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Thursday, October 30, 2014

Opening Night Amazingness!!!

Last night was one of the funnest nights I have had in a long time. If you follow me on Instagram (@scggirl) you already know that we went to the opening night Miami Heat vs Washington Wizards game for the 2014-2015 season. On top of being there for opening night, it was Adrian's first Heat game. We decided that this was the year where we would start taking him to games and opening night an early birthday gift for him (his birthday is November 10th). We made the right decision! I have never seen him so happy and nervous!

Warning: Most pics are phone pics!!

First thing, we rode on the train. He had been asking me to ride the train for years now but there was never really an occasion to take him. By the way, the train is the Metrorail, an above ground rail train that took us to downtown Miami where the American Airlines Arena is. Way easier than driving downtown, paying $30-40 for parking and then being stuck in traffic.

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When we arrived at the arena, I took this picture. This picture will be printed out and framed for sure!

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The tickets we purchased for opening night included an early access pass. We went to one of the back entrances and were allowed into Section 112 at around 6pm to watch the players warm up!

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Adrian is a BIG Birdman fan so he was super excited when Birdman came out to warm up!

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I wanted to make this night extra special for Adrian so I made sure he was part of the High Five Club!

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The High Five Club is an experience for the kids. They get to line up on the court and high five the players as they come out to the court for the game! I wasn't able to go down there with him but I was able to download these pics from the HEAT fan site.

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Adrian is int he row on the right, sixth kid. If you look closely, he looks terrified! 

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When they brought him back to me, he was ecstatic. "Mommy, I touched Dwayne Wade's hand! and Mommy, Birdman is bigger than last time!" He had met Birdman before! Maybe he grew a few inches? LOL!

After that it was gametime. Adrian was able to keep up with the game but since he had never been to a basketball game before, he just looked and listened for a bit. When he figured out that you could yell and trash talk, it was on!! Definitely saw a new side to him last night, unruly sports fan!

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Miami-Heat-opening-night-2014-2015-season

We had a wonderful time! The Heat beat the Wizards 107-95. It was a great opening night game. I'm hoping Adrian is old enough to remember this special day for years to come, I know I will!!!

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Have you taken your kids to a basketball game? 










2 comments:

  1. so fun!! I went to a few Pistons games last year with the kid I nannied at the time. It was hilarious. We aren't very good and he was the only fan cheering. He would like 'COME ON GUYS! YOU CAN DO IT!! SHOOT IT!!! OH NO, TRY AGAIN!!!!" and everyone around us just kept laughing. haha

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  2. Best parents ever. Happy early Birthday to him! He'll never forget such an experience. That photo is totally a framer! And I'm glad your team won too!

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