Party, Party, Party, From Morning to Night

Liam was Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Caribbean.
His class had a fun Halloween party where they played games, got tattoos, did a craft, and had some very yummy snacks. The party was followed by a cool parade of all the Kindergartners and First Graders. Psst...the girl in the back row wearing black is Liam's "girlfriend", Kristin.

Liam's cousin Michael, who is in his class.

These characters stopped by the party for a visit.


After school, we went to Aunt Sinead and Uncle Tommy's house to meet up with Liam's cousins to go trick-or-treating. After walking around their neighborhood we headed over to Sinead's brother Sean's house for more trick-or-treating and a pizza party.
The youngest Noonan, Joanna (she is a fairy -- not so happy about the head-piece -- but cute non the less.)

Eoighan -- he can be very shy, but not for the camera.
Tonia as Hannah Montana, and Sinead as a devil. After Liam's class party, Tonia had to run a few errands before picking him up from school. You should have seen the looks she got from a couple ladies in the craft store.

Let it Snow!!! PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE!!!

Liam is ready for ski season to get started. We picked his skies up today. While we were at the shop, we found this nice suit from Spyder -- half off, we might add.

As soon as we got home he put everything on to make sure that it would fit well. He asked Daddy to get his ski helmet out to see if it would work with the new suit. He tried to tell Mommy that he needed a new helmet as well -- nice try kid, no way.

Someone else was spotted wearing his ski boots around the house. When the photographer asked why, she was told that it isn't too early to start breaking the old boots in. One needs to get used to the feel of them again -- they have been in the closet for six months.

Pumpkin Carvin' Kinda Night

After much discussion, some debate, and four mock-ups, the Noonans were prepared to begin the carving of the fist Pumpkin (the others will be carved closer to Halloween.) Mommy got the fun job of cleaning out the pumpkin. Daddy was in charge of drawing the outline. And, Liam was responsible for the carving (with Daddy's help, of course.)
Watching, waiting, discussing, and anxious to carve.


You can't see in this picture, but this Jack-O-Lantern has ears. Ears on a JOL are Bobby and Liam's trademark.

From Hockey, to Golf, to Chow-time Family Fun

Liam, No. 5, played Center today.

End of game pile-up on the goaltender. The boys started this last weekend, and it looks like it will become a tradition. It was so cute to see the boys speed-skate toward the goalie, throw their sticks to the ice, and then dive for the pile.

After the game we went to meet the Police, Firemen, and Rescue workers from our town. They had a Fair with all their equipment. The highlight was watching the Rescue Helicopter take off.

Bob's back has been hurting from playing with a stick meant for a 3 ft. 8 inch player. Today, in an attempt to save his back, and improve his game, he bought a hockey stick. Bob says that all he needs to do now is learn how to skate.
Tonia used Bob's stick, but it was way too big and almost gutted her. If she wants to play with the boys she'll have to spring for her own stick. Liam thought it would be a great idea for Mommy to get a stick so that she can go to stick-time with him. (Tonia doesn't know how her figure skates will work for hockey.)

After a little stick-time at home we headed out for a game of Miniature Golf. Bobby won, of course.

After golf we headed to Pearl River for dinner. The boys are discussing the golf stats.

For the Love of the Game

The Pirates did better this week. Last week the score was 9-0 in favor of the NJ Wild. This week we were outmatched again, but the boys played more skillfully and more aggressively. Pearl River went out strong and scored a goal in the first period (you should have heard the parents excitement.)

Starting with the second period, the NJ Highlands scored 6 goals. Have to give it to the Pirates goalie, Danny, he did an awesome job -- he stopped many attempts on their goal (the score could have been more like 1-20.) The boys were so happy with the game -- gotta love that they enjoy being on the ice and playing, not a care in the world about the final outcome. After the game they all jumped on the goalie for a large group hug.During the first period. Liam is No. 5 -- going for the guy with the puck.


Love to watch them after the game.

We got home and Liam set up a goal, got a roll of electrical tap, put Daddy as goaltender, and practiced. Just in case you didn't notice, Liam LOVES hockey.

Liam's First Hockey Game

Grandma Irene just sent us some photos from Liam's first game that was this past Sunday. Although the game was somewhat of a mismatch, the boys had a great time.

The team they played is one of the best in their league, and is made up of mostly eight-year-olds. Liam's team, the Pearl River Pirates, are mostly five and six year-olds. The Pirates, however, skated much better than anyone expected -- and they had a blast, which is all that matters. The coaches and parents were concerned that the little guys might get discouraged playing against such a skilled and tough team. The exact opposite happened.

You should have seen those kids at practice tonight -- they skated their little hearts out, looked better than ever, and came into the locker room with huge smiles on their faces. Liam was so proud of himself, he scored a goal during their scrimmage. He stuck his stick up in the air like a Ranger, and then high-fived his teammates -- so cute!

All in a Day...Applesauce to Slap-shots

Liam was in Applesauce & Hockey Heaven today. This morning we made some very yum, yum, yummy applesauce. Once the applesauce was done we were off to the pro-shop to pick-up a new hockey stick. Somehow, someway, sometime, during or after the game yesterday, his stick got cracked -- it's all very mysterious.

This afternoon had a hockey lesson at 4:00 and then stayed for "stick-time" at 4:45. He skated for two solid hours. Mommy had to drag him off the ice at 6:00 because we needed to get home for dinner. He was having so much fun scrimmaging and practicing slap-shots (or his version of them) with the older kids.

Two hours on the ice just wasn't enough. Moments after getting home, he had half his gear back on, stick in hand, and was back to practicing stick-handling and slap-shots. He is determined to get the slap-shot like the older kids and the NY Rangers.

A New Game

Liam and Bobby came up with a fun, new game. One person sits on the skateboard and the other person pushes them -- full-speed -- across the room. Both Bobby and Liam took turns sitting on the board. Needless to say, Liam traveled slightly faster than Daddy.