We have a seven year old!

Quinn turned 7 last week and we had another party at the XL Center for the Whale game. We invited 9 kids but 11 came! (Reid and Alex joined the group). The kids were much better than last year. I think it was for a few reasons...1: we didn't load them up with sugary cake before the game; 2: it was a Friday night so all the kids were exhausted from the school week; 3: we had more parents than last year including 2 Moms! (Stephanie and Jackie) and 4: we didn't stress out about missing a few minutes of the game. The best part of the night was that the Whale won in OT with 6 seconds left. That got the kids out of their seats!

Quinn has also started having hockey games with his Mite A team, and he scored his first authentic full-ice goal in his first game. Not the prettiest goal, but he brought the score up to 5-7 vs. S. Windsor. The team did great considering that SW has been playing full ice for a couple of months. Black Friday we get up at the crack of dawn...not to get to the shopping doorbusters, but to get Q ready for a 7 a.m. start time at Simsbury Farms for the first game of his tournament.