For those of you who don’t know, Brayden is obsessed with hockey.
He plays it every chance he gets and talks about it all the time too. Brett plays with him on weekends and has worked really hard with him to the point that Brett said to me the other day “I think he is going to grow up to be a professional hockey player! No, I am serious, I really do!" So the chance to meet a real hockey player and see some hockey played in person was a dream come true to him.
We were lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time. We were over at Heather’s house for our regular get togethers and her neighbor happened to drop by right when I was getting ready to go home and told us that some of the Carolina Hurricane players were coming to play street hockey with her kids and the other kids in the neighborhood. She and her husband had won this event in an auction and she invited us down to watch.
WELL! I was not going to miss this! I was so excited for Brayden that I called Brett and told him he had to come and see it too. Luckily Brett was working from home that afternoon and was able to come down for a bit and watch.
Brayden was so happy and wanted to play so badly. He kept asking me to get in the rink while the other kids were playing. It was so cute to watch his eyes light up and cheer every time one of the kids would get a goal. I was such a proud mother too when he had a chance to meet one of the players and he asked him to show him his swing and Brayden gladly showed off his skills. It was so cute!!!
Brett and I have talked about taking him to a real game, but as much as he likes hockey, he does not like loud events and always ends up getting freaked out at them. So until then it is hockey in the front yard with Daddy and watching it on TV.
* He would do this all day if I let him!
* Watching the "big kids" play...he wouldn't let the stick go for a second
* He kept saying "Brayden go in there?" He wanted to play so bad!
* Meeting Ryan Bayda or "a really hockey player" as Brayden said
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