Hello again from the nation's capital !
We enjoyed another fun filled lacrosse weekend. This weekend we hosted the tournament, no traveling. We played our first game Friday night. The boys went into the game with a negative attitude. They played a very lack lustre game and lost badly. They arrived the next day with a much more positive attitude and won three games on Saturday. Carter played especially well garnering many assists and a couple of goals. He plays defense and does a very fine job. They played in the semi-finals and finals on Sunday. Oh how we wished we'd have video'd the final game. They played their best game of the season. It was against the team they played on Friday. Our goalie was not near his best the first half of the game and let in some very easy goals. You might say he scored on himself twice. Anyhow, the third period was spectacular. The boys were hitting hard and held control or the ball for most of the period. We were down 6-2 and came back 6-4 with only three minutes to play. Carter and another player then charged down the field manouvering thru the opposition. The other player made an awesome pass to Carter. Carter shot the ball in a nano seconds after catching the ball and scored. it was a blistering shot. The crowd went ballistic. We had many family and fellow Griffins in the stands cheering on the boys. Anyhow, they pulled the goalie with 96 seconds. The guys on the floor lost the ball and they ended up scoring with 36 seconds and 10 seconds left in the game. We were all so proud of our boys we cheered them loudly. They kept us on our toes the whole game. It was very exciting. It was also a long weekend and we were all glad to go home at 5:30pm.
We enjoyed a nice Canada Day with the Beacon Hill Community. We stayed close to home this year other than to purchase some fireworks. We picnic'd in the park, played soft ball, visited lots and lit our fireworks with three other families. It was a fun day. The forecast was for rain but we enjoyed more than enough sunshine.
Carter enjoyed his week, four days, at I-Play Network Camp; video games galore. He is at lacrosse camp this week and loving every moment. His first comment was he made friends with people the first day: close group lacrossers. He can't wait to return tomorrow. He is also going next week. He came home tonight and shot on his net for another hour. We held him from practise tonight as he was almost hoarse and had a bad bleeding nose before dinner. We enjoyed a nice BBQ dinner on the back patio. Our first meal togther since Canada Day.
Bob is growing like a weed. He loves to play fetch in the park. He loves it for about fifteen minutes or until he's distracted or tired. He loves to go for walks as we always meet up with other dogs. Some are socialable, others not. He has to learn to respect others territories and that not everyone wants him jumping up on the legs. Oh well, live and learn. He continues to eat like a horse and hoovers our floor clean constantly. He is still as cute as a button.
Nice to read all your reports and hearing about your nice long weekends. Lots of good news this week. Keep it coming!
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