WV Wild vs Athens (PeeWee's) at Home

The West Virginia Wild hosted the Athens Bobcats this last weekend for two back to back games.  The games were much closer this time than when we traveled to Athens.  Isaac is still playing wing and some center.  He is having a to of fun.  Oh, by the way, the Wild won both games.  The score was 3-1 in both games.  Isaac had a sweet 'one timer' it didn't make it in the net, but it was super fun to watch.

Here are some action shots.

Enjoy.

Misc Stuff from November

This is an update of non hockey and ice skating things...  Both of those seem to take up most of our time anymore. 

Here is a picture of Lexy 'Batmaning'.  It's a different version of 'Planking'  She was bugging me and bugging me to do it.  So, I finally let her.  She got Isaac in position to take the picture.  I held her up into position and stepped back out of the way just long enough to get the picture.  Isaac wants to get a picture of him doing it as well.  I need to find a better place for him to do it.  This spot worked good for Lexy but it's too tight for Isaac.

 It's that time of year...!!  The Barker's introduced us to a fantastic holiday beverage.  Canada Dry Cranberry Ginger Ale.  Isaac is spending his own money to stock up.  Funny we have been buying it for two weeks now yet he has not yet opened one bottle.  I think that he has bout 8 bottles in the pantry.

 Lexy likes it too, she wanted her picture to look like she was holding a baby.

 Lexy got 100% on her keyboard test.  It looks to me like she got a star for the backslash too.  Good Job Baby Jo...!!

 Lexy has finally spent her birthday money.  She has been wanting a microphone again.  So I showed her this one online.  She loved it.  The next day she used her gift card from Grandpa to buy it.  It is super fun.  It has 3 or 4 beats that it will play.  It recorded you singing if you want, it has a line in jack so that you can play your iPod through it, sing and record. It has an effects button to change your voice.  AND... A USB plug so that you can upload your recordings.  She sure has fun with it.  The other night at the ice rink she sang 'The Star Spangled Banner" into it.  I was quite proud of her.

This picture doesn't do the street justice.  The kids and I all liked this road that we saw the other day in Charleston.  It's lined with giant trees for several blocks.

Oxford Trip

Here are some non-hockey highlights from our trip to Oxford, Oh for Isaac's hockey games this past weekend.

This sign is at City Barbeque in Cincinnati. It is a fantastic place to eat, Isaac and I highly recommend it. (Lexy had a McNugget Happy Meal) We ate at this place last year when we were over that way for hockey. Every thing we had there was great... Brisket, pulled pork, shredded chicken, ribs, fries, corn bread. I just ate breakfast and typing that makes me hungry... This just happens to be at the City Barbeque, but I was thinking how cute her socks are. We needed some tights the other night for a dress and ended up buying a 2 pair pack of knee high socks. The others are white. She sure looks cute with these tall socks.

Since Halloween Isaac has been into Crunch bars. At the store on the way I let him get a giant sized one as long as he shared with Lexy and I. He was more than happy to do so. When he unwrapped it it looked so cool it was almost hard to eat it... almost. I had to get a snapshot of that giant candy bar and Isaac's giant smile. Check out the website that is molded into the chocolate. forthekidinyou.com

Morph

Isaac has been wanting a Morph Suit. I on the other hand have not wanted to pay the cash for one. So, Isaac saved up his money, found a deal on the interweb and got what he wanted. It came in the mail on Monday, I just happened to stop by the house on the way to get the kids (I need to grab his violin), and it was in the mail box. He was so happy. Before I knew it he was striping down in the back seat of the car putting it on. He talked me into letting him run back onto the play ground to show his friends. Pretty fun.

He also wore it to hockey practice. Not on the ice, just into the locker room, and out after practice. Butch still doesn't understand "Why"... But, it's just for fun. Isaac and about 6 of the other players are planning to wear them to practice on Wednesday.

I like this look with the beanie...

GO ISAAC...!!!!

WV Wild #75 :: He shoots... He SCORES...!!!

We drove to Oxford, Ohio this weekend for hockey games. Oxford is the home of the University of Miami, Ohio. It is a bit of a haul, 4 hours + from Charleston. Isaac and Lexy do it like troopers. We actually had a pretty fun drive both ways playing old school in the car games. Here is a cool picture of the rink, such a nice place. And, they got to play on the show ice this weekend.

So, on to hockey. The WV Wild PeeWee's beat the Miami Redhawks in both games. It really wasn't very close. The first game was 7-1 the second was 8-2. These were in league games. This team is playing in the the NKYHA league again this year. Isaac SCORED in both games...!!! That gives him 3 goals on the year. In the first game he was in position and took a pass from Hunter, again. Lifted the puck up and over the goalie pads and in the next. It surprised him that it when in. The second goal is better described with some pictures.

Isaac took a pass from one of the defencemen in the the natural zone. He decided to take the puck in the zone along the near side boards. He had some defenders to beat. I just happened to be there taking some pictures. In this picture he is getting around this defender. If you look close just off of Isaac's right toe you can see the puck that he sent between the other players feet. Which got him around the skater and put him in a position of make a shot with no one but the goalie between him and the net.
Isaac took that shot, he sent the puck sailing through the five hole and into the net. G O A L !!! How AWESOME...!!! It wasn't a game changing goal, but it sure is nice to see him score.
Too bad that the Redhawks are just as poor of sports at they were last year, cussing and punching players in the post game line. S A D !!

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We had a little fun with the Meme 241543903. The kids weren't sure at first, now they find it funny...

Orphan Annie

The kids and I went to the Charleston Light Opera Guild's production of Annie on Friday night. We mostly went to support our friends Dave and Camryn that were in the show. Lexy sat there with a cute little smile through the whole show. Isaac kept telling me what the song names were as they would start. I would say that we had a blast...

Our seats were three rows off the rail of the first balcony.

After the show we went back stage to talk to Dave and Camryn. Lexy had so much fun meeting the cast, looking at the sets and props. Here is a quick snapshot of Camryn and Lexy.

Camryn was one of the orphans, Kate. It was so fun to hear her sing and watch her perform. She did fantastic...!!

It was fun for the kids to check out the set, here they are on the staircase from the Warbuck's house.

In looking at the props we found a couple pairs of ice skates. Of course we had to have a picture of them.

Great job Dave and Camryn, it was sooo fun to come watch you. I hope that we get to see you perform again.

Garr Campbell

This is Garr Campbell, he is a guy that I worked with on Elim Valley in Hurricane, Ut. He was a really neat guy. He has seen many parts of the world. He has certainly made an impact on my life. He will be missed....

Garr Campbell, age 68, passed away on November 2, 2011 in Salt Lake City, Utah surrounded by family. He was born in Logan, Utah on November 5, 1942 and grew up in Providence, Utah. He was the son of Theron (Dick) Campbell and Lucille Mae Campbell. He graduated from South Cache High School and from Utah State University. Garr received a Masters Degree in Landscape Architecture from the Harvard Graduate School of Design. Garr was unforgettable. He was outspoken, irreverent, and he loved to laugh. Most importantly, he was compassionate.

As a Landscape Architect, Garr travelled the world. From Salt Lake City, to the East Coast, Paris, India and the Middle East, he left behind miniature “Gardens of Eden.”
He enjoyed the challenges he encountered in his profession. Garr first worked with Sasaki, Dawson & DeMay in Watertown, Massachusetts. For seven years he was based in Paris, France and worked for HH the Aga Khan. Garr loved his work and forged many wonderful friendships with both his coworkers and clients. Creating these “gardens of delight” brought Garr great joy. However, despite Garr’s talents as a landscape architect, his greatest treasures were his daughters.

He will be greatly missed by his three girls: Caroline (Scott) Bates, Lucy (Justin) Weber, and Sarah (Tom) Caine. He is survived by 8 grandchildren; Hank, Campbell, Charlotte, William, Frances, Sam, James, and Eliza.
He is survived by brother Richard Campbell, sister Kathryn (Neal) Kelly, sister Louise (Clair) Hill, and sister Jeneane (Jim) King. He is also survived by his former wife, Joyce Pollard Campbell.

The family wishes to extend special thanks to Dr. Timothy Odell and the nursing staff in MICU at the University of Utah Medical Center. We would also like to thank the Holding Family and The Grand America staff for their kindness and support.

Funeral services will be held Monday, November 7, 2011, 12:00 Noon at The Grand America Hotel, the Grand Ballroom: 555 South Main Street, Salt Lake City. Prior to the funeral, a viewing will be held from10:30 – 11:45 am. Interment will be at the Providence City Cemetery, Tuesday, November 8, 11:00 am.

Happy Halloween

I still like Lexy and my joke about how to spell it... H A Double L O Double U Double E N...

Here is Lexy and her friend Kirsten Trick or Treating in the Fore's neighborhood. These two tore it up... We had to keep and eye on them, they were running ahead, hitting houses twice. Gettin' CANDY...!!!
Isaac and JoJo were being grumpy. Both of them had great costumes that THEY picked out. Both of them decided on Halloween that they didn't want to wear them. Both of them were forced by there parents to wear the costume and go Trick or Treating. Poor kids. Such mean parents...
I don't think that this is just for Halloween, but this tree face we saw while out last night was cool.
Isaac had hockey practice after Trick or Treating. There were only a hand full of players that showed up. It was a good low key, plenty of individual help, kind of practice. Lexy talked Butch into letting her skate for the last half hour of the Mite's ice time, seeing how none of them were there.Thanks Butch...!!!