He stayed entertained with bike riding, playing chase, and leaf throwing while awaiting his grandparents' arrival.
We stayed in Friday night and had a nice dinner. Nico helped out again the kitchen and took his jobs very seriously.
On Saturday, they took their regular walk to the park, while David and I ran an errand. Naptime approached and we hung out at the house during the day. We had dinner at our must-stop place, Mia's.
Even though I'm not generally a hockey fan, this Stars experience was SO exciting. I may consider myself a hockey fan now.
We stopped in the gift shop first, and Nico was spoiled with a jersey AND hockey helmet. He felt like a real hockey player.
There was a kids hockey game set up just outside the arena. Nico jumped right in and knew exactly what he was doing, even though he was clearly a foot shorter than anyone else. He occasionally would look over at us with his proud, shitty grin. For about half of the time, he ran around after the puck just like everyone else. For the other half, he was determined to be the goalie. But, he would get so distracted after a few seconds and run over toward us or leave the net to go after the puck. I have some video clips that are absolutely hilarious with Cindy shouting, "Go back to the goal," and David prompting him to get his stick down. We were all cracking up the entire time, and he was in absolute heaven! Not sure I'll ever forget how cute he was out there.
It was a high scoring game that kept Nico's interest. He made it until halfway through the 3rd period and then told us he was tired and wanted to go. He was apparently watching the game closely, because he reacted immediately with every goal, raising his arms and cheering. He was really into the crowd chant "Dallas...Stars" and also seeing the zambonis.
Such a fun experience and weekend!
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