Crazy-Busy Weekend, Part 1

The past weekend was so full, that it requires a couple of posts to capture it all.

Friday night, the senior choir at Bryanna’s school sang O Canada for the St. Michael Majors hockey game at the Hershey Centre. As everyone who knows me knows, hockey is NOT my thing. However, Bryanna wanted to go, and even more, Cassidy was dying to see the hockey game. So we brought along my dad as the hockey support person and off we went. The choir did great, Cassidy was in her element and I had some good hot chocolate.

Dad and I left part-way into the second period to take Cassidy home to bed, but Bryanna stayed with her friends until the very end and came home with another mom after 10:00. Were the girls enthralled with the game? Uh, no. All of our little pre-teens were having a blast buying snacks at the concession stand and chatting up a storm in a group of empty seats some distance away from their parents. *sigh* (Pictures were taken by another mom - will post when I have them.)

Saturday was gymnastics, shopping, baking...



... and wrapping presents, and then mid-afternoon our special friend and babysitter, Jan (or Santa Jan as she is called at this time of year) stopped by with armloads (seriously) of presents for the dynamic duo. Well. When Cassidy opened up a pink and white hockey jersey, you would not believe the exclamation...you would think she had just been given a trip to Disney World, she was that excited (and has worn it for 3 days now). Bryanna was delighted with the latest in Tamagatchis and all the latest accessories...



Two very fortunate girls.

Soon after Jan departed, my mom and dad arrived. We all bundled into the car again and set off for the home of cousins Bret and Joanne for a Christmas gathering with my mom’s side of the family (to celebrate the season before my aunt heads off to spend Christmas in CUBA!). We missed our other cousins B&B and sister Kim and family but they were in our thoughts throughout.



After a fun get-together (while the 4 cousins played enthusiastically and unceasingly in the basement)...




it was back home to collapse.

Ahh, but Sunday was going to be even busier…