Duke Blue Devils.....

Crazy title for a blog post huh? Well before I start writing I want it to be known that Im doing this post for Grandpa Mike. It will only happen once and after this is posted I would like the war between Duke and the UNC Tarheels to be put to rest :)

Let me explain... you see Paul's Dad (Grandpa Mike) is the BIGGEST Duke fan I have ever met. The man loves Duke Basketball. And those of you that know my husband, you know that he is the exact opposite. This house always does and always will pull for the tarheels. For those of you from NC - you understand this rival is a big one - so to have it between father and son is almost dangerous!!

When Gray was born Grandpa Mike did the unthinkable... he traveled to Franklin street (right in the heart of the UNC Tarheel campus) and actually went into a Tarheel Fan Store and purchased Gray and entire wardrobe of tarheels attire. She's got t-shirts, hats, shoes, socks, cheerleading outfits and the list goes on. She has size newborn to 5T - so she's set for most of her childhood on tarheel merchandise. So this was a big deal - what Duke fan would do this?? Grandpa Mike would. He's made friends with the folks who own the store due to his frequent visits. They know him as "the Duke fan who is here to buy clothes for his baby grandaughter tarheel fan". It's quite funny!!

Well this year at the start of the NCAA tournament Paul and his dad made a friendly agreement - If Duke won, Grandpa could buy Gray a shirt and we would let her wear it. Why... why would Paul make this bet when the Tarheels had thier worst season ever. Our hopes were high that another team would win and it came down to a final, nail-biting game where Duke was crowed the National Champions. Grandpa Mike then went out and bought Gray 2 Duke shirts.... they came wrapped in Duke shiny wrapping paper with a big Duke Blue Devils bow and on her 2nd birthday she wore her duke shirt all night long.

Here you go Granpda Mike... here's the pictures to show the world (well the very small portion of the world that follows my blog) that Gray for one day was a duke fan!! We love you!!