New Belt

Joey earned his purple belt on Saturday! He loves karate and we are so proud of his accomplishments!

Quote of the Day

Michael's comment on the lunch I made him (Steak and salad): "Can I have something else? This really wasn't pleasing to my tastebuds."

Give me your tired, your poor...

Yes, we were all of those this week!

Kovach on Ice!

Quentin had fun (I think) ice skating for the first time! Even Grandpa Kovach got in on the fun! Michael and I had a great time skating with them. I am always amazed at Michael's talent on the ice. I love watching him skate!

Danielle :)

Statue of Liberty trip

We took a trip to the Statue of Liberty on Wednesday. The line to climb the statue was too long so we decided to walk around the base. That's my nephew, Quentin on the left. He lives in Arizona. - Mike

Bone appetit!

Unfortunately, the bone gives him really bad gas.

Golfers

Michael and Joey started hitting golf balls in the back yard last week. Michael's got a nice drive considering he's never been golfing before. I'd like to take him down to the driving range in Randolph to see how well he does. -Mike

Look Who's Walking!

Ryan's new swing

Spring Hockey

Michael's spring hockey team ended with an impressive second place standing. They won an outstanding semi-final game on Saturday with a 4-1 win. Not bad considering that they were entering this game as the underdog and not favored to win. So our Sunday plans were put on hold for the final game that we didn't think the kids would play in! Although they did not will the finals, Michael played one of the best games of his career in goal. We are so proud of him!

June Hockey Games (click to make larger)

Gold vs. Blue Knights

June 15th: 31 shots on goal, 24 saves (about .77). Final score 7 to 5, Gold team lost. Next game is Monday June 22nd at 6:15 in Randolph against the White Team. Michael will be in goal again. - Mike

El Gato is back!

Michael did a great job on Sunday. It was a tough game, but he made his first-ever bouncing glove save. -Mike

Joey

Joey earned his blue belt today! He is loving karate and doing a great job. We have seen such an improvement in his balance and coordination.

Back in goal

Starting this weekend, Michael is back in goal. I think it was good for him to skate out for the past few months, but it's going to be good to see him making saves again. We've been working hard in the basement getting him ready.

Michael's team won last night's game 9 to 3. -Mike

Graduation!

Congratulations Joey!

The Push Pop

We stopped for ice cream on the way home from a friend’s communion yesterday. Joey fell asleep in the car with a push pop stuck to his bottom lip. - Mike

Parking Meter

Never give up and pay the parking ticket because it's easier than fighting it. In this case we put our money in the meter but the clock was defective. When we returned 20 minutes later, we had a ticket for $35.00 waiting for us. We fought it with this picture and won. -Mike

Black Tie Dinner

Danielle and I went to Washington, DC to accept an award she won from Honeywell. While we were there, we attended a dinner for the Center for Missing and Exploited Children. That's where this picture was taken. Looking at my wife, it's clear to me now that we have beautiful kids because they have a beautiful mom. -Mike

Just a great picture...

The boys were watching Mike last week pump water from Horseshoe lake...