Our Coach of the Year!

Joey's not just a fellow coach, he's our neighbor,
he's our friend, and he's Claire's God-Father!

This week we planned a school night date night so Mommy could go to the gym with Daddy.   I can assure you, I'm never really all that excited to go to the gym, but this week I wanted to be there and was grateful Randy helped make that happen.  It was really nice to have some time together and the girls had such a fun time playing with Micaela too!

We went to the gym for the Section X Boys Basketball Awards Ceremony because Randy was nominated as Co-Coach of the Year for the Central Division.  It was also a surprise that both he and Justin were recognized for reaching the 100th career wins milestone.  While this happened for Randy during last year's season, some folks thought Randy and Justin were brothers so it was a neat way of highlighting this uniqueness of the Section X Boys Basketball Coaching Staff.  Since they are cousins not brothers it was a little humorous, but worth celebrating all the same!

Fellow Coaches and Friends of ours Adam and Tim

It has been a strange season this year so here's a little shout out to all of our family and friends who have lent us support.  We are so appreciate for all of you, and since there are simply too many to name, we'll just say thank you everyone!

I also want to mention that Randy's not Coach of the Year to us for his W/L record, for helping instill in his athletes both a love for the game and compassion for human kind, or even for tolerating what I'll just call a season that won't soon be forgotten.  He's Coach of the Year to us because through this season, through those before and those yet to come, he's balancing being a daddy, a husband, a working professional, and a coach.  Anyone who says that it's easy, well frankly, they must not have tried it yet.  I observe that at times it's exhausting, it's challenging, and it's rewarding but it's not easy.  We love you for giving so much of yourself and for taking care of us through it all!  Congratulations Daddy/Randy - you deserve this accolade more than you know!

This week we took the tickets to Frozen on Ice Santa gave us and headed out on a road trip to Montreal.  The girls had such a fun time (and so did we)!  We had a fabulous dinner and stayed at a hotel with a splash pad the night before.  Then afterward, we headed to Burlington to spend a weekend volunteering at the Ronald McDonald House.  We met an Amish family who live nearby and ended up giving some of their family a ride back to NY.  The girls really didn't think much of our vanmates but hopefully as the years go by they will begin to understand the importance of this special organization and the value of paying it forward.

Arcade Fun

Using her jacket as a 'red carpet'

The girls absolutely love to play dress-up and to have dance shows.  Here are just a few different days we've been blessed with their beauty and talents!

Using Mommy's clothes
for dress up!

Papa's Hat!