oh boy

Rowan didn't quite clear walking under the beam at practice this week...this will leave a mark for awhile. 

 Ed has officially signed up to play in a men's hockey league this fall/winter...so he is trying on his gear to see what he needs new. The stench of this bag is unimaginable.

Billy Joel

We went to the Billy Joel concert tonight with Kelly and Chris. I will be honest, when they asked if we wanted to go, I didn't have high expectations. Sure I know some of his songs, but I'm not a huge follower. 

Concert was at Miller Park. We tailgated beforehand...it was a bit chilly. But we survived. 

And the concert...was AMAZING. Such a good show. So glad we went. 

Great time with great friends. 

IL weekend

We started our weekend of fun at Dusty, Julie and Hudson's house. We spent the night with them, had some homemade pizza, and colored some eggs. All ready for Easter now!

The next morning while they were going about their normal Friday, we were off to the rink.

 We got to catch up with some fellow MN friends while in IL. They were playing in a different bracket, but came to watch Eddie. And Ed and Eddie reciprocated and watched one of Cory's games too.

 Hudson came to watch one of Eddie's games too!

Of course there was some swimming...

 Go #10

Papa came down to watch one of the days too, so we got some lunch with him.

 Crazy Eddie was game ready. 

Another day, when we had a break between games, we did some bowling and apps with Dusty, Julie and Hudson! Great way to waste some time with family.

Nothing like a donut and a hockey game!

Managed to find some very pretty artwork on the street too.

Apparently the Easter bunny even found us in IL. Great weekend of hockey, but ended up in the middle of the pack. No championship games for us...next time.

Easter 2019

After a weekend in IL...we did our best to clean up for some pictures. 

 Can't leave out our eldest, Gizmo 14, Rowan 10, Eddie 8

Vero Beach sun

Today we hit up the beach. We parked our butts in front of a great bar/restaurant, and were able to secure a couple chairs and umbrellas (for a price of course)...and enjoyed the sand between our toes. The weather was perfect for the beach...probably a bit danger. Because of the breeze it didn't seem that hot, but a few of us burnt a bit. 

 The ocean has a way of taking you under...I learned the hard way. Ended up with a head/body full of shell shrapnel.

 This guy sat in the sun all day...so you can tell the breeze took the heat way. 

 This was before I was taken under by a few waves...

 Father and the ladies. 

 Wave jumping for the old guys.

Some more Go Pro action shots.  

 Selfie with my Hun.

 Searching for some shells to take home to the kids. 

The wave jumping aftermath...shells galore.

 Sun and day drinking leads to needing a nap. 

Once again the kids are in good hands. Eating dinner before heading the Talent Show at Cushing. 

Papa helping Rowan tie her tie. She is doing a Harry Potter skit with her friends, and she is Ron Weasley. 

Clearly Ron wasn't feeling a picture tonight. 

 After Ed's little cat nap, we were headed over to Tim and Jean's for dinner. Italian dinner and hanging out at their place, some yard games and drinks. Uncle Tim was at the rehearsal dinner so we got to hang out with Jean and invade her space. Great dinner and time had by all. Not enough pictures to do it justice. But proof we were there.