Hockey Night in Erie

Over the Christmas break, the boys had a great time cheering on their cousin Jamie (aka Bubba).


Bubba was a bit disappointed to have
to play defense that day, but his play
would have made Brian Leetch proud.


Here the boys pose with their cousin after
the game. Their other cousins Gracie and
Ashley are in the background.


On the way out of the arena, Luke got 2
minutes in the penalty box for tripping.


Recently we went to a dinner sponsored by
the Miami University hockey team. The
players cooked the food (great pizza, wings,
& stir-fry, to name a few things) as well as
mingled with their fans. Here Kevin Roeder
#24 poses with Owen (Luke was a little shy).
Amy was impressed with how polite and
friendly all the players were.


Here's Miami's captain, Ryan Jones #26.
Leading up to this dinner, all Luke would
talk about is meeting his favorite players
Ryan (& Jarod Palmer), but then he cried
hysterically when he first met Ryan. Ryan
was a real sport and tried to reassure Luke,
but Luke was very hesitant. About an hour
later, Luke finally agreed to have his picture
taken with Ryan, as long as dad went with
him. Owen loved just hanging out with the players.


Here are the boys with Gary Steffes #12,
Alex LaCombe #10 and Jarod Palmer #19
(another of Luke's favorites)...


and Erie's own (& dad's favorite), Justin Mercier #16.