game 2

Today, Eddie's team got hammered on by a 1st grade girls team...but they still had fun and hung with them! Eddie stopped many goals when he took his turn at goalie!

windows and game

The kids were off school today...and it snowed! And we had an appointment to have the front windows tinted on the new Explorer! I was nervous driving home in the new car...don't want anything to happen to it! The ice on the front was ridiculous...it's April! Oh well.

Eddie has his first spring league hockey game tonight too! They did great! He had fun...!

pure joy

Who would've thought a kid could have so much excitement over a water bottle! Necessary for hockey league this spring!

new addition

So...2 days in a nutshell...

 

Monday I went out and did some car shopping. Looked at an Acadia, a Pathfinder and an Explorer! Went home that afternoon set on an Explorer. Ed drove the truck to work and decided we should take it in for a quote on what is exactly wrong with it, and then we decide what to do.

 

So Tuesday late morning I had it looked at, and it needed rear brakes replaced and front ball joints, which was quoted for $650! We were saying if it were around $300 we would take the chance and replace it, but that is more than we wanted to put into it not knowing what would go wrong next!

 

The next step was to take the Tucsan to CarMax and have it appraised again...$1200! Same amount as last July, which we were happy with. So Ed got home from work around 4pm and we decided to go look at the Explorers as a family so that if we needed to get one from a different location we would have it in a couple days. Well...4 hours later, we were leaving in a brand new Explorer! The kids really did great considering we had to entertain them unfed for quite a while. Nothing a little soda and candy can't tie over.

 

homeward bound

Rowan and I headed for home after breakfast! The drive went just fine...more to come on that.

 

I was welcomed home by a gift from my loving family...an Apple Watch! My fitbit decided to stop working last week and I couldn't get them to replace it for the 3rd or 4th time, so garbage it was. But Ed surprised me with this huge upgrade.

We all got out for a walk/run this afternoon to enjoy the weather.

Back to the drive home...we were literally 2 miles from home when I noticed a noise coming from the back of my vehicle. We've been discussing our reluctance to put any more money into the Tucsan...so I may be out car shopping tomorrow!

Bridal shower #1

Rowan and I were on the road bright and early this morning...after it snowed last night! Ugh, not what I was hoping to wake up to! But all was fine.

 

Our first stop was Nana and Papa's to drop off some things and meet their newest addition...Twiggy. She is an 8 month old rescue dog, pitbull mix. She is definitely a pup, she nibbled on Rowan a few times, which Rowan didn't tolerate well! She got over it though.

Then it was off to Grandma and Grandpa K's house to meet up with Amanda and Grandma Julie for Amanda's Hanson Family shower! Aunt Cheryl and Aunt Kathy hosted it at the Swan household. It was very nice. Great food, great gifts, great games, and of course, great company!

Rowan and Amanda

Cheryl, Amanda and Kathy

Gifts!

After the shower we headed back to Grandma and Grandpa's house to help with wedding prep! Invites and favors galore! I can tie a mean bow is all I can say!

Afterwards we headed to dinner at the 5 O'clock club!

Had to rub it in Ed's face...him and Eddie didn't come to WI with us because Eddie started his Spring League hockey this weekend and it was the first and only practice of the season, so it wouldn't be a good idea to miss it.

Rowan had no problem bellying up to the bar with Grandpa and her Kiddie Cocktail.

Fun fun! After dinner we headed back to Grandma and Grandpa's house and played some Yahtzee before we all headed to bed. 

girls trip

Rowan and I are heading to WI this weekend for a bridal shower for my sister! We left tonight and spent the night at Grandma and Grandpa Bill's house! We did some quick shopping at the outlet mall before bed too! Successful short visit. Rowan is learning bad habits from Grandma and I!