Hockey Practice

Bly had his first hockey practice this weekend. As a mom, I was very nervous about sending him out with much larger kids on his own but he far surpassed my expectations. While the other little ones were clinging to the side or off the ice completely, Bly was tooling around with his chair for support and a huge smile on his face. By the end of the first day, he could stand up on his own without help and was getting quite quick on his skates. The high school boys thought he was a lot of fun and at the end gave him the ride of his life while they pushed him in the chair. If he wouldn't have been in full pads I would have been hysterical. I couldn't have been more proud of him that day while also reflecting on just how big of a boy he is becoming.

He is almost lost underneath all that gear.

Pep talk from his new friend and chair driver.