Hockey Camp and the Start of School

One of the last things that we do during summer is go to hockey camp. Our hockey camp is week long, 9 to 4 and has two ice sessions. During the day we do off-ice drills, arts and crafts and having fun getting on the ice.

Scott, dad and I were in a van with a couple other of the players. We would go by these houses and the boys would say which house they liked or they would talk about football or hockey. After camp ended they were somewhat quieter and had the hockey stink badly. Phew! (Scott would probably laugh if you told him he smelled bad.)

One of the topics that came up during camp was how much the boys have grown over the years. The Cool Cats are in their 10th year and everyone has their own story about how they got started or their favorite memory about the Cool Cats. From seeing their kid touch the puck for the first time or them be more social or even how they learned about the team. Every one of those players has a different story that I love to see and it's inspirational to see how a lot of them have come.

When my brother started he was shy, was learning how to speak and to be more social. I have seen so much progress in him just from these past years. Scott will say hi to everyone and ask you your name. He won't tell you his name but he's getting there. When my mom was in Pennsylvania visiting family with my brother and my dad she told us that Grandma was kidding around with Scott about who gets the big fries. (Scott picks out all the big fries for himself and will scream NO if you say you are going to take the big fry) My mom was very happy that he learned how to communicate and that he loves to talk about everything.

Tomorrow, Scott starts his Senior year of high school. Yes, I said Senior year. I can't believe it either. Scott loves school and can't wait to be back. Now he has to get out of his PJ's. :)

STORY TIME: When Scott was younger he hated school. He would sit at the table and cry his eyes out when he had to do homework or had to read. It was the hardest and longest thing to get Scott to do his homework. Now Scott comes home and sits right down to do his homework. It is a complete 360 from what he used to be.

We hope that everyone has a great first day! Watch out for school buses. Hopefully we will get a picture of Scott before he heads off to school.

Virginia Beach '11

Hey everyone.
This years Beach trip was to Virginia Beach. A beach we used to go to every year when Scott was little (yes he was little; actually smaller than he was now) for Challenger baseball every year for Mother's Day.
We left after Softball on Saturday. It was a nice ride down. We stayed about 15 away from the beach but that didn't stop us from being there all the time.
Everyone in the family had one day where they picked to go to dinner. One day we enjoyed Pizza at Dough Boys. My choice was found on Urbanspoon. One of the reasons I picked it was because of it's name & its reviews. The place: El Taco Loco. They make great tacos, burritos & many other things. They also make there Guacamole right at your table.
While we were at the beach something hit Scott's foot so he screamed, "LOBSTER, CRAB, OYSTER!! ew" It was the cutest thing. He spent most of the time in the water but he told mom it was time to go. (which is really not like Scott. He could stay in the water forever.)
One day we went to Fort Story which we did have to get out of the car & have them search it. We were taking my mom to see the two light houses there.

lighthouse @ Fort Story.

It was a beautiful to be at the beach. We all got sunburned even Coach Randy who was under the umbrella but he had no sunscreen on (like some of us who put sunscreen on two times each time we were there).

On the Calendar we have almost everything written down & Scott now knows what August 24th is when Amanda moves to PA for school. He keeps asking mom how Amanda is doing even when I'm in the Room right next to him. What is he going to do when I really go?

Scott's Quote: "Ouch my shoulders." & "Mom I need a new hockey stick mines to short."

peace & love,
Amanda & Scott.

P.S. I wanna give a shout out to a band in the NOVA area called Aim for the Weekend. They are releasing there EP on Itunes on Tuesday, July 19th. Everyone should go check them out. There are great & funny group of guys and that's why we love them.