Our Weekend

Backyard skating with neighbors.  Luke is trying out his new goalie gear and goalie skates!

Finn is "helping" Daddy with the sink

This happened over the weekend.  More below...Luke is holding the faucet in place, John is installing the lines, and Finn is talking non stop.

Skating and bonfire

We had a pretty average weekend.  The weather has been a bit colder of late so the boys have enjoyed as much skating as possible.  There are a few neighbors that frequently walk over to join the boys.  Luke has been trying out his new goalie equipment.  We purchased some second hand goalie pads for him around Christmas because he needed a size that was six inches larger than what the association provides for kids his age.  He also received his own goalie stick as a Christmas gift.  Most recently, John found some second hand goalie skates for Luke to begin practicing with.  Although I have minimal experience with skating in general, apparently skating in goalie skates vs. regular hockey skates is quite different.  It has been an adjustment for Luke, but he seems to be getting the hang of it.   The blade on the goalie skates is wider and it fits his pads better and is easier to slide side to side and stand for longer periods of time.

Our kitchen faucet started leaking over the weekend.  Thankfully, we noticed the water quickly before it caused a lot of damage.  John went the following day to purchase a new faucet and installed it within a very short period of time.  It was relatively seamless, which doesn't always happen with home repair projects.  Finn was so excited to help John and he spent an hour under the sink with his tools "pretending" to repair the sink.  Thanks to John, we have a brand new and very much improved faucet!