Hockey night

      We had a chance to have all the kids go see some college hockey.  Before the game we were in the VIP section and got some grub.  UML played against BU and beat them....pretty good game.  The kids had a good time, minus Catherine because she was sleeping at nana's because of gymnastics the next day.  The coach had told her to get some rest and this was serious business for her....She had been very nervous and had some tears for days leading up to it.

      The river hawk found his way to Laura and Jack.

      It was also a night for Laura's school class to be at the hockey game.  Here she is with her friend Emma.

Golden Gloves boxing

Laura swim meet

      Laura has been slowly but surely recovering from the broken bone in her elbow.  Every so often she has some pain and it sets her back.  Today, she was kicking butt in the pool and she looks like her better days are here again.  She actually took 12 seconds off her butterfly in the 100m and was looking goooood.
     So funny, during one of her races she lost her goggles and before she knew what she was doing she stopped to pick them up during the race.  Then, during a 100 meter race the girl next to her stopped after the second leg, apparently she forgot it was a 100 but that caused Laura to come to a complete stop but she caught right up and lost some time also.  Such a hippie....

A return to Black Gordon

    We have some catching up to do with pictures and stories.  This was from three weeks ago, Me, Cat and Jack decided to take a weekend day trip to our old friend BG.  First, we stopped at dunkin donuts and got some hot chocolate.  Something about that magical train that hasnt moved in a very long time.  We have added a game of wall ball to our repertoire.  It was kind of tough because there was no bounce in the snow but we made it work anyway.  The kids were very fun and even made a stop at the train that doesnt move to go down the slide.

      Can't you just picture this old train flying through the station not so long ago.  We've spent so much time here navigating around the signs that say 'keep off'.  The kids still don't hesitate in going when I bring it up.  Well, Jimmy kind of outgrew it but the other three are still game for just about anything.

Catherines first gymnastics meet...

      My lovely little baby had her first gymnastics meet today.  She was very nervous coming into the meet but she went in no problem at all.  Her smile lit up the place from the second she walked in.  Not one moments hesitation when she got on the beam and she just went from there...no problems at all. 

       Well, I thought I saw this tall girl who looked familiar..she told me her name was Edwina...very suspicious on the bars

     Her team finished in third place overall. 

      My little Cat was thrilled with her three medals on her first meet.  It was so special to hear her name get called.  She was so composed all day.  As the song goes, she came in like a wrecking ball but my little angel pulled it off and decided to smile her way through the day.  She's the sweetest girl I know that Catherine Lay

      Laura proudly photobombing with Nana and Cat.

 

 

Frozen Fenway

     Jimmy had asked me months ago to go to Fenway park to watch the UML hockey game.  Well, I was happy to oblige.  I love this place and would go here even if there was no game just to sit and watch the wall stand still.  I love that they put the hockey rink in here.  We started the day off going to breakfast.  Parking at the umps house we were briefly detained by the ump getting pulled over by the fuzz, just a short recess as they let us go.....The criminal that he is....Of course the weather wasn't  really that cooperative, only because it was raining.  The temperature stayed in the 40's but the game started with a  light to heavy rain, which wasn't that bad throughout the UML game.  But then the heavy rains came, which was still tolerable under the umbrellas........We stayed for the second game, only the beginning because that is when the thunder and lightning made a visit.  If you've ever been in Fenway when there is thunder and lightning its quite the booming sound.  When it came it seemed like it shook the whole stadium.  The last picture in this blog tells quite the story.  Jimmy popped right up...the wimp...and he was ready to go home.  It was still quite the show.  Very fun day indeed.  

     I was able to get a hold of Auntie Paula's umbrella.  I think it looked quite stylish on me

     I was taking a picture of the green monster and at the same exact time a loud boom of thunder came crashing through the park.  The ump did an inadvertent photo bomb and this photo is the direct result of that....he went reaching for his non-existent hat and it was all ass and elbows after