Gerard went to bed early. Truthfully, I'm surprised he made it to 7:30, considering he had to wake up at 6:45 on Saturday and 6:30 this morning to make it to hockey. Maybe now I can catch up on some shows I've DVR'd. Oh, no, that's right. Football is on. And on. And on. And on.
So I guess that means that I have a little time to upload some pictures. Enjoy!
Saturday's practice:
Gerard was awesome today! His team was clearly out-played, with 95% of the game spent in our end. On the plus side, Gerard saw a LOT of action and got a LOT of practice. On the other hand, he let in 5 goals (2 of which were CLEARLY AFTER the buzzer, but they "counted" them anyway). The other goalie must've been bored, what with only seeing 3 shots on net the whole game and all that standing around twiddling his thumbs.
I took a lot of video and a few pictures, but apparently I need to buy a different cable to hook my old video camera up to my new computer to transfer the video. I hope to have that taken care of soon!
In the meantime, here's a sneak peak....
Tired....hockey practice this morning at 8:00...had to get up extra early to have time to get the goalie pads on....took pictures and video....will post tomorrow after tomorrow's 7:45 AM game....if I'm still awake then!
In honor of MLK Day, Gerard's homework was to write and draw about his own dream. When I first asked him, he said, "My dream is for Mallory to let me sit with Maddie on the bus." After he understood that this wasn't really a dream for our world, he decided that his dream "...is that everybody would like everybody else." Wouldn't that be nice?
Here he is working on his assignment. And Morgan is doing her "homework" too....
Gerard said he got his inspiration from Grandma's January wallhanging:
Oh boy.... Look what Gerard brought home from hockey practice yesterday....
See the resemblance?
He gets to be goalie next week, including their game on Sunday. Of course that game starts at 7:45 and it takes twice as long to get goalie pads on, so he'll have to be at the rink by 7:15ish. So much for relaxing weekends and sleeping in!
Anyway, he brought the pads home yesterday and practiced a little out back. It took him a while to learn how to get up once he had fallen down, but now he's a pro. He's working the angles and everything! Go Gerard!
Morgan was no more inclined to skate on day 2 than she was on day 1. Even with Ashley and Nicole over, she refused to put on her skates. Nicole was a natural on the ice. She put on her skates, stepped on the ice, and skated. Just like that. She made it seem easy. Ashley was a bit more....um....hesitant. I think she liked skating as much as Morgan did. :) That's OK, she and Morgan were happy to play in the snow, swing on the swings, and slide down the snow-covered slide. 
Gerard's hockey game was at 8:30 yesterday morning. It was a full ice game (instead of cross-ice) complete with goalies (suited up in their pads), referrees, and offsides calls. It was really cute. And Gerard's team one 4-3 (but who's counting?)!!! Between the game and skating with Nicole in the afternoon, he was exhausted! Then he had to wake up early today for an 8:10 practice this morning. Do I see a nap in his future??? I hope so.....
Hope you're all having a great weekend!
