Beginning Hockey!

Despite many requests from the coach, we're still at 2 out of 3 for girl players! Sweetie does like carrying their gear though so she gets in on some of the action that way! The schedule is a bit less hectic this year as they're only playing on one team instead of trying to keep up with a mixed team (boys & girls) and a girls' team. They decided to join a girls' team and are enjoying it quite a bit. We tend to have one practice and one game a week and that feels like plenty to us. They are the only ones who aren't also playing on a mixed team so aren't getting as much ice time as the rest but they don't care.

A couple weeks ago, after reading an email from their coach, began the following conversation:

M: uhhh, how do you feel about 6am practices?
K: (smiling sweetly) Well, I feel like they don't affect me at all. and I feel like you better be really quiet when you're leaving :)))

Honey was with me on that one and enraged herself into a yelling fit over the whole idea and Murray didn't want any part of that at 5am and told her to stay home. Lovey hopped right up when the alarm went and headed to practice with no complaints. Apparently there were quite a few grumbling in the dressing room that day! Lovey was happy to a Tim Horton's muffin on the way to school (got there with a couple minutes to spare!) but was pretty tired by bedtime that day!

Their team has had a few games now and seems to be winning more than not and they're enjoying playing with the other girls and their skating has really improved! There are more away games as there aren't enough local teams to play with but so far it hasn't been too bad. Once the snowstorms start, it might be a different story though!