The One Where He MADE The Team!!!

So, remember this time last year, when our little guy didn't make the U8 hockey team he was hoping to?

Well, fast forward to this past weekend, when, yet again, it was tryout time. This year he's moving up to the U10 division.

And...

He made it! He did even better than he was hoping to. He was hoping to make a travel team, and his organization has 3 levels, A, B and C. He made the B team!

He was the only kiddo who played at the intermediate level last year to do so.

We are so so proud of him. He was so disappointed last year, but, rallied well. He played and practiced so hard, constantly looking for improvement.

As a parent, I am thrilled, not just because he's made great improvements, but, because of all the reasons we quoted last year, and especially these two.

- He didn't let a setback turn him away from something he loved. He worked harder.
- He learned that amazingly motivating lesson of hard work paying off.

This year, he's also on a team with some of his friends, and other nice kids in the program.

Yay! One proud mum.