Flames Fan

Last weekend, on Sat March 17th, we took Harrison to his 2nd NHL game to watch his favorite team, the Calgary Flames (who else?!) play the Minnesota Wild. The last NHL game Harrison attended was when he was only 6 mos old! However, every time the Flames scored he screamed due to all the noise, so I had to take him out half way through the 1st period and we didn't make our way back to our seats until the last half of the 3rd period! It was a complete waste of time and money! It has taken me 4 yrs to build up the courage to attempt that again, but now that he is older, I knew he'd have an easier time handling all the stimulation, along with the fact that I was able to prepare him for all the noise and he covered his ears when things got too loud for him!
He was so excited and looked forward to it for a week! We sat in the cheap seats, or better known as the nose bleeds, so it was a long way up! We were still at centre ice and had a decent view, and Harrison was so thrilled to be at a real NHL game that he didn't care in the least! He had his hair cut that morning, and always gets it styled with colour spray or gel. In honour of the big game he'd be attending later, he asked for red spikes! She turned it into a mowhawk and sprayed the entire top of his head with bright red hairspray!!! He loved it! And he was the cutest Lil Flames Fan at the Dome! He had lots of compliments from fellow fans about his Flames jersey and his red hair, and got lots of high fives from onlookers! He had his own little fan club going on!
He had a lot of fun, and stayed right until the bitter end...and I do mean bitter, as the Flames lost that game 4-2. Harrison was only slightly upset by the loss, but soon got over it when he talked his Dad into buying him one of those loud game horns (as seen in the picture on his Dad's shoulders with the Saddledome behind them!) that you hate the parents around you for buying for their kid! I sent it home with his Dad and have banned it from my house! We had a great family night out!
Go Flames Go!!!