Isaac's hockey team played in Cincinnati this week end. Two games in the Norhtern Kentucky area on Saturday, and one in Miami, Oh on Sunday. We missed the Sunday game. Isaac's team crushed the Northern Kentucky Black Team. It was like 18-0 and 20-0. Pretty dominating.
Here is a picture of the team huddle prior to the first game.
Isaac got to play goalie for the first time in the first game on Saturday. He was pretty board. This is an
ACTION shot. He only got the chance to make 3 saves in the whole game.
The WV Wild won by about 18-0. I say about because the scoreboard operator quite showing the goals after it was 9-0. I was pretty sad. Our coaches called off the team in the 3rd period. They told them to just pass the puck in the attack zone, and not score goals.
Isaac switched pads for the second game and played left wing. He had a great game. It was the same team from the first game. Isaac was able to score a goal and got a playmaker. A playmaker is when a player gets 3 assists in the same game. It's a good stat to have.
That is Isaac in the middle of this picture.
Again they won by about 20. The scoreborad guy left it as 9-0. Even Isaac listened to the coaches when they called of the boys in the middle of the 2nd period. Isaac has a couple of chances for breakaways, but he 'dumpped' the puck into the zone like the coach asked.
I have been trying to get Isaac to stand in the 'hockey pose' for each place that he plays. His one is pretty good.
After the game we hit the road for home. We had to get in Charleston for a skating show on Sunday afternoon. On the way we stopped at Big Boy for lunch. It was fun for the kids to see the Biy Boy and have their picture with him. The food wan't as good as I remember.
This one is of Isaac in the pedal car. Both kids got pedal cars. They are quite fun and adjustable. They have been having fun riding them in the driveway and down the street. I am pretty impressed with how far Isaac can pedal them on the hills by the house.
He chose bowling as his party, so we locked in a party room at Galaxy Lanes in Kanawha City.
It turned out pretty good. We had six boys come to the party. From left to right, Jonathan (in Isaac's class), JoJo (3rd base friend), Joel (3rd base friend), Braden (on Isaac's hockey team), the birthday boy, David (from our neighbourhood), Lexy Jo, and Andrew (from Isaac's class).
Of course he had a bunch of presents at home too, PVC pipe for making marshmallow guns, flame print duct tape, new DC Shoes, a snow skate, and Lexy gave his Sorry Spinners. He loved all the presents.
Isaac wanted a hockey puck for a birthday cake. Of course Amy and I put it together. We didn't want to use black food coloring because it make the frosting taste bad and gets all over the kids. So, we used crushed Oreo cookies mashed into the frosting to get a black look. We figured that just a black cake would be weird, so we put Isaac's hockey team logo on the top of that cake.
Lexy and Isaac just before they went on for their program.
Isaac pushed out the chimney prop from behind. The audience couldn't see him until the music started and he started to skate. Look at those nice handles on the back of the chimney. That is one high class cardboard box.
Lexy and her friends from the Synchro team watching the show from the hockey boxes, that was the back stage area.
Isaac got to play goalie for the first time in the first game on Saturday. He was pretty board. This is an ACTION shot. He only got the chance to make 3 saves in the whole game.
The WV Wild won by about 18-0. I say about because the scoreboard operator quite showing the goals after it was 9-0. I was pretty sad. Our coaches called off the team in the 3rd period. They told them to just pass the puck in the attack zone, and not score goals. 
Isaac and Lexy suited up and ready for the snow. They have a couple of sleds like to one in the bottom of the picture. There is a hill just up the street that they walk to to ride them.
For some reason the snow put Amy in the Christmas mood. She wanted to buy a Christmas tree and get it up today. Here she and the kids are shopping for a tree. 
It is a week early, she convinced the kids that they wanted it up, then had them come to me to beg. I like to have Isaac's birthday before the tree goes up. This year it didn't work out.
