hockey

we had such a great time saturday night. we drove up to watch our cousin ryan's hockey game in lake forest. the kids had a blast and it was so nice to see aunt judie (my mom's sister), uncle charlie, and aunt martha (known in the family as "The Queen"). we can't wait to go again :)

**and totally check out ryan's hockey hair. he said he was cutting it the next day, but can you really play hockey without it???

aunt martha, looking lovely


andie is into making faces these days, very much a ham
a zamboni. if i only i could get behind the wheel again one last time....i can dream anyway.
under all those stinky pads is ryan somewhere
aunt judie, uncle charlie, cousin ryan, ryan's girlfriend carolyn (she's been playing hockey since she was five herself and plays for the women's team. she's all right in my book).

doesn't it look like he's striking a pose? one of the nicest guys ever. did i ever tell you about how when we went on vacation with their family when ryan was four the first thing he came up and said to me was, "when you are sleeping, i'm going to kill you with a knife." i was about twelve and eager to hang out with my little cousins. nope. three boy, a whirling tornado of arms and legs and wrestling. ryan was the youngest and most beat up on so he was the toughest.
rockin' the hockey hair. and love the suit. can't see the scar on his neck. oh yeah, must have also forgotten to mention that once in a hockey game some guy skated across his neck. skated across his neck. for the love of pete.

nothing like a few family pictures in the hotel lobby.