Game Day!

ESPN-the sports cable station, came to our city to film their Saturday morning college football program! The game between the Utes and TCU is a bowl game decider. So, we needed to go and support out team! We woke the kids up at 6am and got to the stadium at 7am. It was really crowded and really fun! We stayed near the back of the crowd and roamed so we could see everything there was to see! The kids had a great time and it was worth getting up so early on a Saturday! Thank goodness the weather was great! It was about 50 degrees this morning and got up to 70 degrees by game time! Amazing weather for November!
We saw Casey & Taylor Francis and Joshua & Scott Harwood, our next door neighbors there, too, and had a great time hanging out with them!

The kids were pretty perky for 7am!

The stadium looked awesome!

The view of the game day set off to the left and the jumbo screem to the right. There was a camera on a wire that would pan over the crowd at times.

We like this sign that a little boy was holding. Mike asked to borrow it for a picture.

A view of the city in the early morning. And below, I loved how many flags were there! When the show went live at 8am, up came the signs...it was like a wall of posters and we weren't able to see much after that.

As we were headed toward the Union to get some breakfast, the kids played through these bike racks. Who knew something so simple would be such a blast!

That's our boy! He started climbing on these big granite rocks and soon the girls joined him! It was so fun to be up there without having hurry and get someplace. It was nice to have some down time!

After we visited the bookstore and played around on campus, we were driving around looking for a field to throw the football around. As we came through campus, we saw the Ute Walk banner. So, Mike & the kids jumped out to be there when the team came through and I drove around and filled the car up with gas...then, picked them up! There was no way I was going to find parking!

Here comes the band! We thought this guy was funny for pulling this face while Mike was taking his picture!

Our rugrats waiting for the Ute Walk. Love these kiddos!

They pull the team buses right over to the sidwalk by this banner and the walk starts!

We found a field where the old golf course used to be and hung out and played there for awhile. Mike told Sydney to catch this ball and she just screamed and ducked!

Mikey getting ready to let it fly!

Love this picture of the kids with the block U in the background!

Brandon got this foam helmet from some guy when they were all at the Ute Walk. He heard Brandon telling Mike he wanted one and just gave it to him! Awesome!!! Made Brandon's day!

Love this picture of Sydney and Brandon!

Dad and Amanda playing catch. She has a great arm! We took Mikey and dropped him off close to game time. As we were driving home, Sydney kept saying that was so much fun and wished we could do it everyday! It was a great, relaxing morning/early afternoon and the best way to spend a Saturday! Too bad the outcome of the Utah game wasn't in our favor! Amanda did get to go to the Real Salt Lake soccer game with her friend, Liz, tonight. Let's hope they win!

Well, Real lost, too! But, here's Amanda with Liz, Zack and Alli Wilson!