Hockey again - UPDATED

Finally it's AJ's turn again to play. Two cancelled practices due to cold temps plus one postponed game, meant he had eight straight days of no skating. But he returned with a vengeance. First with a game Friday night in which he scored two goals (plus two assists, he's shouting at me from the other room. We must make sure the record is accurate.)

He followed that up with two games on Saturday. The first was at 9 a.m., when the temperature was -8 degrees. AJ got to play goalie.

Maybe it's because it had been so cold and windy all week. Or maybe it's because hypothermia had caused me to become delusional. But standing in the sun with barely a breeze, it really didn't seem so bad. At least as far as -8 degree games go.

I figured it was a good game for AJ to be in the net. Goalies wear a lot of extra padding, which I figured would keep him warm. But goalies also do a lot of standing still, and don't get to warm up on the bench every other shift.

AJ didn't seem to mind though. Probably because the game ended in his first win as a goalie.

For the second game, AJ played center and scored a hat trick.

Making it extra special, my brother's family showed up to watch. AJ was pretty excited to score in front of his uncle and cousin Zane. 

And Sydney got to show Zane where the snack shack was. And Zane got to get Skittles. And then we got to go home and warm up.

So everyone was happy. The end.

**** Update****

It turns out this story wasn't quite over after all. 

Zane has left his mark during his trip to the tundra. I neglected to mention that in the process of getting his Skittles, Zane managed to tip over a cup of coffee belonging to the woman standing next to him at the counter of the snack shack. Thankfully no one got burned, and we were able to quickly clean it up.

Fast forward a day. My brother's family decided to check out the new Canal Park brewery next to their hotel. Their server looked at them and asked if they'd been at the Esko Jamboree the previous day. It was the woman whose coffee Zane spilled. Gotta love our small town!