This past weekend we headed down to Auburn for the first game of the 2011 season against Utah State. We all thought this game would be a good "practice" game for our team to get acquainted and get used to playing a real game, but nope, it was a very real game, and one in which we almost lost!! It was hot and nerve-wracking, but in the end, Auburn pulled out another win to make 16 consecutive wins! What a way to stay the "heart attack team", Auburn! Whew!
Well, even with the way the game played out, we still had a good time tailgating and going to the game. Since it was an 11:00 am game, we got to the tailgate between 8:30-9:00, and Jack had a good time playing football, tailgate golf, plus playing with his golf clubs there. Around 10:15, we decided to head towards the stadium, and since Daddy Mer had an extra ticket, we got to take Jack, too! He had been saying, "Auburn! Auburn!" ever since we got into town two days before, so we knew he had to get into the stadium and see the eagle, the band, Aubie, and the team.
He rode on Daddy's shoulders until we got to the ticket entrance, and it was the cutest thing just to see them excited together and bonding over something they both love! :-) Jack's love doesn't run as deep as Daddy's just yet, but you still know he loves his team!
Once we got inside, we only had a couple of minutes to spare before the eagle flew, so we were glad Jack didn't miss that. He's seen so many pictures of the eagle, plus countless videos, so it was exciting for him to see it live again (since the last time was a year ago and of course he doesn't remember that!) After that, he got to see the band, then Aubie, then of course the team! He saw them on the jumbotron and kept saying, "Coach Chizik! Coach Chizik!" :-)
Once the game started, he didn't know much about what was going on, especially when he yelled, "Go, Cam, Go!"(he is 2), but he always knew where Aubie was! At the end of the 1st quarter he looked up at me and said, "Bye Bye, Mommy. Bye Bye, Mommy", so we took him to the gate to meet up with Granna and Poppy who were ready to take him back to the tailgate to play for the rest of the game. We really appreciate them offering to watch him so Kurt and I could stay and watch the remainder of the game.
Auburn surely gave us a scare this past week, but they are a brand new team, and very young, and just have some kinks to work out. We can only hope they get it together soon!
Here are some pictures and video from the day:
Jack still sleeping the morning of the game. We had to wake the poor boy up!
Playing football and saying, "Set.. Go!"
Playing tailgate golf with Daddy!
Daddy won! :-(
Headed to the stadium!
Sitting in our seats watching the pre-game!
Toomer's after the game! War Eagle!
Exhausted after a long, but very fun Auburn day! :-)
Thanks Daddy Mer and Mama Becky for the tickets to the game, and thanks again to Granna and Poppy for watching him during the game! :-)
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