The Boys Panthers Weekend

5:00 am...some of us are still asleep (the other kids), some of us are 1/2 asleep (me and Shena), some of us are pretty dang excited to leave (Cade).

Decked out in Panther's gear.

Cade's very first autograph...Brad Hoover. He was a little nervous for the first one, but was all about getting them after that.

Coach Fox. Cade didn't want his autograph because "He doesn't play."

Close up of Hoover's autograph...photo by Cade.

Jordan Gross...Shena's favorite Carolina Panther (he's from Idaho).

Waiting for autographs.

After the morning Panther's practice, Cade wanted to go see the #48's (Jimmy Johnson) shop and the race cars. we don't really watch NASCAR, but he got a matchbox car of the 48 one time and so he roots for it. If there is nothing else on, that is what he wants to watch.

You can tell Cade is Shena's kid in this picture. She is always pulling silly faces like this in our pictures. Chip off the old block.

A hand's on exhibit at the Hendrick Museum. He might not be the guy you want to race fender to fender with...since he can't see over the steering wheel.

There were about 30 of this (politically incorrectly named) "Midgets" at the Hendrick Museum. Some kind of midget owner's club was apparently vacationing together. The one on the left is pulling a motorcycle trailer...the wheels looked like they were off a wheel barrow and the engines sounded like large lawn mowers.

Cade's favorite trophy at the museum.

Bank of America stadium from the 6th floor of our hotel.

The obligatory photo in front of the cat @ the stadium.

Cade thought the garbage cans were cool because they had logos on them...I admit, it is pretty cool. Photo by Cade.

Grinning at being inside Panthers stadium for the first time. He smiled for at least the first 10 minutes, soaking it all in.

We had first row seats (first come first served...we were the 2nd and 3rd people through the South Gate...pretty incredible being that close. Would be awesome to watch a game from there.

The Crown Jewel of Cade's autograph collection. One we didn't think we'd get (and one that I tried to prepare him for the disappointment of not getting)...Steve Smith. Cade's favorite player. That's Cade's ball he's signing in the photo.

Muhsin Muhammad. He was pretty excited to get Moose's too.