A gift to Liam from Sidney Crosby (& the Penguins)

So I took Liam to hockey practice tonight, and Liam's coach handed me a flier exclaiming that the Belmont has been selected as one of the exclusive rinks that Sidney Crosby, the Penguins, and Dicks Sporting Goods has targeted for the "Little Penguins" Youth Hockey Program.

What this means is that I pay for Liam's ice time for this workshop, and Sidney dresses Liam "Head to Toe" as the website makes mention of. Liam gets about $500 worth of hockey equipment FOR FREE.

We are still hoping Sidney is on hand the night Liam gets fitted at Dicks Sporting Goods. I hope so, because Liam wants to thank Sid for such a wonderful gesture. You can see a picture of all the goodies Liam will be getting from this program.

Thanks Sid!!!
You are a true class act off the ice for youth hockey.

Tea at the William Penn

Every year the girls get dressed up and become very cosmopoliton as they enjoy "high tea" at the Westin William Penn Hotel. This is a fun tradition where the girls get to sample scones, and sweet snacks chased down by various holiday blends of the Queen's finest.

Here are some shots from this past season's outing.

Liam's Christmas Play & Concert

Liam's 2nd grade class put on a Christmas Play. It was a really cool puppet show. Liam being a good reader, was chose by the teacher to play the part of Santa Claus. He was very excited and did a fantastic job reading his lines. We think the teacher cast him just right. Here are some of his Thespian photos.




Shortly after we were treated to a holiday concert where Liam sang a variety of Christmas songs. Later in the week, Gillian would play the flute in her first instrumental concert for the school band. Unfortunately I had to work, and did not get any of her pictures on the blog, but I wanted to let everyone know she was very proud of herself, and I'm told she performed very well.

Trimming the Tree

It is that time of year again, where old friends are taken out of boxes and placed on the Christmas tree. We put on holiday carols and let the kids reminisce over holiday ornaments from the Christmases gone by.

Samantha has her own coordinated tree, which the kids helped her decorate as well. These are some of the pictures that were taken from that evening.