Boo in the Soo

Will and I spent the weekend in Cheboygan for his first hockey tournament of the season.  The drive up was beautiful - colors were definitely at their peak.  The boys won their first game against Copper Country (from the U.P.) 3-2.  After the game, we checked into the hotel and had a team meal.  The boys played football in the parking lot before we had to leave for their second game at 8pm.  They beat the Marquette Jr. Wildcats 3-2 in a come from behind game.  On Saturday morning, Will and I ran out for breakfast and then crossed the Mackinac Bridge to the Upper Peninsula.  We played a very tough team from Canada, the Soo Jr. Greyhounds, and lost 12-0.  But we still earned a spot in semi-finals based on our record.  After the game, we took the boys to the bridge for a team photo and then broke off into small groups for lunch.  Unfortunately, we had to play the Soo team again.  The boys didn't give up and played hard.  We still lost 7-0 but the boys definitely learned from the experience.  On Sunday, we got up early so we could make it back to Kalamazoo for Alex's 12:30 game.  

Thank you to Grandma for staying with Alex and Winger and getting Alex to all his hockey practices and games.  His team won both their games over the weekend and Alex scored two goals on Saturday.