Goodbye Weekend!

It is currently Monday morning and it is definitely a dousy!  I think it may have something to do with our busy weekend.

Goodbye Hockey Tots:  Eoin started the first in a series of ice hockey workshops on Saturday morning.  The little boys (and girl) on little skates was one of the cutest things I have ever seen.  Eoin was certainly not afraid and made vast improvements in the short 40 minutes.  We will have hockey on Saturday mornings for the next 4 weeks and Eoin is looking forward to going back.  Jordan and I were amazed at how comfortable he became on the ice in such a short time; he did great for this being his first time!  He had a cheering section made up of Grandpa and Aunt Tina and each time he fell, he would look over and wave.

Goodbye First Hockey Purchase:  Although for the first session of workshops, a bicycle helmet and gloves were to suffice, we took the plunge and invested in a hockey helmet with a face mask.  Eoin was so proud of his new helmet and mommy and daddy were very pleased that we don't have to worry about any missing teeth anytime soon with the face mask :)

Goodbye to wishing Little Jewels Happy Birthday:  Little Jewels celebrated seven years this past weekend!  Each year, Julie throws a massive birthday party and this was another fantastic day with a Pirates and Princesses theme!  Bounce houses, sprinklers, ponies, cotton candy, rootbeer floats, sno-cones, and more made for an exciting Saturday afternoon.  Eoin got to play with two of his favorite friends, Ian and Ben!  Of course, Eoin was on a bit of a sugar high, which came in a little handy since he decided a nap was optional on Saturday and he opted out!  Thankfully Liam did not, and spent a lot of the time snoozing.  I'm not really sure how he did it with lots of loud children having fun!

Goodbye McLean County Fair:  I didn't even get any pictures of the fair.  I was already loaded down like a pack mule with the diaper bag on my back and wearing Liam in the baby bjorn on the front, so I figured a camera was one less thing not to carry!  The fair grounds are pretty rough for strollers and we were making a stop at the demolition derby, so bleachers were not conducive.  We met up with Melissa, Eliot and Keaton to watch Melissa's sister, Michelle, ride.  The boys were not very interested, however and we were getting very hungry.  After a dinner of some fair food (corn dog for Eoin and Jordan, loaded French fries for me and lemon shakeups for all!) we headed to the derby.  Eoin was really beginning crash (no pun intended) during the derby.  Liam had since fell asleep in my arms.  Eoin would get so animated during the crashes!  He would scream and clap.  Unfortunately someone got injured and we took that as a cue to head out; Eoin wanted to stay for one more crash, but the injury was causing quite a delay.  Eoin informed us that the derby was not over until the tractors pulled the cars out of the ring.  He had fun!

Goodbye family times:  Jordan and I are truly blessed with an amazing family on both sides.  We don't take a minute for granted.  Sunday morning, although Grandma Lisa was out of town visiting Ashley, Aidan and our newest addition, Grayson, we had breakfast with Grandpa as usual.  Afterward we headed over to see Aunt Tina; she gave Eoin a ride on a motorized cooler.  He loved it and might choose to ride this over his gator ;)

Goodbye time for "Just the Boys":  Late Sunday afternoon, I went with our neighbor Missy to a 'home party' while Eoin, Jordan, Liam and Steve went back to the fair.  On Saturday we missed an alligator show by minutes and Eoin is absolutely obsessed with the Swamp People show on the History channel, featuring alligators, so Jordan though it would be fun for him to see it; he did have a blast!  And of course, enjoyed time with his favorite person, Steve!

It was another jam packed weekend!  We wouldn't have it any other way!