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.

Winter Games

Amanda skated well and placed second in her first event, pre-juvenile showcase.

Lara in New York

My sister, Lara, turns 46 tomorrow and to celebrate, Todd took her to see the musical, Mary Poppins tonight. She sent me these photos of the beautiful theater and was rubbing it in! I'm so happy for her. She deserves it - a great birthday for a great sister.