Brantley's First Football Game

Brantley has done a lot of tailgating this football season and on Saturday we actually took her into the game! We were fortunate to be in my former employer's skybox so it was really more like going to someone's apartment that happened to overlook the stadium. It was a morning game (11am) so we thought that would be perfect as she would be able to get her morning nap (9 'til 10) and then go in fresh for the game. Our friends arrived around 8:30am to pack up the tailgating supplies and head out to campus and I put Brantley down promptly after they left. But she decided that she wanted to play in her crib for a while. So she happily played until dozing off at...oh...9:45. Well, I had planned on leaving the house to meet everyone at the tailgate around 10am. This was also the day before Halloween so I knew there would be characters running about and that Brantley would love the people watching even more than she usually does. So I let her sleep until about 10:20 then we were on our way. She was still a little groggy when we got there but she really livened up as the game went on. And left no one uncharmed. She made it through the entire game plus two overtimes with relatively little protest...And considering she missed her morning nap and didn't get to take her afternoon nap until we got home around 3:30 I would say she was a real trooper!

Here are some pictures from the day...




This is a picture of our friends from New Orleans who won the opportunity to do the coin toss at a charity auction...They are dressed as a Pretty Witch (with black & gold stockings) and a beer mug...

When we were outside on the balcony during the beginning of the game, Brantley was mesmerized by the band, flags, and dancers. And she eagerly joined in with clapping. She enjoyed a few items off the buffet and a lot of ice. Her teeth are killing me, ummm I mean her, lately. She still only has four that we can see but tomorrow I expect to wake up to find her mouth full if there is a correlation to the pain she's going through. But it was a great day, we had a great time and look forward to trying it again soon!