The Season ends for Liam, Regions for Luke, and Fargo for Aiden

Liam and his good buddy on his team this season, Luke

Liam on the ice

Liam and several buddies from his team

Finn dressed up as Pete the Cat for Book Character Day at school this week.  

Aiden has his first ever travel tournament in Fargo over the weekend.  John took him up and I stayed back with everyone else.  He received a new knee hockey stick as a gift.

Aiden and his buddies 

Finn and I went on a field trip with his class to the children's theater for a play

Aiden and his team buddies trading pins

Luke and his team won their district and they are advancing to the regional tournament

District 3 Tournament and regular season champs!

Liam's first year as a PeeWee ended rather abruptly when we lost in our district tournament.  I think our team knew it was possible that his team would not advance to the Regional tournament, but we all hoped they would pull off some type of a miracle.  Sadly, we lost and said goodbye to so many families we have grown to love this season.  It was bittersweet, but we are thankful for an awesome season where Liam really grew and has gotten a lot better over the season.

Aiden and John spent their weekend having fun in Fargo for Aiden's first ever travel hockey tournament.  Aiden had a blast and loved every minute of pin trading, knee hockey, and playing in hockey games with his team.  He had a great time and was exhausted when he got home Sunday afternoon.  His team did relatively well and finished 2-3.  They played against teams from all over and found the competition to be pretty tough.

Luke's team won their district tournament over the weekend finishing first in both league play and in the district tournament play.  They received the #1 seed and advance to Regions this weekend.  They have the opportunity to advance to the State tournament depending on how they do in Regions.  It has been a great season for Luke as well and a challenging one as he has played with many kids that are two years older than he is.  While he has more than held his own, he has worked hard to get up to speed with the fast pace of the game, the harder and more skilled shots, and the physical environment that is more typical of PeeWee hockey than Squirt hockey.

Finn continues with his hockey season and keeps up with every goal he scores each weekend.  He is loving it and always wants to make sure we are all present for his games.  He dressed up as Pete the Cat for Book Character Day at school.  This was a last minute effort on my part when he suddenly decided he was going to dress up (previously he said he wasn't interested).  We were fortunate to find some handmade Pete the Cat items that Aunt Sarah gave us a few years ago so we incorporated those and it turned out decent.