Why do people insist on bringing their babies??!!

This was the question Adam and I always asked ourselves whenever we saw a baby at one of the hockey games. It's just not the place for them, they can't possibly get anything out of it, and why can't the parents just spend ONE night away from their kid?

Well, I concede. We took Harper to her first game last Sunday. The game was an early one, 5 o'clock instead of 7. We made sure she was warm and toasty with lots of layers and a thick hat to drown out the noise. She wore her 'canes jersey given to her by our friends Jim and MJ, so it only seemed right that they were there for her maiden game. We held off as long as we could, but felt that with her being 10 months old and it being an early game, the time was just right. As for the question...why can't we just spend one night away from her? Well, we can, and we have, but honestly, she is so good, we love being with her and taking her places. She gets so much attention, she makes us look good.

Harper did great the whole time. She definitely couldn't have cared less about being there, but did show some interest in watching the players and the lights. She even ate her dinner there with everyone. We had our/her picture taken about 20 times from the Hurricane's website photographers. They found us everywhere, and couldn't get enough of Miss Harper. She didn't give them a smile once, that's our girl. Overall, it was a good experience and she might even make it to another game this season if they have another early one.