Snow Play

The pile next to our house before I started shoveling


Happy Snow Boy


Just introducing the shovel to Benjamin


Top of the world!


Shoveling the vehicles out. My back was killing me!


Mini Snow Man




Father and Son. We had the Caps game on the radio, that was fun hearing the excitement. Caps came back from 4-1 down to win 5-4 in OT!

Another Huge Snowstorm Hits DC

Official count at Casa Benjamin today: 23"

We lost power around 12:30 AM Saturday and it was restored at 5:00 AM. I got up to check on some things and the camera was handy so I got a few shots outdoors. Snow was still falling and it continued until late afternoon. I got outside and did a couple hours worth of shoveling before calling it a day. More shoveling looms on Sunday.

Back in December, we got hit with a similar 20" plus storm on a Saturday and we were off work on Monday. I'm expecting the same thing this Monday where we will be home.

5:00 AM front yard






9:00 AM back yard




9:00 AM front yard






I've lived in the DC area my whole life and never seen us hit with two snowstorms like this in one Winter.

I took some pics of the December 19, 2009 snow storm but didn't blog about it. One post I am still getting comments on is this February 1979 snow storm recap.

Alex Ovechkin: Career Point #500

From last night's Caps-Rangers game at Madison Square Garden. Caps won 6-5 for their 12th straight win.

The game was late in the second period and the Caps were down 5-3. With fewer than 10 seconds remaining in this period the Caps were on the verge of seeing their franchise-record winning streak disappear. Ovechkin's goal pumped the team up and that momentum carried over into the third period as the Caps would score two more unanswered goals to extend their record streak to 12.




Simply incredible. I want this goal in the blog archives for Benjamin, who is rapidly becoming a Caps fan.

The Caps extended the streak to 13 with a 5-2 win over Atlanta. Pittsburgh is next on Sunday at noon on NBC, weather permitting as the Penguins are coming in from Montreal Saturday night.

The Caps

Caps fans are getting to see the above post game celebration scene a lot now. Today the Caps beat Tampa Bay 3-2 for their tenth straight victory. This ties the club record set during the 1983-84 season.

They did not play their best hockey vs Tampa Bay. They lost a two goal lead in the third period but they still found a way to win the game thanks to Alex Ovechkin's clutch third period goal. By the way, since Ovechkin was named Captain of the team, the Caps are 12-1.

A couple quotes from this afternoon's game tells you about this year's team:

Brooks Laich:
"I think a sign of a very good hockey team is when they can win when they're not at their best and tonight I think we did that."

Coach Bruce Boudreau agreed with Laich's statement:
"When you're used to winning, you find ways to win," Boudreau said. "They found a way to win even though it wasn't our best game offensively. There were a bunch of guys who were a little off tonight."

Right now this team is on an incredible roll. In my opinion, this is by far the most talented team in Capitals history. I've seen this franchise through good times and bad time having followed this team every season since the expansion year 1974-75 where they went 8-67-5.

Obviously there's a chance this team fizzles in the playoffs but right now you have to say there's also a chance this team is just a machine all the way through the playoffs and wins the Cup in dominant fashion.

During the current ten game winning streak, they've allowed only 21 goals. If you can hold opponents to an average of two goals per game, you should be able to win.

The Caps can break the franchise record for wins on Tuesday in Boston. That won't be easy. And because someone who reads this will probably wonder...the NHL record is 17 wins set by the Penguins in 1993.

On a side note, Benjamin has taken an interest in the Caps. We watch a couple periods nightly before his bed time. Alex Ovechkin is his favorite player and he has a hat and a couple Caps t-shirts. I felt now is the time to take him (and Weena too) to a game. Thanks to the Caps Season Ticket holder ticket exchange (the Caps have been sold out the entire season), I was able to get three Club level seats for the Sunday March 28th game vs the Calgary Flames. Can't wait for our family day and yes, we will be Rocking the Red!

Let's go Caps!!!

Some Family Pictures

Happy Birthday Mommy!


Bingo action. Benjamin loves calling the games. Maybe he can get an Offensive Coordinator gig (Redskins fans will understand this).


Benjamin playing with his train set that he got from Grandpa for Christmas. I need to find him a conductor's hat.


We plan to run this around our Christmas tree next year.