Get his dog one too

It was a busy weekend here, as Jerry and Tammy were in town for his bachelor party and her bridal shower. Both went well, and the two of them headed back to New York yesterday afternoon loaded down with presents and toiletries purchased at northwest PA's discount prices.

Evan really enjoyed spending time with the family, especially my brothers. I think they make him feel like he's "one of the guys" and he likes that a lot. Grady had a bit more difficulty--Saturday was too much running around for him, and not enough sleep. Mike brought the boys to the end of the shower so they could see my aunts and cousins, but Grady pretty much cried the whole time. He was overwhelmed by all of the activity when I think he just wanted to go somewhere quiet and crawl around.

Evan was convinced Jerry and Tammy were going to take him back to New York with them so they could take him to a hockey game. He's been on this kick since the Pens/Rangers game a few weeks ago, and I'm sure he's going to be on fire when those two play again tonight. Evan figured out on his own that the Rangers play in New York, and that's where "his Jerry" lives, so it only makes sense that he go take in a game with his uncle. I'm sure Ev also thinks New York is one giant hockey rink.

It's all hockey all the time here now, and I like it. The Pens are so much fun to watch, and we never miss a game. Evan is loving every minute--he talks about hockey constantly, he lists his favorite players (Crosby and Malkin, of course), he pretends to shoot the puck into the fireplace while he makes a loud horn noise to signal his goal. His greatest wish is to have a black Pens jersey with his last name and the number 1 on the back. We tried to compromise and got him a Sidney Crosby t-shirt, but it's way too big and they don't have any more in stock for us to get a smaller size. I'll look for a different one in Pittsburgh this weekend--keep your fingers crossed because I hear they are hard to come by!