From August 5-8 Lucas had hockey camp at our local rink. It was quite an experience for him.. The first day when I brought him he was SO excited. I got him dressed, strapped his helmet and skates on.
Never in my life have I seen such a happy kid. Once he got on the ice however, his tune changed a bit. "Mom where's my hockey stick?" he cried out. "How come I'm slipping all the time?" "I can't do this, I just keep falling."
How could I expect him to realize that he had to work at this? That he wasn't going to skate circles around everyone and score goals the way he had envisioned in his three year old mind yesterday. Hockey camp turned out to be much different for him than he ever expected. But it turned out to be what I think was a very important life lesson for Lucas. By day 3 he was up and staying up.
Such a huge improvement from the snow angels he was doing on day 1. And by the last day, yes he did in fact score a goal. :)
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Hockey Camp
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Great pictures Andrea! Lucas is such a cutie... I'm sure he will learn to love hockey again :)
ReplyDeleteCan I ask: did you end up buying another lens? I know you sold your other one... I'm so curious - your pictures are so crisp and clear!
Joshua was the same at skating lessons :) He was SO frustrated...but its so worth it as they S-l-O-W-L-Y make their way accross the rink!!
ReplyDeleteWay to go Luke!!
Yay Lucas! Love that proud look in the last one!
ReplyDeletecute pictures Andrea! so fun hey??!! Evan starts hockey on Thursday - he is so excited and so are we :-) TTYL..Jen
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