The Mills Family: "Puttin' on the Foil, Coach"

I know I did an update this past weekend, but this was just too good to pass up. All I could think of was the above quote from "Slapshot", even though I know Libby was not "puttin' on the foil".

When Libby and I got home today, we decided to play "hockey". The last time we were up in Bemidji for hockey, they handed out little hockey sticks to everyone when they left the game. So we broke out the sticks and a Nerf ball. I had to feed Lucas first, so this is what we saw next.

Libby had walked over to the drawer and got out the masking tape and proceeded to tape her hockey stick.

She started down on blade of the stick and ran tape from the toe to the heel and up the shaft.

Here she is with her completed tape job.

Now, where did she get the idea? I swear I did not or have not talked to/shown her how to do this. The only thing we can think of is the last time we were up in Bemidji we ate at the Corner Bar (yes, we had their cheese burgers, mmmmmmmmmmmm). Well, the had a whole bunch of autographed, used hockey sticks on the walls and ceiling, and we had to go look at them all. And of course they had tape on them, and she noticed that.

That is the only way we can think of that she came up with this. Even though we have been to a bunch of hockey games with her, we have never really been close enough for her to see the tape on the sticks. Or at least she hasn't told us about it.

And of course I had to throw up a picture Lucas. This is after he had his rice cereal and a whole jar of Stage 2 Bananas. Yes, a whole jar after having cereal.