Aunt Kimmy's 50th Birthday

Aunt Kimmy celebrated her 50th birthday this January. Mom traveled to Chicago to help her celebrate her this big milestone. Kim had a party with about 30 of her closest friends. Trisha was the official photographer. It was a fun night! Cheers to Aunt Kimmy!

Pergandes Head to Duluth for More Hockey

The bitter cold came to MN the weekend of January 15th to the tune of -20 degrees. Brrr! We were up in Duluth for a tournament for Presley's team and more games for Canyon's team. Canyon's team was supposed to have an outdoor hockey game but that one got cancelled because of the frigid temps. A busy but fun weekend filled with lots of fun activities.

The frigid temps did ot stop Presley's team took some great photos outside by the lake.



The 12UA team planned a great service project. Presley and her teammates purchased items for the local humane society. The girls enjoyed a nice tour and playing with all the pets!


Canyon and his teammates enjoyed going to watch the UMD bulldogs play hockey!



And Mom and Dad enjoyed a couple of excursions to some great local spots, including Bent Paddle Brewery and the Vikre Distillery. Always fun to support the local economy!

Bantams AA Take Roseau by Storm

Canyon's hockey team traveled to Roseau, MN January 7-10th. The boys won the championship and had a great weekend of hockey, ice fishing, and spaghetti dinner at the legion. Ron dressed up as Elvis to celebrate the King's birthday and the boys got a pep talk from the locals! A great weekend for all!







While Dad and Canyon were in Roseau, Mom and Presley had a nice girls' weekend. We started with a night out at the Wild Game. We also got some ice skating in at the park, where Presley is trying to teaching Mom how to lift the puck when she shoots! And ended our weekend with a trip to Red Wing to take Great Granny out the movies and dinner. We then had a slumber party at Granny's before coming back home. A very special visit!

Christmas Season 2015

We had a wonderful holiday season with this year filled with family, holiday fun, sports, and relaxation. Grandma Harriet came into town for two weeks. And then Grammie and Aunt Kimmy joined us for Christmas Eve weekend.

Grandma Harriet attends Canyon's winter band concert...


Canyon joins the working world as a referee for mite hockey...


Grandma Harriet takes some photos for our holiday card (but never got sent out)...


Grandma Harriet and Presley continue with their holiday gingerbread baking tradition...


Grammie arrives Christmas Eve in time for a nice service at. St. Andrews Lutheran Church...


We celebrated Christmas Eve with the Abbey Family and Aunt Barbara. This year chocolate fondue and Left-Right-Center were a hit...


Santa continues to spoil the Pergande crew with many presents under the tree...


The holiday crew family picture before Kimmy leaves town...


We also enjoyed a nice day in St. Paul with the Snow Queen at Park Square Theater and happy hour at the St. Paul Hotel...


Grandma Harriet ends her trip watching Presley's U12 C1+ team winning the Holiday Blast soccer tournament.


And we finally got some snow to get some sledding in!


Great holiday season! Here's to 2016!

Grand Rapids, MN

Now it was Presley's turn for an out of town tournament. Both Mom and Dad were able to come watch her play. The 12UAs did not win but they played hard and fun was had by all. And we saw the best of Grand Rapids, including: dancing in the locker rooms and chuck a puck at the Grand Rapids hockey arena, lunch and Dubsmash at Toivos, great pics and a visit to Judy Garland's childhood home and museum, double decker pizza at Mad Dogs, and kid and adult fun at the Saw Mill Inn. Fun tourney weekend!

Ron Turns 49

We celebrated Dad's birthday this week. Mom and Dad spent the day with some of Dad's favorite things. We started the day at the gym where he got to start off with a nice swim. We then went to Al's for breakfast. Ron then took us to his favorite guitar spot, the Podium, where he played guitars, got his guitar restrung, and Mom met Ralph, a super fan of the Podium. We finished off his day with Gina Maria's pizza, present opening, and a parking lot party before Canyon's hockey game! A fun day of celebrating Ron!

Spirit of Duluth Tournament

Mom and Canyon had a nice mother/son weekend together in Duluth for his hockey team's tournament. We kicked off our weekend with a great brunch at Amazing Grace Bakery and Cafe. Mom did get a flat tire after dropping Canyon off for his first game but it was the best way to get a flat tire. She found a service station that was able to fix the tire right away so she didn't even miss a shift of the game. While the boys didn't end up where we wanted to be in the tournament, the weekend was still filled with lots of fun team meals and events. The weather was beautiful and Mom was able to take a 4 mile walk along the lakeshore. A highlight was a trip to Bentleyville, a huge (and free) light event on the lakefront that is put on the city with characters, hot chocolate, cookies, popcorn, marshmallow roasting, and of course Mr. and Mrs. Claus. Fun weekend!