Matthew loves Hockey

Tonight we celebrated my niece's 17th birthday.  (Am I old enough to have a 17 ear old niece?)  Anyway, Matthew got to play street hockey in the driveway with his cousin Austin and his friends, and you would think the kid died and went to heaven.  He had a permanent smile plastered on his face.  Matthew loves to watch hockey, loves playing hockey, and loves playing with the big boys.  This was a dream come true for him.

When it came time for dinner and we called him in from outside he yelled back, "I never need to eat again!" 

When it came time to go, he said, "Mommy I want to stay here forever!"  I told him that we would miss him so much at home and he says, "You can view pictures of us online."  Geez, kid, thanks a lot!

When we finally got him in the car, he cried big tears for the entire 20 minute ride home, saying that he missed his cousin (i.e. hockey) and wanted to stay there forever.  It was 9 o'clock at night and well past his bedtime, which certainly was a factor.  And, of course Andrew didn't help matters by playing old-school George Strait in the car - a song about losing your friend.  I told Andrew he was torturing the poor kid - kind of like when you break up with a boyfriend and force yourself to listen to "love songs after dark."  

As he was drifting off to sleep he said, "Mommy I want to invite Austin to my birthday and play hockey in the driveway."  Sure buddy, we'll see what we can do...What can I say?  The kid loves hockey.