I Got 16 Back!

Isaac had a good weekend in hockey. So far this year, he's scored 10 goals all year. On Saturday, he scored 6 more (8 if you count the 2 he scored after the buzzer went and players were going to the bench to change but he was too focused to realize everyone was leaving the ice)

Anyway, he likes to count accumulatively so after his first goal, he said he scored 11 and so on. After hockey, he was telling everyone he scored 16 goals that day and I would correct him and say, actually, you've only scored 6 today but all season you've scored 16 and he would reply, actually daddy, i scored 16 today. The first couple of times was cute, then not so cute. I got out some wagon wheels for props and showed him 10 representing the goals he had scored year to date and the six he scored yesterday and had him count them out. Finally, he got it and said, Ok daddy, i just scored six today. After a while we were talking to papa and had said that he scored 6 but I then asked him how many he had scored all year... he paused, looked at me puzzled, and I said, you've scored 16 all year. He jumped up all excited... "Yay, I got 16 back again"

I also indoctrinated him in to the skills competition at the all star game. He was so hyper, like he had had 15 coffee's. The thought of 30 NHL teams on the ice at one time was too much for him to handle. He was trying to figure out which teams were on the West and which players were on the "EASTERS" He thought it was rather funny that he "EASTERS" only had 1 toronto maple leaf until he realized there was only one Montreal Canadien too. Thankfully the "EASTERS" be the West team 8-7 and he could go to sleep happy.

Office Building

Shawn Matthias

One of the players on the Bulls has had quite the wild ride lately.

After leading the team in scoring this year, he was selected to play for team Canada and helped them win a Gold Medal, setting up the winning goal in OT

On Thursday, got a call from Jauques Martin of the Florida Panthers and he was summoned him to the Big Dance. He's a great kid and we all couldn't be happier for him. Here is an excert from him from the Panthers Website:
It’s been a wild turn of events for Shawn Matthias in the last few days. Just Wednesday, Matthias was relaxing in Belleville, Ontario as the leading scorer for the Belleville Bulls. Due to numerous injuries to Florida Panthers forwards, Thursday’s call from General Manager and Head Coach Jacques Martin was both a shock and the fulfillment of a dream. Matthias was an NHL player. He made his professional debut in New Jersey last night – everything happened so quick his parents were unable to catch a flight out of Ontario to make it to the game.

In only his second game, not only did he score his first NHL goal... he scored his second. Many of us are hoping his stint in the NHL is short so they'll send him back to the Bulls for the remainder of the season. If he keeps playing like this, we fear he may stick.

Mackay Game Night Part 2

We had one of our clients come and take pictures of kids and a few of the Bulls and give them out to the fans. Had quite a few people go through tonight. Mine were too shy to get them taken alone so I had to hop in with them as well. Pictured with us are Rob Stellick, Mike Neal, & Eric Tangradi

Mackay Game Night

We were fortunate enough to have Mackay Insurance Game Night tonight at the Bulls game

We had a table and a draw for several prizes as well as activities for the kids

A friend of mine and client, Mike Renzi, a former bull did the ceremonial face off

Dad taking ballots for some draws

Repatriation

Coming home from Niagara on the Lake Friday, I saw something that was so sad yet made me extremely patriotic. As soon as I hit Cobourg, there was people on just about every overpass with Canadian Flags waiving waiting out in the freezing cold to pay their respects to the latest fallen soldier, Richard Renaud

1/2 hour later just outside of Trenton, I came across the procession

I have no idea who this man was but am thankful for his service to our country. Felt so bad for the price he paid but felt so patriotic....

Niagara On The Lake

Went to a company function Thursday and Friday at Niagara On The Lake

It was held at Queens Landing... I felt a bit out of place there

Family Fun Night

Before Christmas at Isaac's School, we won a basket fulls of snacks, games and movies. Over the holidays, we didn't have time to play with them so tonight we cracked out the Twister game, some popcorn and the movie that came with it

Isaac had seen the play in stirling this summer and loved it, albeit a little scared at times... we made it about 20 minutes in and...

He had had enough... a little too scared of hook

after the 20 minutes that we watched, I had to hold his hand everywhere we went in the house... he was a little spooked. Eva, not so much. I'm not the smartest parent in the world to show that before bedtime... when will we learn.

Just a girl... with her brothers mask

Couldn't find eva tonight and I walked into her room and there she was amongst her toys and animals with mommy's shirts...

Notice the thumb under the mask

The next Manon Rheaume

Sens Game

Our 2nd Annual January trip to Ottawa. We had tickets to see montreal & ottawa in november but due to sickness, we couldn't go so I bought some more tickets to see Sens & Lightning.

We were in the last row but it didn't really matter. Not a bad seat in the house

Isaac got his picture taken with Sparticat. When we got back to our seats, we realized, he'd actually autographed the shirt too

Sens Game Part 2

Sens 4, Lightning 3 in OT

Mike Fisher scored in OT to witn 4-3