Big Night for Mike

When Mike turned 25 last month I was stumped for ideas for a birthday present. Ironically it was about 2 days before his birthday that the tickets went on sale for the Harlem Globetrotters visit to Toledo's new arena. We took Mike to see the Globetrotters 6 or 7 years ago and he really enjoyed it, but we were in the upper upper seats in Toledo's city center. Tuesday night, December 29th was perfect because Mike had the week between Christmas and New Years off work. Steve and I had been anxious to see the new arena so it would be a perfect gift. I was able to secure court side seats for the three of us. When he opened the tickets on his birthday even Mike thought it was a great gift.

Flash forward to December 28th. Steve is suffering from the flu (we think). He has a temperature in the triple digits and he says there is no way he will be (or should be) attending the game Tuesday night. So we called the cousins to fill in. Tim and Andrew took Mike to the game. It was even more fun for Mike to be with Tim and Andrew than the parents. The neat part of it was that they even became part of the show as often happens to those sitting court side. Mike bought a souvenir Globetrotter Basketball. He was able to get it signed by Cobra Coley, the player he is pictured with. Cobra is also the player making the dunk over the referee. Tim got some great shots to remember the evening with. It was our gift to see Mike have such a good time. Thanks Tim and Andrew.