Totally En-Raptor-ed

I know, the shirt is HUGE. There's a story behind that! For the second year running, the Toronto Raptors basketball club held their training camp right across the canal from us at Carleton University's athletic facility. Both years they have held a team practice and scrimmage for the fans on the final Saturday. We have been lucky enough to score tickets each year and this year Isabelle accompanied her Daddy to the big (as in TALL!) event. She has been coached all week about seeing really big guys and even a dinosaur (the mascot). She was very excited to go happily enjoyed the game, although not nearly as much as the grab bag of cheese popcorn she steadily devoured throughout the first half! For someone missing their usual afternoon nap, she was so well behaved and had a super fun time, even though she still called it a baseball game on the walk home!

Obligatory Dance Team Photo (for Dave in Halifax)


Now for the big highlight. So, a break in the action during the first half and the Raptor mascot comes out with some shirts to give away. Isabelle is standing in the aisle of her 2nd row seat and waves at him. He looks at the shirt, looks at her, and then entices her out onto the floor in front of 1,300 people to give it to her! The girl who completely bailed twice at having a boy swim teacher (and after 4 sets of lessons in the pool) just nonchalantly strolls out to mid-court with a 6-foot tall furry dinosaur. She put on a great show, got a huge cheer from the crowd, and refused to remove the shirt until we got home. What a star in her first big-time performance!



A new Raptor fan is born