Take Warning- Go Canes!

Blake's school participates in an awesome program called READvolution. It is a reading program that teams up with our local Carolina Hurricanes Hockey Team. Students can log 800 minutes of reading and get 2 complimentary tickets to a Canes game.

Blake took advantage of that this year and he read his little heart out. When I went to cash in the voucher, I noticed that you could upgrade seats for a little extra money AND you could purchase additional tickets. This is Blake's first hockey game, so of course we wanted to upgrade to better seats. Also, he is at the age where it is fun to bring a friend, so we added extra tickets in order to being Joyner and Blake's best friend Hunter! Hunter coming was a surprise for Blake - he didn't know about that part!

We had a blast! They boys loved watching everything and cheering on the Canes. They especially loved dancing to the music in between plays. Their amazing dance moves even got them on the Jumbotron for 2.5 seconds of fame! Haha! They thought they were famous! It was a great first hockey game adventure!

2020 Visions

It is 2020 and it is going to be a big year for us!!! Here are some things we are looking forward to....

• Hurricanes Hockey Game (Blake's first)
• Blake turns 8 on SuperBowl Sunday (and maybe the 49ers will be in it!)
• Basketball and Baseball Seasons
• Great Wolf Lodge (our annual Spring Break Trip)
• Harlem Globetrotters 
• Lots of beach trips
• Maybe a trip to Atlanta?! 
• Working on my National Boards
• Maybe building a house for our new Fam Jam
• Blake wants more muscles (haha)

...and I am sure much more! We have so many wonderful things coming up and we can't wait to enjoy it all!

Chinese Lantern Festival

We greeted 2020 with a fun night at the Chinese Lantern Festival! Blake and I go to this every year, and we were able to bring Joyner with us this year. They do a different theme every year. This year they had lots of animals and more interactive stuff! We had the best time walking around and exploring all of the beautiful displays.

And they even had this just perfect one.... almost like it was just for us! Haha.

After we explored the many lanterns, we went back home to ring in the new year! This was the first year that Blake stayed awake until midnight!! Also, we got a surprise firework show from the neighbors across the pond. It was a perfect way to start 2020!