寒さに負けずに.../Braving the cold...

昨日は家の中にこもって暖かくしながらのんびり過ごしたんだけど、今日はデイブの学校で卒業した元バスケ部の子達と今のバスケ部の子達との練習試合があったから応援をしに行って来ました。クリスマスの奇跡のブログを読んだ人は覚えていると思うけど、杏奈達の車が家の前に止める事が出来たから明日までは動かせない為デイブの学校までは電車かバスで行く事に...そしてバガブーか抱っこひもか迷った結果外がとても寒いから杏奈とくっ付いていられるように抱っこひもで行く事にしました。直接学校に行くよりもユニオンスクエアに寄り道してホールフーズでおやつを買って行く事に決めたので家を少し早めに出発...
Yesterday Madison and I stayed warm inside the house and watched people walk by so bundled up but today Dave planned an Alumni Game at school so we really wanted to be there to support... If you've read our Christmas Miracle blog, you know that we are not to move our car from its' spot until Wednesday night so our obvious choice of transportation were that we either take Bus or Train. And would I take our Bugaboo or Baby Bjorn!?
I decided to take Madison in a Bjorn so that she can stay close to me and keep warm somewhat... Also I decided to take a train and go through Union Square so we can visit some of the Holiday Booths that they have there before we get to school plus I was hoping to get some snacky food at Whole Foods and bring along because I always get so hungry at the game.
試合は大成功で最後の最後まで勝敗が分からないとても良い試合、結局７４対７２で卒業生チームの勝ち...マディソンはもちろんほとんど寝ちゃっていたけど、歓声も大きくみんな興奮していたゲームで楽しかった：）
Well the game was a huge success...it went down to the last second and the Alumni won 74-72...there was a great crowd of students there and it was a lot of fun...Madison, of course, slept through most of it :-)

勝ちチームの過去２年間の卒業生達...

Here is the winning squad of Dave's players from the past two years...
去年卒業したバスケ部の生徒の一人、トーマスのお母さんがデイブと私に特別なプレゼントをくれました...なんていい人なんだろ...
One of Dave's former players (Thomas') mother had made for Anna and I some really special gifts that are pictured below...so thoughtful...
左側はマディソンの写真がいっぱいプリントしてあるネクタイで右側は杏奈の大好きな写真の一枚を使ってマグカップにプリント。
The left object is a tie with one of our favorite Madison pictures on it...one of Anna's favs is also on the mug.