MISSISSIPPI STATE VS. SOUTH CAROLINA

It was time for another fun football weekend.  We were a little nervous for the bulldogs after the upset but we were still excited for our first big tailgating outing.  We really hoped for some coolish weather but it ended up being hot.  Really really hot. Because it was so hot the kids were a little listless, ran through all the drinks we brought and no one ate very much of the food.  We threw so much away before going in to the game. Oh well! We still managed to have lots of fun despite the heat.  We arranged for Walker to stay home with a sitter but Elle was super excited for the game.

We went in to the game and the Bulldogs looked great. We took a good lead against South Carolina and then went in to halftime.  Elle was holding up well and we hoped to make it at least until the fourth quarter but right at the end of the halftime show they made an announcement that there had been lightening strikes and started making everyone evacuate.  We stayed put because our seats are covered and not really vulnerable to lightening strikes but then they showed the radar report on the jumbotron and it looked like a big storm was coming and we were worried about getting stuck in the middle of it with Elle and trying to get to the car.  So we made the decision to leave the game and were so sad about it.  We ran back to the tailgate to help clean up before hurrying to our car. We did discovered that our cooler and everything in it had been stolen so that was a bummer.  

We got home just as the game was starting back after the weather delay. Elle was wound up after having some Cokes at the tailgate, so we let her stay up and watch the game with us.  We won and we all went to bed happy!

We were picture happy at the tailgate and got so many fun pictures! So here we go with a tailgate photo dump.

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Me, Margaret and Foley! Headed to Napa with these girls soon!

We actually took a picture together!

Jennifer, me and Margaret

These girls went to the jumpies and came back with a bunch of Regions loot.  

Elle loved these sign things.

Sporting their sunglasses.

Tailgating with her Daddy.

Learning to accessorize for the tailgate at an early age.

Mary Kenway, Elle and Abigail.

Jay, Kenny and Jeremy

Silly faces!

Bulldogs always number one for us!

The original tailgate crew.

Margaret sent us this comparison picture.  The top picture is the game day 

that I went into labor with Walker and then this Saturday!

Cheering on the bulldogs with her new sign.

Game selfie!

Leaving the game early but happy because we were winning.

And I am going to stick these pictures down here at the end of this post for memory's sake.  Kenny went over to his old fraternity house this weekend because they recently renovated it and he wanted to see it.  So of course I started getting all kinds of pictures.  I was his fraternity's sweet heart or Dream Girl as they call it and because of that I was in their annual calendar.  These pictures are so embarrassing to me but still funny to look back on.

The composite picture.

Pike calendar!

Front of the Pike calendar. I don't think Kenny was ready.  

And I apologize for anyone doing anything vulgar in this picture.

FOOTBALL SEASON STARTS AND WALKER'S FIRST GAME

This weekend was our first football game for the season.  I can't believe it is already time for football.  We were playing South Alabama and the game was at 11 so we decided this was the perfect opportunity to take Walker to his first game.  We also were not planning to tailgate.  We figured if he didn't do well at the game we could just leave and come home. We made plans to hang with some of our tailgate crew later that day and watch football. We never thought that we would lose the game but in a big upset we lost when it came down to a kick which our kicker missed.  It really  made us sad and is not how we wanted to start the season.  But we knew that this was a possibility because we just lost our star quarterback Dak and lots of other players.  At least our expectations are realistic now. We will always love the Bulldogs.  Just hope we are a young team that will continue to improve!

We were actually at home for the losing kick.  We got into the game early so Walker could see all the pregame stuff because that is so exciting and I always get choked out when the team runs out on the field.  As soon as the game started Walker was not having it for some reason.  Just wasn't happy.  So we took him up to the breezeway and walked around with him and held him up there.  We got him to sit in our seats for most of the second quarter because we bought some popcorn. We stayed for the half time show which Walker enjoyed and then we left a few minutes into the third quarter and came home so Walker could nap.  He promptly passed out in the car! He was so worn out!   Despite the outcome of the game we were so happy to have Walker with us for this game.  I do not think we will take him to any of the others because it was a lot of hard work keeping him remotely happy and we didn't watch ANY of the game.  But he has lots of games in his future.  He will enjoy staying home and playing with the sitter this year!

They have implemented a clear bag policy at the stadium this year.  I had to get a huge bag to carry all my stuff.  I bring stuff to entertain Elle at the games.  The clear bag makes it harder thought because it kills my element of surprise.  

We picked up Shipleys and then stopped by our tailgate just to hang for a little bit in our chairs and shade.  We have lots of friends who tailgate around us so Elle quickly found someone to play with and we passed about an hour before going into the game.

Eating her donuts and hanging with her cheerleader doll.

Walker all smiles with his donut hole!

Annie and Elle playing at the tailgate.

So happy to have my boy with me.

Mississippi State family picture! Check! Was happy we got one! 

Getting pictures with all of us is hard!

Love connection with my friend Foley's little girl Grace.  Foley was coming in the hospital to have her when we were leaving with Walker.  So they have to get married.  Naturally.

Daddy and Walker heading in to the game! Davis Wade int he background!

Walker happy for the moment.

Elle was grumpy after the walk up. Did not want to take a selfie.

Hanging out with Walker in the breezeway at the game.

Occasionally he would yell "football!"

Feeling perkier and would take a pic with Mommy!

Got to the lot our car was in and Elle wanted to be carried. Daddy 

showed off his strength and carried both of them.  

Totally wiped! He took a three hour nap and I had to wake him up.