Canes Win!

On December 4, the family went to their first Hurricanes game of the year. The Hurricanes were playing the Tampa Bay Lightning.   We were sitting upstairs in the upper level.  After the first period, there was no score and the boys wanted to get a snack.  While we were in line, we ran into a friend of ours from West Raleigh who works for the Hurricanes in the front office. He gave us some tickets downstairs at center ice.  We loved those tickets.  And then we loved it even more when Phil Di Guiseppe scored a goal in overtime to give the Canes a 1-0 victory.

Here we are at the game:

Daddy, Mommy, Jack, and Mark

Our view from center ice.

Sleeping Mt. Rushmore

For Christmas, the boys wanted to get some stuffed animals of their favorite athletes.  So, they received a Russell Wilson, Peyton Manning, and Jeff Skinner.  Mark likes to sleep with his close to his head.  When they look like this, it appears to be some sort of Mt. Rushmore above his head.  He arranged them like this.  It was very cute.

Canes game

On Friday night, January 15, the family went to their annual Carolina Hurricanes regular season game.  We had a really good time as we were able to get some good seats downstairs for the game against the Vancouver Canucks.  The boys always enjoy going to hockey games.  They always like to watch the first period of games when we are at home during school nights.  They want us to tape the rest of the game so they can watch it in the morning.

The boys unfortunately have not had a great deal of luck with the games they have attended.  So far the Canes have not one a single regular season game that we went to.  And the streak continued on this night as well.  This time, the Canes at least sent the game into overtime before succumbing to a 3-2 OT loss.

The loss notwithstanding, the boys, Mommy, and Daddy had a really good time.  Here are some pictures from the evening:

Mark and Daddy

Jack and Mommy

Brotherly Love.  Too bad the Canes aren't playing the Philadelphia Flyers

I am a Caniac and It's Bo Time!! - Mark hoping for a free Bo-Berry biscuit with a power play goal!

Hurricanes game vs. Canucks

On Friday night, we took the boys to our annual Carolina Hurricanes game.  This year, the Vancouver Canucks were the opponent.  The boys were very excited to go to the hockey game.  They got to wear their Hurricanes jerseys.  They always want to know if the Canes won or lost.  Unfortunately, more often than not, this year they have lost.  But Mark always wants to know also if they scored a power play goal.  If so, he wants to go to Bojangles and get a free Bo-Berry biscuit.  He loves some Bo-Berry biscuits.

Unfortunately on this night, not only were no power play goals scored, but there were no goals scored at all. Ryan Miller had a shutout in a 3-0 win over the Hurricanes.  Even though the team lost, the boys had a real good time in some good seats.

Ready to go to the Canes game.