Calgary!

Trust me, if I had taken Jacob to Calgary we'd have a lot more than four pictures to share, but I'll take what I can get!  Jacob and Craig had a great time in Calgary.  Travel was smooth, and while Jacob didn't get to see his beloved Calgary Flames, getting to see their arena was a nice consolation prize.

Landing in Calgary

Big kid in his Knighthawk-colored tie, following the player dress code, it seems!

Jacob has liked the Calgary Flames for a year or so, and unfortunately, the timing didn't work out for catching a game or randomly running into players.  He did get to be near their locker room, though!

The highlight of his trip was apparently going to the team store.  Typical for him, I suppose, but I guess if I got to be in an entire store of merchandise for my favorite team for the first time, that would be pretty cool.  He came home with a shirt, last year's draft hat, and the fancy mini-stick he'd been eyeing up.  I'm sure he could have bought up the whole store and still wanted more, but I'm sure it was fun for him.

Being in the arena was pretty cool, too.  It's the Scotiabank Saddledome, home of the hockey and figure skating competitions in the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.  Jacob didn't like the catwalk to get to the press box, though!

Unfortunately, they didn't bring home a win, but by all accounts it was a good trip.  There were a couple minor hiccups with food in working around Jacob's diet (like a place that had gluten-free buns but the burgers had gluten?!), but as a whole I think it went well.  There was a lot of build-up, and I hope in his mind it lived up to the hype.  He's a very lucky kid to get a trip like that, and I hope he realizes it!