Since Wilson’s trip to the hockey game was such a success, we decided to take the whole family to a game. It didn’t hurt that they were having a special family night so that tickets were only $15 each and Miller was free. The best part was that the seats were fantastic! We were four rows from the ice and only a bit right of center ice. The kids also received a free Checkers hat to go along with it. It was a perfect family night out.
I think the kids like watching the people, the cheerleaders (yes, believe it or not, but there ARE cheerleaders for hockey), the mascot, and eating popcorn better than actually watching the game. Tom and I watched some of the game, but mostly we spent time with our kids and each other. Our bottomless bowl of popcorn was refilled twice and was clearly the best purchase of the night. I am so glad that Tom encourages me to buy tickets to fun events for our family to enjoy together. Sometimes I am too frugal and don’t want to spend the money, but the time we spend together doing something new and exciting is worth the money. We could definitely spend it in worse ways.
We arrived at the game while the teams were practicing and were able to get a family photo. Our seats were only three rows up from that!