One of the many uses of hockey tape

We have this on going thing in our house that no matter what is broken- hoceky tape can fix it !! We have used hockey tape for several school projects and household repairs but I think Tyson has definetly found the best way to use hockey tape. Apparently he lost his laces so why not use hockey tape !!!

Ava's Big Day !!

That's My GIRL !!!

Yesterday was the big day. The day we have all been waiting for, Ava's big performance. After months of dance classes every friday afternoon and weeks of watching the " annie" movie over and over she finally got to show us her stuff at her recital. The song was adorable- it started out as the sun will come out tomorrow ( hence the watching of annie) and ended with the hard knock life. Very cute. She was so excited all day and did a great job. I did just as I always do when I am so excited for my kids. I watch with tears filling my eyes. I have no idea if I am actually recording because I cant watch and record at the same time- plus my vision is blurred from the tears of happiness that are filling up. I think I got more excited that she did. This did also spark some interest in Amber as she has vowed never to dance again. She said she will do it as long as it is hip-hop and she gets a cool outfit. I think I might be in some trouble with her. As for my little dancer, she will continue to dance, were pink, and be a cheerleader. I have to have atleast one girlie girl !!!!

WANTED : MINI VAN !!!!

Just thought that I would throw it out there, If anyone out there has a spare mini van sitting in there garage or side yard and would like to lease it out ( for a small, really small fee) let me know. I can no longer afford to pick up or drop to school anymore. I love my big vehicle ( or presidential motorcade), I love that we all fit in it comfotablly. I love that we can fit all 3 hockey bags, soccer bag, and a weeks worth of our lives in the back, but I HATE the PRICE OF GAS !!! I can not belive how expensive it has become and that is exactly where all my money goes!! So check your garages and side yards for that spare mini van and give me a call- I will hitch a ride in a non gas gussling vehicle and gladly come pick it up.

Who is this kid??

This kid showed up at our place last saturday. He claims that he is a Phillips. We have taken him in because he is just so dang cute- hopefully he is well behaved too !!


Can you believe it !! He finally cut his hair. It has been 2 long years. He promised us that he would cut it when his team made it to states and thank goodness they made it to states !!! He had over 10 inches and was able to join his sister in the donate to locks of love club.

Dman's photo shoot and more

Lost but now I'm found

I have no real excuse to why I have not blogged in forever, but I will try to be back more often. I have read through my posts and realized there is so much that you all are missing out on. We wnt to canada, froze our booties off, didnt win the championship but had a great time nontheless. Dmans team came in first place in the norcal season and went to playoffs- won- and went to san diego for state championships. Didnt win down there- those socal teams were able to pull it off and beat us. All games were close- a lot of tied games that went into over time. Amber's indoor soccer team went undefeated this session and ended up losing their championship game 5 to 6 . She is having a blast and loving it. On to Ty and Ava- what can I say. They are wild and drving me nuts the majority of the time. Ty is rockin in school and can and does play every sport possible. Ava has her dance rectial coming up. She is dancing to " annie- the sun will come out tomorrow." then it goes straightinto a "hard knock life" the jay z version. Its absolutley adorable. Lastly Drew and I are working hard keeping things going for us and are just trying to enjoy every minute that we can. We cant believe how fast time has gone by. I have tons of picture to posts so stay tuned.