Hi there

Hope everyone is gearing up for Christmas, we are a little slower in preparing this year. I just can't seem to get into the mood but with all this snow outdoors, the mood is starting to come.

Well, last weekend our girls hockey teams in our town, hosted the Regional Silverstick hockey tournament. During the opening ceremonies on Friday night, they officially retired Caitlyn's hockey jersey and her number. It was a wonderful tribute to such a special girl. The opening ceremony ended with Bryanna, Caitlyn's sister leading all the girls in a "victory"lap around the ice and then the 4 of us dropped the puck for the game.

Jim and I had crests made for all the girls jerseys with grey angel wings and Caitlyn's number "10" on them. These have been sewn on the left chest of all the girls jerseys.

Jim and I, also had contructed this shadow box for the lobby of the arena. It has her jersey, her last hockey picture, a write up about her and the 2 trophies that she received throughout her hockey career for being the "Most Dedicated Player" 2 separate years.

Following the ceremony, one of Caityn's good friends showed us what she had created in memory of Caitlyn. This girl was a goalie on her hockey team for several years and now currently plays out of town. She had a new goalie helmet made in memory of Caitlyn, with the BRAIN child emblem on the back, grey ribbons on both sides, and Caitlyn's initials on the front. I will be posting pictures later.

All in all, the weekend was a great time of remembrance, laughs and a few tears.