David is obsessed with sports, "basketball, baseball and football" were three of his first 20 words spoken...when he was three he awoke suddenly and yelled "Javy Lopez!" (a baltimore Oriole at the time)...he obsessed over Javy and baseball for a few years, and then, he discovered.....HOCKEY! via the Washington Capitals! and for those of you who don't know, The Washington Capitals is, in my unbiased opinion, the BEST team in the NHL! they are a terrific group of guys who have such a great attitude and it makes you nothing but happy for their success...David zeroed in on one player, Alexander Ovechkin. Now, the entire NHL has zeroed in on Ovechkin. David lost a tooth and was happy because Ovechkin was missing a tooth also. Ovechkin has long hair, so you guessed it, David has long hair! David played in line hockey and tells me he is ready for ice hockey...He plays Hockey for hours in our basement and has a passion for Hockey that is unmatched by anything I have seen before.
Today Dale and I took David to the Capital's practice rink during their practice time. Not many people were watching, so we were able to sit right next to the glass and watch. David was thrilled to get so close to Ovechkin and the other players! He was the only kid that I saw there and the players noticed him...One player Graham Mink, who was just signed with the Capitals in July, made sure to throw David two game pucks...! Graham had such a great attitude about interacting with David, it made his day!
After practice he got a few autographs on his capital's sweatshirt...(which David himself had also autographed with a big, bold "DAVID KELLEY" on the front...)
We went to lunch at a local chicken place where another Capitals player, Shaone Morrison, came in, he saw David holding the sweatshirt and a marker and was nice enough to ask David if he wanted him to autograph his sweatshirt. David is now in the basement playing hockey with his "official game puck" (Thanks again to Graham Mink who now has a huge six year old fan!) What an exciting day for David!
David wearing his autographed sweatshirt showing off his puck...
#26 Shaone Morrison
#28 Alexander Semin
and most importanatly David Kelley
(on the back)
#39 David Steckel
#10 Matt Bradley
4 comments:
That is so cool. Where do you find the time to have mommy and daddy time with one kid?
That is really awesome. That is something he will remember for a LONG time.
What a fantastic thing to do. And what a good looking kid. Where do you think he gets this interest in sports. Gotta go, the Maryland game is on now.
How fun! It is great that you guys do things like that to help him develop his natural interests.
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