Introducing Henry

I'm pretty sure everyone knows by now that we have a new canine member in the family. His name is Henry and we got him not long after Christmas from friends of ours who needed to find a more stable home for him.

We took Henry home for a weekend as a trial, but we knew in our heart of hearts, he'd be staying for good. Henry is a beautiful, playful dog. He's still a little bit 'puppy' as he just turned one year old in February and he loves to run. It's been a pretty brutal winter here so we haven't much of a chance to let him get out and run other than in the yard, but once spring hits and camping season starts in May, he'll be the happiest dog around.

The first thing we noticed when we met Henry was how much he resembled our other dog Buster, who passed away suddenly in 2007. Buster was a Lab/Shepard cross; Henry is a Yellow Lab/Collie cross. Similar yet different. He sheds less than Buster did and our other dog, Max, who we have had since 1997 (he's 16yrs old now), has adjusted well to having another dog around.

We love Henry and we're so glad he's a part of our family. Keegan, Joshua & Connolly love him so much. It's tough to imagine our house before Henry.

.500 on the season

The Mighty Penguins played in their second tournament of the season on Feb. 4-6 at Canada Olympic Park and are now sitting at .500 on the season so far. Yes, we know that scores are not officially kept in Timbits hockey, but you know every parent is tallying the goals that each team scores. We do!

In the first tournament, which happened just after Christmas, the Penguins lost each of their 3 games, albeit by small margins. This second tournament at C.O.P. was different. They won each of their 3 games, one of which was quite the blow-out (11-2 final score!!). Despite the scores (in both tourneys), the kids were rewarded with some fun prizes and tasty treats and most importantly enjoyed their time out on the ice and had fun.

As always, the complete album of photos can be found on Aisling's Facebook page and the videos shot during the most recent tournament are on KJ&C's Youtube channel.