Cando Five

give me a few weeks

2010-08-23T20:53:00.000-07:00

oh my- once again i have let this blog go dull...okay totally quiet but i will update with pictures and posts within the next few weeks; a lot has happened with our 6, 9 and 11 year old!!

Wow. It's been a while...

2009-06-15T14:25:00.000-07:00

Okay, so I just remembered how to blog...I will update with pictures again soon. We are still doing Acro with RRVG and just finished Hockey and JFK. Baseball and swimming have begun as well. The kids are spending a lot of time at the DQ, Gabz made her first cake today! Things are crazy busy right now. A couple highlights: Gav played with the Minnkota Stars in 2 hockey tourneys last month, Gabz is running/jumping in her first Hersey State Track Meet this Saturday and Gracie FINALLY has a very loose tooth!!

Half Marathon

2008-05-20T07:29:00.000-07:00

Whew. I just ran the half marathon with my friend Lana; or should I say I ran behind my friend Lana. The kids also ran the half mile youth marathon and all three ran the entire distance. It was a great weekend! Now only 3 more days of school!!

Christmas

2008-02-28T05:47:00.000-08:00

Okay, I am a little behind! Christmas was wonderful with Great-Grandma, some of her grandchildren and 13 of her great-grandchildren all at our home. We weren't sure there would be places for everyone but when we all get together, things just fit and everyone had a place. The kids had a wonderful time playing together inside and snowmobiling & playing hockey outside(with only 1 injury). Thank you for coming and for all the help!!

Gracie

2008-02-28T05:35:00.000-08:00

Dancin' Queen...just turned 4 and busy with JFK, gymnastics, skating and preschool Gracie is a busy girl! A busy "Big Girl" now with her own AG "Kit"! And "Big Girls" still play with babies. She tags along whenever she can (unless she's invited to her friend Drew's) always singing "You have to keep your mind wide open" or a Hannah Montana song! We even wear the wig and have a microphone! She loves to talk on the phone so feel free to give her a call.

Gabz

2008-02-28T05:24:00.001-08:00

Happenings: Donated 10 inches of hair to Locks of Love, currently selling Girl Scout Cookies and coming soon...half time performance at the Harlem Globtrotters Game! Doing very well in 3rd grade and striving for future winter olympic competition "Gabz" is keeping busy. When not reading, writing, drawing, dreaming of places to visit or perfecting her back walkover or skating moves, she and her lil' sister are doing the American Girl thing. She is going to start doing her own updates; we are becoming very independent these days!

Gavin

2008-02-28T05:09:00.000-08:00

Six Months Later...First Grade has been great this year with only a few speed bumps! Gav seems a natural at hockey; he knows what is about to happen...I don't have that insight. Number 7 started as a Mite, and now just went with the Squirts to a tourney and actually was awarded Subway Player of the Game. The look on his face was priceless. He is all about hockey, even in the sub-zero temps he and his dad are shooting around outside! I can't wait for the 85 degree weather! He is headed to Manitoba to watch some Junior College Hockey with his dad and some friends this weekend.

Did someone say Rides??

2007-08-21T21:00:00.001-07:00

RJ, Gav and Gabz began the day with a splash!! And the kids ended the day with some cotton candy.

Last Hurrah Before School

2007-08-21T20:48:00.000-07:00

The kids thought we were going to a movie when we kept driving past the theater....then we told them about our mini vacation!! "Yahoos" were in abundance after I explained that I did indeed pack their toothbrushes!! We began with an "Adios" to a couple cousins!! Hope it's not too Chile for Ashleigh or too Green for Grif!! Back into the car after a nights' rest and off to Bev and Dave's for the adventure. Thrill rides, wet rides, fast and furious rides seemed to be the vote!! Gav being 1 inch too short for the BIG ones; compensated with snackies. We finished with a bit of school shopping and then watched the Twinkies lose!! We sure had fun making the "Circle Me Bert" signs. More details and photos later!!

Fro

2007-08-12T08:44:00.000-07:00

Fro, also know as Greg Brady has gotten a hair cut; not too short though, I love the curls! Watch out Senior LPGA...Katie and 3 friends just won a 4 person Women's Scramble. I still have a little improving but I know that if I had some PINGS I would already be on tour.

Rats!

2007-08-12T08:19:00.000-07:00

Gabrielle, a.k.a. "Wendy" just completed her first musical/play!! She really enjoyed it; despite feeling ill for two days during practice. A few cousins also came and performed as well. Evie is in the red vest. The kids have seen some cousins a few times recently and they have really enjoyed the visits! The kids are still swimming; Gabz with her flips, Gav perfecting his dives and Gracie running off the diving board has been entertaining. Gracie lost a water wing after a huge jump in the water and calmly swam to the side and then cried after she was out. No panic at all from her until she was safely out. They are growing up too fast!

Thank You Marci

2007-07-29T10:51:00.000-07:00

Thank you so much for giving me that little push to start this blog! My family lives so far away that this will definitely give them quicker updates and photos! I really appreciate YOU!! XOXO

A New Hobby

2007-07-29T10:42:00.000-07:00

A new hobby for the kids are Webkinz!! Gabz received one and after beginning to play with it; both she and Gavin were hooked. (Okay, maybe I enjoy helping out with the kinzcash occasionally also.) They are not available online so I drove all over the state searching for them a few months ago (even having Gramma Mary and Grampa John picking one up on their way here) and now, they are right here in town! How lucky!! We just found out their cousins also have these pets so they will be playing online with them too! From left to right we have Moos, Polkadot, Pinky, Pumpkin, Gav and Alfred. Gabz actually won a virtual Webkinz monkey and her name is Kate. If you have these and want to play their names are: candogabs, candogav and you can guess it, candogracie.

Me and My Man

2007-07-28T19:57:00.000-07:00

Greetings from the grown-ups of the family! RJ busily between the DQ and Tesoro and me with the kids, turbo jamming and running, sneak in a quick pic for the infamous blog.

A New Beginning

2007-07-28T19:41:00.000-07:00

Thanks to my persuasively-persistent sister-in-law, Marci, I now have a blog. I hope all of you enjoy the pictures and my comments and remember to not hold back on your commentary. Tanned Gracie, Gabrielle and Gavin greet you. Gavin actually mentioned how he was excited for school to start! Fantastic!!