DC United Home Opener

I'm so glad soccer season is upon us again!  The DC United Home Opener was last night.  I got up early yesterday and mom was tired, so after we went shopping in the morning, she bribed me to take a nap (and I actually did!)  She told me I could have a cookie at the tailgate if I took a nap and it worked.  But really, she just wanted to take a nap :)

I sang in the car the entire way to the stadium - song after song.  Even Jingle Bells, but my version still goes:

Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells,
Jingle On the Way.
Oh what fun it is to ride 
In a wonder fallen hay...

Whatever that means :)

The tailgate was fun, but COLD!  Danny, Wanda and Gabriel were already there when we got there, so they had staked out a spot for us.  Gabriel and I got to play with bubbles and I took my soccer goal, so we got to kick our soccer balls around.  The food line was *really* long, so we didn't get food right away and we didn't have too many choices by the time mom got through the line.  Gabriel and I drew some pictures and then Ken, Marie, Belle and Cole showed up.  I shared my DC United tattoos and we all wore them on our cheeks.



Trying to stay warm:


Mommy and I went to the team store at half time to exchange the jersey we got dad for Christmas.  The one we got was a little too big and we decided to exchange it for a long sleeve version with Pontius' name on it (since he's my favorite player and all).  Even though the line was insane, we were able to just walk in and exchange it with no problem.

Mom and I shared a soft pretzel and Gabriel shared his cotton candy with me - my first taste of it and I really loved it (of course).  I fell asleep on the way home and climbed in to bed no problem when we got home.



Despite the late bedtime, I woke up at 6:30 this morning - NEW time!  Mom's still hoping that some day I get the memo that sleep is a good thing :)  It's supposed to be gorgeous today, so I think we'll try out the new bike trailer in a bit - happy almost Spring everyone!