The family was divided over the weekend
between hockey and lacrosse
Rod, Stephanie and Granny
headed to California to see
the boy
play hockey
Jr Coyotes U16AAA
vs
Ohio Blue Jackets
Russell Stover
St. Louis AAA Blues
Dallas Stars
Papa and Jennifer were off to watch
the girl
play lacrosse
We were all up at 4:15 a.m.
in order to get to the rink in Scottsdale
by 5:45!
Where's the bus????
Finally it rolled up
The boys grabbed their hockey gear
into the bus it went
and
they were off to
sunny California
Even though we drove to Californa
we actually flew!
ZOOM ZOOM
I was sitting in the back seat
watching the world go by
and noticed the
American flag
blowing in the breeze
I was surprised to see it as
there is a stretch along highway 10
that seems to go on forever
and it is very barren
We drove straight through to Indio
before stopping for breakfast
I have mentioned before that our niece Kim's (Chatham)
favourite colour for a VW beetle is
YELLOW
so
I'm always on the lookout for a good photo
however
this is not a good shot!!!!!!
ha-ha
California has the largest
wind farm
Here's
LAX
Our hotel was right across the street
from the airport
Busy place!!!!
The hotel was only about
6 or 7 minutes from the rink
This is Al
Al is goalie for
the Dallas Stars
He is from Arizona and has
played hockey with
the boy
off and on for 8 years
and
to top it off
they are great buds
This year their teams played against each other
# 11 for the LA Kings
His last name is
Stewart
His Father's first name is
ROD
Do you know who I'm talking about????
The LA Kings played Dallas
I took this photo of the zamboni for
our grandson
Garen
All little boys are fascinated with the zamboni
The gentleman in the middle is
BEAR
He is the water 'boy' for Dallas
He is very good to the players
He makes peanut butter sandwiches for the players
however
makes ham sandwiches for the goalies!!!!
Sounds like they are special?????
I understand the players are very
good to Bear as well
The boy with mouth guard in place
'ready to play'
The Coyotes with their coach
They were playing the
Russell Stover team
Time out
Had an issue with the goalie's skate
Interesting scoreboard
Coyotes did win the game
TO BE CONTINUED...............
Loved it, thanks so much for your blogs,
ReplyDeletelook so forward to seeing what is going on,
it makes me feel like I,m there with you guys,
Great to see the journey, love the hockey pictures of the Boy, our special boy.
Love to all,
EB
Yes, I'm re-living it all! And another tidbit about Bear, he hates to fly so he took the train from Dallas to Califonia...2 1/2 days there and 2 1/2 days back...he must really love those boys. He is a taxi driver.
ReplyDeleteI loved the zamboni! What an interesting story about Bear, the water boy. Sounds like it was a busy, fun weekend for everyone. Looking forward to Part 2.
ReplyDeleteWhat a busy fun filled active life you all enjoy !! It's so very awesome that you and Joe split up and each attend a grandchild's game. That kind of support is incredible. You 2 are just simply AWESOME !! Dianne if ever you see a purple VW bug....snap it for me will you ? That's the colour of bug I'd love to have :o)
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