Caveman had a good Saturday
Think you had a good weekend? Well, I daresay it wasn't as good as the Caveman's. His Saturday was pretty spectacular.
8:30 am: Breakfast: bacon. 'Nuff said.
11:00 am: Novice hockey game in Osgoode.
11:20 am: Caveman scores his first ever "real" goal in hockey, banging in a rebound. Big celly - stick pointed skyward like a rifle, leg pump, big hug for his line-mates. (It's a family tradition for the first goal to take a while to score.)
11:50 am: West Carleton defeats Osgoode 9-1. Not only did he score his first ever goal (and add two assists) this is the first game of hockey in which he has ever been on the winning side. Last year, his West Carleton team did not win a single game for the entire first half of the season. (Unlike his softball team which rarely lost.) While they did win in the second half, Caveman missed that part of the season with a broken arm. We don't like to talk about that.
11:55 am: Post game celebration in the dressing room for the kids. Coach asks for a moment - announces that Caveman has earned Warrior of the Game for his performance and presents him with the game puck.
12:30 pm: We go for pizza to celebrate and the Caveman demolishes two large pieces of "grease wheel". He loves his pizza.
2:00 pm: We arrive home and Cousin Herb is there and staying for a sleepover. A good friend of Caveman's, Cousin Herb is the son of his cool Uncle. (While they are close, Cousin Herb is decidedly different than the Caveman - his interests are more Minecraft and dinosaurs. Herb couldn't care less about hockey. Herb does give softball a try - but really his heart isn't into it, despite Caveman's frequent verbal encouragement. You would be more likely to see Herb running the bases pretending he is a Tyrannosaurus rex, instead of like the Caveman with his hard "spikes up" slide he likes to do at third no matter if there is a play or not.)
5:00 pm: It's a big night in Fitzroy - the annual Children's Halloween Party at the Community Centre. Caveman loves Halloween. He dresses this year as "Mini Elvis" (photos to follow). Fitzroy Junior is Sherlock Holmes and Cousin Herb is a Minecraft character.
7:00 pm: Off we go to the Halloween Party - on the menu, besides various candy: hotdogs. Caveman's favourite food. (We made him have an apple too.)
7:30 pm: Magic show. Guess who gets to go on stage and participate? Caveman wows the crowd as the magician's assistant and takes a bow.
8 pm: Party starts to wrap up and they announce the winner of the "Guess the Weight of the Pumpkin" contest. Any guesses as to who was the closest, with a guess of 143 lbs for a 147 lbs pumpkin? Yep, Caveman won that too, taking home the $25 gift certificate.
All in all, I'd say a pretty spectacular day for an 8-year old.
8:30 am: Breakfast: bacon. 'Nuff said.
11:00 am: Novice hockey game in Osgoode.
11:20 am: Caveman scores his first ever "real" goal in hockey, banging in a rebound. Big celly - stick pointed skyward like a rifle, leg pump, big hug for his line-mates. (It's a family tradition for the first goal to take a while to score.)
11:50 am: West Carleton defeats Osgoode 9-1. Not only did he score his first ever goal (and add two assists) this is the first game of hockey in which he has ever been on the winning side. Last year, his West Carleton team did not win a single game for the entire first half of the season. (Unlike his softball team which rarely lost.) While they did win in the second half, Caveman missed that part of the season with a broken arm. We don't like to talk about that.
11:55 am: Post game celebration in the dressing room for the kids. Coach asks for a moment - announces that Caveman has earned Warrior of the Game for his performance and presents him with the game puck.
12:30 pm: We go for pizza to celebrate and the Caveman demolishes two large pieces of "grease wheel". He loves his pizza.
2:00 pm: We arrive home and Cousin Herb is there and staying for a sleepover. A good friend of Caveman's, Cousin Herb is the son of his cool Uncle. (While they are close, Cousin Herb is decidedly different than the Caveman - his interests are more Minecraft and dinosaurs. Herb couldn't care less about hockey. Herb does give softball a try - but really his heart isn't into it, despite Caveman's frequent verbal encouragement. You would be more likely to see Herb running the bases pretending he is a Tyrannosaurus rex, instead of like the Caveman with his hard "spikes up" slide he likes to do at third no matter if there is a play or not.)
5:00 pm: It's a big night in Fitzroy - the annual Children's Halloween Party at the Community Centre. Caveman loves Halloween. He dresses this year as "Mini Elvis" (photos to follow). Fitzroy Junior is Sherlock Holmes and Cousin Herb is a Minecraft character.
7:00 pm: Off we go to the Halloween Party - on the menu, besides various candy: hotdogs. Caveman's favourite food. (We made him have an apple too.)
7:30 pm: Magic show. Guess who gets to go on stage and participate? Caveman wows the crowd as the magician's assistant and takes a bow.
8 pm: Party starts to wrap up and they announce the winner of the "Guess the Weight of the Pumpkin" contest. Any guesses as to who was the closest, with a guess of 143 lbs for a 147 lbs pumpkin? Yep, Caveman won that too, taking home the $25 gift certificate.
All in all, I'd say a pretty spectacular day for an 8-year old.
Labels: Caveman
posted by fitzroyfastball | 10/29/2013 12:10:00 pm
1 Comments:
Nice. Way to go Caveman!
That's a pretty impressive guess on the pumpkin.
thanks for story.
Toad
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