Markus' Wolf

{Markus receiving his Wolf Badge last night}

Markus was so excited to go to the Blue and Gold Banquet last night that he even skipped his Lightning practice to go! He received his "Wolf" rank advancement and was in three skits as part of the celebration. I still took Max up for his practice and came back to watch the last few minutes of it. I read a story a while ago and was just reminded of it tonight as Markus was getting his "Wolf".

The Story of Two Wolves

An old Cherokee chief was teaching his grandson about life.



“A fight is going on inside me,” he told the young boy, “a terrible fight between two wolves. One is evil, full of anger, sorrow, regret, greed, self-pity and false pride. The other is good, full of joy, peace, love, humility, kindness and faith.”

“This same fight is going on inside of you, grandson…and inside of every other person on this earth.”

The grandson ponders this for a moment and then asks, “Grandfather, which wolf will win?”

The old man smiled and simply said,

“The one you feed.”

That Works

Morgen was working tonight and Markus went to his friends house for a late over so Max and I went to visit Morgen at work. He didn't acknowledge Max at all and I went over to his work station to say hi or he probably wouldn't have talked to me either. The place was packed and he was busy clearing tables and filling up chip baskets. It was kind of fun to see him in action. He really likes the people he works for and the money pays for his car so it works.

Sledding

There was patchy snow at best today but the boys didn't seem to mind. They still were so excited to go sledding. It was kind of crowded so I guess at least a few other people felt the same way. A little bit of snow is better than no snow.

It was a beautiful day.

Markus + Birthday Party = Fun

Markus' birthday was on Wednesday but since Max had a game vs. Park City he waited to have his party tonight. He invited a few of his hockey friends over to play Shinny and eat pizza and cake. They are giggling the night away. Lol

Fun loving boys.

Lightning vs. Park City

{Max played great in a game versus Park City tonight}

{Even though Park City still won 4-0}

Idaho Fell

Max's Lightning team played the Idaho falls black team today and won in a shoot out! 2-1. Way to go Lightning!

Billings Bull(ies)

They won :( 5-0

Oh well.

Shinny Tournament

How do you play Shinny? With 15 sweaty boys in a conference room! Lol Max's lightning team is spending the afternoon playing shinny hockey at the hotel and watching the Miracle movie.

H.O.C.K.E.Y.

Temple View

Went for a walk along the river today after the game with Stuart's mom, Kim. We thought it was a 4.2 mile walk - as it turns out it - it was actually 8.4 round trip. It was beautiful to see the temple right behind the falls.

Sun Valley Showdown

Lightning Vs. Sun Valley

6-2

Woo-hoo!

Pool Party

It's hard to say when the boys of hockey have more fun - playing hockey or at the hotel?! Pool is open 24 hours so guess where the winning team went after the game? You guessed it - the pool! Coach keeps telling the boys five more minutes but they are having too much fun playing Marco polo. Hope that they can wake up in seven hours for their game. :)

Shoot Out in Idaho Falls

Lightning wins in overtime!!!

Max scored the game winning goal in the shoot out! Lightning win 8-7. Way to go Lightning!!!

Regulating the Regulators

Max had a Lightning game tonight vs. another travel team called the Regulators. They played well but still lost 7-3. Max checked a boy from the other team and had a big smile on his face after the game. I think he is learning to enjoy the playing more and how much progress he is making rather than the end results. He works hard and comes off the ice with red cheeks and a smile on his face.

Two for Two

Max played in two games this morning in Park City. First one was a loss 4-0. So was the second one 5-0. Max still had fun and played pretty well. So it's all good.

Now for the Super Bowl. Isn't that what you call a toilet that cleans itself? Lol

Winners All!

Markus won his game this morning 3-2 vs. The Black Bears and scored the first goal from the blue line. Max helped his team win 7-3. Defeating the Fighting Irish. They both came off the ice with sweaty heads and smiling faces! :)

Skating Away

Toni skated pretty well this morning at the Utah Winter Games and even though she fell on a simple little bunny hop, she got up and kept going with almost a smile on her face. She placed sixth and cried.

Amanda's performance to 1000 years was nearly flawless and you never would have known that she was terrified to go on the ice. She landed her jump that she has been working on for about a year and was so pleased with her performance. I'm so proud of her.