6th Birthday

Guess who has moved onto the next hand...Jack and Will turned today!  They had a great afternoon at The Edge Waterpark in Duluth with three of their friends.  Thank you to Grandma Linda and Papa for coming too.  We needed the extra hands.

6 year old brothers.

Brothers plus sister.

They need two hands to show their age now.

The Forces unite.

Blowing out their candles, sort of.  Will got them all.

Waiting for wristbands.

The boys had pop for the first time today.

The girls were right in the action with the boys.

Hungry boys.



The crew.  They had a fabulous time.

1st Hockey Tournament

Last weekend the Hermantown Pioneers Mite 1 team participated in the Duluth Heights Mite 1 Tournament.  They had a great community building with two outdoor rinks and a stocked concession stand.  The boys loved every minute of it, even though the temperatures were in the single digits.  They played one game on Friday night and two games on Saturday.  With much needed encouragement from Moose, I brought the girls to the tournament in between games.  They joined right in with the other kids, running around and having fun.  We watched the first half of the second game before we headed out to finish up our Saturday errands to Target and Sam's Club.

On our way to the game.
It was so bright, we just had to wear our shades.

The 2013-2014 Hermantown Pioneers Mite 1 team
plus random Duluth Heights kid.

Frozen Tundra Breeds Cabin Fever

After a great snowfall on the Sunday before Christmas, the Northland sunk into a deep freeze and the Benners went little stir-crazy.  Below are shots of pillow jungle.

All cushions and pillows off of the couch.

First rule of pillow jungle, no jumping on couches without cushions.  Jack can attest to that.

Will "pushing" Jack into the jungle.

They decided to jump together.

Ready...

Set...

Go!

 

Sydnee forgot to jump.

Group shot.

They wanted to attempt another group jump with Allison.

Jack snuggling between his sisters ' as he opens his gift from Grandpa and Grandma Benner.

Will prefers to work alone.

This is what I found when I checked on the boys last night.  Reading in bed with there headlamps.