The final week....

Aiden had a fun hockey competition last weekend

Celebrating with the "Stanley Cup"

Aiden and Finn are in the right side of the picture with two of their buddies watching a figure skating competition of some sort at the rink before Luke and Liam's game.  They were the only ones in the stands and clapped after every performance.

Army themed Birthday party for one of Finn's buddies (Finn is on far left)

Birthday parties and hockey games can be quite exhausting...

We are in the final week of our regular association hockey season.  We began November 1 and will finish on March 11.  Of course, the AAA hockey and spring hockey will start in a few weeks.  But, for now, we are excited about the last few games and ready for a brief respite.

Luke and Liam's Squirt B1 team, which is comprised of 9-11 year old boys in 4th and 5th grades, finished first in their district.  They lost three close games in the middle of the season to teams we honestly should have beaten, but we learned some lessons in the process.  We managed to finish strong and we are now gearing up for our final games in the district tournament.  We advanced to the semi finals and have our final games later this week and/or weekend, depending on results from other teams.

Aiden will complete his regular season on the North Stars SuperMite team this weekend as well.  He has a jamboree and a team bowling party to celebrate.  He has had a great season and has really enjoyed his team with several of his friends, including our neighbor across the street (very convenient for carpooling!).

Finn celebrated a 5th birthday for his good friend, Landon.  He has made lots of friends at the hockey rink and manages to ask for money to buy things nearly every time the score is tied and mom and dad are too focused to refuse!