We gave Alex a rock tumbler for his birthday. We purchased it at Brain Storm in Suttons Bay. The owner was very helpful and gave us pointers on how to make your own beach glass (which Alex loves) and how to polish Petoskey stones. Both of those can be done in under a week. We tried beach glass first and it was a success. Then we polished the 6 small Petoskey stones we had. It is hard to see in the photo, but they do have a nice shine to them.
The KWings played in the Perfect Storm tournament in Evansville, Indiana this weekend. We are hoping they can get back to league games in Michigan after February 1 and the coach wanted to use this tournament as a way to get the rust off. The boys did great and ended up Champions! Phil and Will made the trip while Alex and I stayed home because he had hockey practice on Saturday and Sunday morning and also baseball. They did live stream the games and it was fun to watch them on our TV at home.
Here are a few cute pictures of Winger from the last few weeks. He is definitely more comfortable with the boys and loves to play with them. He also loves the snow and to curl up for a nap. We gave him his first at-home bath and while he didn't love the experience, he did tolerate it.
Two families on Will's hockey team have (very impressive) backyard rinks. They invited the boys over for some friendly competition.
Alex had a great birthday! He woke up to streamers and a giant "9" balloon outside his door. Then he found decorations, lotto tickets, and gifts in the kitchen. He received some really nice presents! Then we went outside to play in the snow which was perfect for building snow forts! In the afternoon, the boys on our street came over for outdoor birthday cake and a Zelda jewel hunt in the yard. Alex got to choose where we ordered dinner (Jac's pizza) and we watched Detective Pikachu before bed. It wasn't a typical birthday but he still had a great day.
