Well let me tell you, it was A LOT of work just getting to and from the game. We have to park at our church and walk to the stadium. For adults, this would be a 20 minute brisk walk. Well try doing that with a toddler!! And unfortunately you can't take strollers into the stadium, so we basically had to let him walk/carry him the entire way. It took us about 45 minutes to get there! Matt and I were both sweating and already stressed. Cooper does not like to be carried, but since it was such a far walk, we had to wrestle with him just to get to the game on time. But I do have to say, that once we got into the stadium, he calmed WAY down! He loves to watch people. Even as we were climbed and climbed and climbed, he LOVED it! When we sat in our seats, I was expecting him to want to climb up and down the bleachers, but he sat in our laps the entire time. He loved watching the jumbo-tron, band, and he even would watch the ball when it was kicked! He was totally fascinated by all the cheering and hoopla going on around him. Thankfully since it was Homecoming, we didn't have any foul mouths or drunks near us. Lots of families were near us which made it that much more enjoyable.
We only stayed till right before half-time. Cooper had to go to his friend Ella Kate's birthday party! Poor fellow had missed his nap and fell asleep as we drove to the party. He only got a 30 minute nap, but did so well at the party and the rest of the day!
Even though we had so much fun at the game, I don't see us doing it again any time soon! I was exhausted when we got home! But it does make for good memories!
That's so fun! But he sounds a lot like Ainsley and, therefore, I totally felt your pain when reading about your long, frustrating trek to the game. Glad it went well when y'all got there!
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