Day 98.....a little recap of some fun stuff

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Last Friday evening was the Brent's place holiday party.  There was a "store" for parents to choose gifts for kids and one for the kids to choose gifts for each other and their parents (all of which was donated and free of charge to us).  There were crafts (the boys made stockings with their names on them), there was a movie, and Santa came for a visit.  While we were watching the movie one of the Brent's employees pulled me aside and asked if the boys would like to go to a Broncos game.....are you kidding me???  Of course they would.  They are not the biggest football fans but famous is famous and so they can't help but get caught up in the whole Broncos/Manning crazy that happens here in Denver.  A family from out of town had 3 extra tickets (perfect, one for each boy and I can stay home and relax).  I did not mention any of this to the boys.  The family drove up from Colorado Springs in the dark, in rush our traffic, which took them almost 3 hours, just to deliver the tickets to Brent's in person.  I was chatting with another mom in the kitchen during dinner clean-up, when Dillon came zooming up to me bright eyed and excited. "Mom, Mom, Mom......we got tickets to the Broncos!!!!!"  He had the tickets in hand and his eyes were all shiny with excitement.  Luca came running in too and was jumping up and down.  "Mom....these people came in and they gave me an envelope and I opened it and it was tickets!!!"  They were both talking a mile a minute.  I completely underestimated how this would affect them.  I thought they would like it....but this was a huge happy reaction.  Then they had to tell me that there were only 3 tickets and they were trying to figure out what to do.....I assured them that their dad would enjoy the game WAY more than I would, so it would be a boys outing.  Brent's also gave them some "gear" so they fit into the Broncos scene perfectly.

The game was Sunday.  They had a blast and they will not soon forget the experience.  Dillon was exhausted by the time they got home but it was well worth it.

Heading into the game....kickoff was at 2:05 p.m. 

Oh yeah....here is the Santa visit picture

Will this be the last photo I ever get with both of them and Santa??

The boys both got tickets to their favorite sports for Christmas so they are going to have the Professional Sports Trifecta here in Denver.  Luca received tickets to a professional hockey game (Central Hockey Leauge, not NHL) which is on Saturday December 29.  Dillon received tickets to the CELTICS basketball game when they play here in Denver....which is not until February so we will make a special trip up for that if we are home by then.  The tears that brimmed in Dillon's eyes when he opened this gift will not be something I soon forget.

These HUGE, FUN experiences; as well as all of our family bonding time will hopefully result in some fond memories of our time in Denver.....instead of just all the scary, sick, hospital stuff.