true friends put aside differences to celebrate each other.
true friends look past what some might consider bad decisions and lovingly accept one another with open arms.
true friends overcome rivalries to focus on what is really important -- each other...
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...even when the rivalry happens to be the oldest rivalry in the NFL.
what the heck am i talking about?
look what we got in the mail from our friend (and major bears fan), gabe!
and are you wondering who that handsome model is?
it's choi boy, of course!
we were SO excited when we got this very sweet gift from our buddy, gabe. we were also stunned when we saw what it was, especially since it came from a very loyal bears fan and just before (and just in time for) a certain very big game. quite honestly, i don't know a whole lot about football, but after marrying into the packers fan base, it has been drilled into my head that packers + bears = no likey. BIG TIME.
in fact, this was choi boy's initial reaction:
"a packers hat?! from a bears fan?! what???? that's crazy!!!"
actually, he didn't really care. i totally had to bribe him with strawberries to pose for pics.
thank you so much for this awesome gift, joanna and gabe! it means so much more knowing you had to overcome this major rivalry to honor our team preference (ahem, the *right* preference). ;) can't wait til these two true friends can get together and play, all differences aside. :)
and, i'm going to say what y'all are thinking right now...doesn't choi boy totally look like a mini brawny man in that outfit?! love it! that and, yes, toddler toys have absolutely taken over our house!
and, because i'm the momma and i can use this blog to post embarrassing pictures of my guy while he still lacks enough words to protest, i'm going to share this gem of an outtake with you. you can see just how much CB loves strawberries:
ha!
GO, PACK, GO!!!
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I was wondering how you might word this post :) I may have to print these pics out cuz he looks soooo darn cute! He would fit right in in Green Bay :) Thanks for sharing the pics.
ReplyDeleteDisclaimer: Though Gabe is a big Bears fan and he BETTER be a Sox fan, his grandma (my mom) grew up in Green Bay and was even a Packers cheerleader in the 1960's, so it makes it OK. For the record no kid is ever getting a Cubs hat from me.
totally adorable photos!!
ReplyDeletei have to admit, though, i had no idea that the packers and bears were rivals. {enter embarrassed face}. the only rivalry we follow around here is the broncos and the raiders!
He is so cute!!!! The hat looks great on him!
ReplyDeleteSO cute! tell peter i'm rooting for the packers to go all the way. :)
ReplyDeletethat last photo is an instant CLASSIC! hahaha...peter has to be so proud.
ReplyDeletehahah this is such a cute post! tell peter and carson that ricky is rooting for the packers, too! brawny man. hilarious.
ReplyDeleteLOL! I have friends - wife is a hard core Packers Fan, husband is big time Bears fan. ;) So I can appreciate the rivalry. Such a nice gift! Love his reaction to the strawberries!
ReplyDeleteBrawny Man...funny.
ReplyDeleteAnd that face on Choi Boy when he is looking up at the camera? Can. he. be. any. cuter? Nope.
And, ah, the last picture...he looks like so many other Packer fans do while watching their beloved team ;0)
Go Pack...and have a fab weekend!
Cutest little Packers fan EVER!
ReplyDeletehaaa! what a fun post and great gift from joanna! and yeah...he does look like a little mini brawny man! :)
ReplyDeletehahahaha! i love this post!
ReplyDeletebut, GO BEARS!
Look at those little fingers holding that strawberry! Adorable!
ReplyDeleteI decided to follow you publicly :)
ReplyDeleteAnd I can't wait to come back to NoVA to see little Bumsoo again!
Wow, how totally selfless of Gabe! That IS a good friend. Now I think Choi Boy needs to send Gabers some Bears (or Sox) paraphernalia ... just sayin'. Those photos are killer - he looks so teeny under that huge hat! So darn adorable. And a strawberry to boot!
ReplyDeleteEeek...I love these photos. GREAT new hat, buddy! And his love of strawberries? That is some serious stuff...don't get in between Choi Boy & his berries...whoa!
ReplyDeletei never tire of seeing pics of him. he is adorable in that hat.
ReplyDeleteGo Packers Go!! Can't lose with a fan like that on their side!
ReplyDeleteThis kid LOVES food;I have never seen a child get "into eating" like this one does. He is totally enjoying that strawberry.
ReplyDeletetoooooo~ cute! we should get 2 packs of strawberries from costco when our boys meet up. choi boy can eat one & david will eat the other. oh! maybe 3 so the adults can have some.
ReplyDeleteOK - I LOVE this!!! What a good friend to put aside a rivalry in the name of gifting. I can tell you right now, I would *never* buy my *husband* a {red} sox gift... yup, my *husband* I said... I'm evil like that.
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