Overtime Win!

We watched a nail biter last night as the Glacier Nationals took on the Yellowstone Quake here at home. Our team has struggled with passing, taking shots on goal and maintaining momentum so the season has been rough so far. The boys finally came out and showed what they were capable of. They kept up in shots on goal for the first two periods, but fell behind in the third. None-the-less they were able to tie it up and win the game in overtime. A much needed boost to the boys. Hoping they can keep the momentum!

Hockey Players 3-2-1-2-1

We started the season with three players living with us, as in a previous post. Then we went to two when housing opened up for Austin. Trevor got traded at the beginning of November, so that left us with just Paul for a week or so. Then Austin got himself suspended for fighting and we needed a backup goalie. So Riley Poe joined our family for two weeks. Eighteen years old from Boise, Idaho. This is his first year of junior A hockey. He started with the Butte Roughriders, but that team folded. So our owners had him come up to play relief for Austin's suspension. He left this morning and we miss him. We hope he finds a team to pick him up so he can chase his dream.

Riley showing off the bruise Paul gave him. He blocked a shot during practice and ended up with this puck shaped bruise!

I told Luke, the team owners middle child, that I would pay him $5 to take Riley down during open skate. He never got Riley down, but did manage to take down the starting goalie, Tanner Bradison, so he got his $5!

11/5/11-First Snow

It wasn't much, but we still were delighted with the first snow of the year. The novelty of a new season is so much fun but every winter, after Christmas, we start pining for summer!

Girl Time

I am usually am running in circles so much that I forget to do simple things with the kids that bring so much joy. Rita asked me one morning if we had any "sparkles for your nails". She meant nail polish. I realized I had never painted her nails and that she probably observed polish on Katelyn's nails on one of our visits. So I found my only bottle of nail polish I own and the three girls got their nails polished. Above is a picture of three generations of Henshaw women with our pretty hands.

Halloween 2011

Occupy Reality

HICKS: Some belated parental advice to protesters - Washington Times