One Day Fun Day-Monday

This has taken me forever to write about but deserves a post! Back in March we were given the amazing opportunity to go to a Coyotes game and watch the game fully catered from the manager's box. The grief support group mom and the kids are in (New Song) was starting a pilot program called One Fun Day and they asked if we would be their first family to take part in the program. A few ladies came over and talked to us about what things we liked to do and such and then put their feelers out to different organizations to see who would be willing to sponsor us. Sure enough, the Manger of the Phoenix Coyotes said he would give us a night at a game in his box complete with catering. None of us quite knew what to expect but when we walked in it far exceeded our expectations!!! They did a fantastic job at making us feel loved, supported, and took our mind off our sadness for a few hours. Mom and I both commented that it was the most we had seen the boys (Weston and Colin) smile since you had passed. They were in heaven and busted out in song and dance through out the whole evening. Even Cecily was hamming it up and made Alice Cooper (who was in the box right next to us) laugh at her amazing dancing skills! She was completely oblivious to everyone around her and just sat in her seat, ate, danced, sang, clapped, and thoroughly enjoyed herself! Poor Owen wasn't quite so impressed because mommy and daddy wouldn't let him just go up and down the steps the entire time to avoid a fall...we are pretty mean! hehe Wayne Jr had homework so he took a break now and then to watch but he was being a good student and getting his work done. Half way through the game Howler came into our box and gave us all t-shirts, hats, and some photo ops! Colin liked him, Cecily was terrified, and Owen thought he was HILARIOUS! He just belly laughed at everything he did! We were so blessed by everyone's generosity and they created some new hockey fans! Colin keeps asking to go back but he's in for a rude awakening when he realizes not all games are watched in a fully catered private box. haha We even got our own story in the AZ Republic! So that was our family outing and as much as we had fun and felt like celebrities (there was a camera crew following us around since they are using us as their promo video)...it was obviously still missing someone very important...you.
Your Favorite Second Born,
Carley
Some pics of our wonderful night out!