Guillermo, on ice
Guillermo tried out hockey today and loved it. I hope it doesn't remember how much fun he had because I don't want to have to start hauling him to hockey practices any time soon (or ever!)
I took Guillermo and Maya to Marbles, the children's museum in Raleigh. In one exhibit, Marbles Olympics, kids can jump over hurdles, do a long jump, play ping pong, walk on a balance beam and participate in other games. The main attraction is Center Ice, a synthetic rink where kids can play hockey. I was surprised that Guillermo was interested, but he put on a red jersey, traded in his Crocs for a pair of black socks that the museum loans the kids (I know, yuck!!) and grabbed a stick. He had so much fun and did pretty well. There were a ton of pucks on the ice so the kids pretty much had a free-for-all. The rink was slippery enough that Guillermo even fell a couple of times, but he got back up and kept playing. The first time he scored, he turned to cheer with Maya and I, but after that, he didn't lose concentration. His face fell when I told him it was time to leave the rink. Neither Will or I are hockey fans but on the way home, I couldn't stop myself. "Do you ever want to go see a real hockey game?" I asked him, thinking of the Hurricanes. Of course he did. Then, he told me, he could see some fighting.
Before we left the museum, we stopped to make ourselves gold medals that the kids wore around their necks on the way home. I'm so ready for the summer Olympics to begin.
2 comments:
Try to crush any interest in hockey now, while you can. Hockey practices are notoriously inconvenient. Due to the lack of available ice, practices are sometimes at 5 a.m. And also due to the lack of available ice, the rink is usually REALLY far from where you live. And have you ever looked at the faces of guys in the NHL? Few get through youth hockey without broken noses and such.
Golf...now there's a civilized sport. Tee times usually start around 8 a.m. They can't start much earlier because the grounds crews need to do their stuff in daylight. Broken noses are rare among golfers. And wouldn't Guillermo look much cuter in preppy plaid shorts with a polo shirt instead of wearing half his body weight in padding?
No.. hockey practices are not that bad. Young kids will normally have 7:00 or 8:00 am practices. It is really not much worse then soccer (Try getting to CASL Park at 5:00 PM) or Swim Team (6 hours every Tuesday, and every day practice). If the sport is good (which Hockey, Soccer, and Swimming are) it is worth it!
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