Firetrucks, Friends, and Football

Jake's class with the firetruck

Daddy!!!!!!

What a fun day we had yesterday! First, we went up to the kids' school to see the firetruck. Neither boy was as interested as I thought, but they still enjoyed the firetruck nonetheless.

After we were finished with the firetruck, we stayed at the school a little longer and played on the playground with the Maddens. This is a new playground, so this was the first time the kids had played on it. They had a blast! Jake and Ryan really loved the monkey bars while Walker and Kaitlyn just enjoyed exploring.

We then grabbed some lunch and headed to Tyson's office for football practice. Between running the track, chasing Mr. Travis, tackling the dummy, yelling for their Daddy, and high-fiving the players, the boys were worn out and ready to head home for a nap. So much fun! :)

Mississippi State

Tailgating!! Jake was obsessed with Taylor, of course.
Walker wasn't so sure about the whole tailgating thing.

We, of course, found Blaze.

We even went for a train ride around the stadium.

No clue what they were discussing here. Either way, Taylor ended up moving about 5 minutes into the game. Ha! He was so sweet, but I could tell that Jake was driving him crazy.

My sweet blue lips with his lady friends.

I'm pretty sure we "accidentally" lost that horn at the last home game, but Jake somehow found it in the coaches' wives box.

This is why I have a hard time watching games...I have to chase this little one up and down the stairs and all around the box.

"What football game?"

I'm not exactly sure what this gorilla UAB fan thing is supposed to be, but he was awfully nice to pose with the kids for pictures. Weird.

***Sorry there are no pictures of Tyson from this one...we tried to get inside the stadium early enough to catch him during warm-ups, but we were too late. :( His being in the press-box this year sure is messing up my photo blog!

The Zoo: October Edition

Hey Pa Pa! We rode the train!!

Jake fed the peacock some goldfish. He obviously didn't see the sign that said, "do not feed the animals." Hahaha.

Walker LOVES the petting zoo!

Who are they?...

Who are they?...
...and what have they done with my children?

Oh, there's my Jake that I know so well...

Just kidding!

Troy

Tyson (in the white hat) during warm-ups

Silly boys! Timothy (with his "lellow hair"), Taylor, and Jake

Go offense!

Back by popular demand, Tanner. :)

Do they look bored or what? Hurry up and get over half-time!

Jake's photography skills (with my help holding the camera, of course) of Keith, Tyson's dad's first cousin, and me. Jake said, "give him a hug, Mommy." ;)

A crucial first down.

The infamous yellow hair :)

A tired, defeated me and Coach Beckles, who was Tyson's roomie when he coached at Georgia Southern. Love him.


Yesterday, Jake and I traveled with the Bowens Bunch to watch UAB take on Troy. It was yet another disappointing loss, but we had such a fun day leading up to that point. Jake thinks Timothy (with his "lellow hair") and Taylor are the coolest things ever and was beside himself. I wish Walker could have gone but he was at home sick with Tyson's mom. :( Thanks for watching him, Mary Ann! I had so much fun being able to spend that time with just Jake...can you tell by all the pictures or what? ;)