My Guys

Look closely - the tooth is in

It was a big weekend for the men of the family! Declan celebrated his first Thanksgiving with Gma and Gpa J and Auntie Emmy. We made dinner here and had a wonderful time. The day after Thanksgiving - in addition to going to the zoo, his first tooth popped through the bottom gums. The second bottom tooth is right behind it and he is super proud of sporting some new smile accessories! The sisters are really proud of his new teeth and are convinced that he can now eat everything - just like them! We are also super excited about the "two-fer" tooth popping. The girls were notorious for getting teeth one at a time - except for Q's four molars at once. And no one would describe that as a picnic!

Skating at the Xcel

Mike also had a noteworthy weekend. Through his hockey team connections, he was invited to do a scrimmage at the Xcel Energy Center - on the NHL ice where the Wild play. They had an hour of ice time and really enjoyed it. Sounds like a couple other guys on the team may also have a hook up for ice time, so he could get another chance to play there. But even if he doesn't, what a cool opportunity and one that we are so glad he could take advantage of! He says I definitely need to bring the kiddos if he gets to do it again. They'll have pretty much free reign of the arena ... oh, the fun they could have.