed (with the help of Dad!). Here are some pics from the night:
James was super excited when his car took the lead:

Ethan intently watching the race!

Ethan placed second in his class! Nice job Ethan!!

James placed first in his class and second overall!!!

Nice job boys! (and Dad)!!

Emmy and Mollie had fun playing with the other little ones there. Here is Emmy with her pals!

Ethan's car was modeled after a favorite hot wheels car, here is a close-up:

James' car was also modeled after a hot wheels car and was strategically built for speed!!!

And for dessert:

I decided to use the Red Velvet cupcake recipe that was so popular around Valentine's Day and turn it into "Green Velvet"! I made 4 dozen and they were completely gone!! I thankfully made 4 extra large cupcakes to keep at home for us to enjoy for Daddy's birthday! All I could find at Walmart for green sprinkles was green with little eggs, so we decided to pretend they were little pieces of rainbows!! I thought it was funny that when I was checking out Bakerella's blog the next day she had done the same! Check it out here!

Pond Hockey

The boys are playing pond hockey this year on Saturday mornings with the Conway Rec and the Ham Arena. It is a great program (mostly because it's free!) that introduces them to ice hockey in a fun 3 on 3, 30 minute game.
Ethan's team played first. Here he is in the blue shirt standing in the middle.

He's a little wobbly on the ice but did a great job!

Here he is again going for a hit!

Pat was out plowing so the girls came along to watch the action.

James was up next. That's him in the green near the goal.

He did really great out on the ice! Here he is ready for the puck!

Go get 'em James!!!

Snow Sculptures at Black Mt.

Before our sledding day with the homeschool group we took a little detor in Jackson to see where Daddy learned to ski! When we got up there we realized that was the site of the snow sculpture contest and had to get out and check them out! Here are the pics:

Ethan with the wishing well, people had really thrown coins in too!

Take a bite out of this one!

Peek-a-boo!

This one was our favorite! He had eyes made of ice circles!

And you could climb up the back and look through!!!

You can check out some better photo's of ALL the sculptures here!

Kids Workshop at Home Depot

James and Ethan enjoyed this workshop at Home Depot Saturday morning! They built their own car display!! Here are some shots of them at the workshop:

James and his finished project.

Ethan and his:

They even give the kids certificates and pins for completing the project! Thanks Home Depot!

Here is a link to the Kids Workshops at The Home Depot.
and the Build and Grow Workshops at Lowe's.

The Fisherman and His Wife

The boys had a great time this week at a Children's Stage Adventures camp! A group of about 50 homeschoolers worked all week to put together a performance of The Fisherman and His Wife. James was cast as a "Hook"...one of the bad guys! Ethan was a "magic" starfish!! Here are some pics and a video with clips of the parts that the boys were in.

Ethan the "magic" starfish and James the Hook!

James, Hannah and Ethan:

This was the whole group of homeschoolers from the Homegrown Explorers: Tiffany, Sarah, Ethan, Hannah, and James.

Ethan being shy in his starfish costume!

Or maybe it was all an act! He thought it was fun to lay on the floor and pretend he really was a starfish! How fun, I want a costume like that!!

Here is Ethan with all the starfish and the prince! He is in the back row second to last.


James and the "Hooks"!

Click Here to see the video!

Fun in the Leaves at Nana's

I took some fun pics of the boys playing in the leaves on Sunday!
My Grandmother (Nana) has a big maple in the front yard that turns some beautiful shades of orange and then they start dropping (like leaves)! There is a nice little hill for jumping off into the huge pile! Here is Ethan in mid-jump! You can just see James' head peaking out of the pile!!!

Wow James you are very flexible to have your leg up near your shoulder like that!

A leg and an arm!!!???

Oh... it's Ethan!

Check out this fun video of Daddy hiding in the pile: