Spring is coming?

On our way to the bus stop one morning last week

Finn riding in the sled

The snow was coming down pretty hard!!

Luke and Liam played in their first hockey tournament over the weekend.  They announced each of the kids and they skated out on the ice with a spot light on them!!  Liam and Luke are in line waiting for their name and number to be called.

Last day of backyard skating on the rink.  Temps should reach the 40s-50s this week!

Gopher Hockey Team

It was a mix of snow with some warmer temps at the end of the week.  We made it out to play on the swing set over the weekend.

Finn figured out how to open and close the door to the fort.

National anthem at the tournament 

Winter is hopefully on its way out in Minnesota.  Around springtime, we always seem to have a warm day or two (in the 40's) when all the snow melts and then we get blasted with a blizzard in May, but I am holding out hope that this spring might be different.  Early last week, we received several inches of snow, lots of wind, and some bitter cold temps.  By the weekend, however, it was warm and sunny and this week they are saying we might have temps in the 50's.

Luke and Liam had the opportunity to play in their first hockey tournament over the weekend.  It was a small tournament, but fun for the boys to play in a different place with different teams that we did not know.  They even had referees, which we don't generally have.  They also announced each child's name whenever they scored so that was really cool for them!  They start early with hockey tournaments in Minnesota.  Over the weekend, the state high school tournament was also played at the Xcel Energy Center and they set a new attendance record of 135, 618 fans in attendance over the weekend!!  And this was all for high school!?  Pretty amazing....