Shooting Hoops with Henry

.....or at least watching some hoops with Henry....

We took Henry to the basketball game on Sunday. It was a fundraiser for Haiti so we felt good about giving our money to a good cause, even if we didn't last very long with a toddler in the stands. We sat down in the seats for about five seconds, the crowd cheered and Henry burst into tears. So I walked around with Henry for the rest of the first half trying to calm him down, which was only about 5 minutes by the time we got there after he woke up from a nap and we bought tickets (including more tears since mommy left the car which is super-sad). Not a great start to what we thought would be a fun outing. He calmed down and went to watch the half time show, which was dogs catching Frisbee. Which he loved. I applauded Gabe for choosing the game with dogs catching Frisbee at halftime. We watched the second half, which included more cheering and more nervous jumps, but no more tears. Henry warmed up to the band, the basketball, and even started to enjoy himself. Which none of the following pictures adequately portray. He clapped his hands to the band, and at one point, even started pumping his arm up and down like either the trombone players or the drum major. He did hold his lovey quite a bit and sucked his fingers, and spent lots of time looking around, taking in all the action. I bought him some ice cream at the concession stand, which made the rest of the game go better. I don't think we'll be watching too many more live basketball games this season. We will have to find some dogs catching Frisbees to watch though. Hmm, I'll have to get to work on that.....

Little sippy cup in the cup holder

Clapping with the band

Attempt at a family shot - poor Henry doesn't look too happy