Evil is my middle name.

It might come as a surprise to some of you that Joey is real, real superstitious. Not about everything--it's mostly just sports related.

For instance, if the Tigers were on a winning streak during the World Series last year, he would have to wear the same shirt, sit in the same spot, eat the same food, etc. as he did in the previous winning game. No exceptions. Boy be crazy. 

At times, I use this to my very evil advantage. Like, he knows it's ridiculous but he HAS to do these things. So last night when the Ducks scored against the Wings, he turned off the TV in a huff and said, "They're gonna lose this one. I'm going to bed."

Seeing a GOLDEN opportunity to manipulate my superfan/superstitious husband, I said, "They WON'T lose if you spin around in a circle counterclockwise three times while tapping your nose and making honking noises like a goose."

The funny thing is, he knew it was ridiculous. But his inner OCD knew he HAD to do it, otherwise the Wings' impending loss was to fall squarely on his shoulders. He couldn't have that on his conscience.

I laughed the entire time. Wish I would've gotten it on camera.

And you know what? The Wings won in a stunning overtime. So tonight I'll get to see the goose honk circle dance allllll over again. This time? Cameras rolling.

Go Wings!

Joey is a big hockey fan (understatement of the year, much?). But in addition to his superstar fan status, he's hilariously supersitious about most sports - to the point where if a team wins he must duplicate his clothing, eating habits, etc. for the next game or the team will suffer some horrible fate of players being injured, the power going out...or worse yet...losing. Riveting, no? Oh, and hockey is best of SEVEN games. Ugh...

Anyway, he recently "discovered" that Alex's Red Wings shirt has some magic good luck mojo that seems to work wonders for their ability to score more goals than the opposing team.

Whether or not it actually works remains to be seen. Though Joe would argue that after wearing said shirt, the Wings won game seven 6-1. Regardless, the kid's as cute as a freaking button, right? Even when he's totally bored of me taking endless pictures of his sweet, sweet face - as exhibited in picture C.