BJ and I met up with his parents and some extended family friends at the Army-Air Force game the first weekend in November. We drove to the West Point area in time for dinner on Friday night, played in the hotel pool before bedtime, and crashed into bed at 10:30 pm! Then we drove to West Point Saturday morning for the game. The traffic and parking was unbelievably bad, but the campus is really pretty. The game was very crowded, and for almost the entire first quarter Toby claimed he was bored and wanted to go home. He even said "I'm so bored I want to go sit in traffic!" at one point. Man, he couldn't have been more clear about just how bored he was! But we learned that when the kids get bored the parents (and grandparents) hit the snack bar. We consumed mass amounts of hot dogs, popcorn, pretzels, and sodas. That kept us busy through halftime. By the third quarter the kids were getting interested in watching the people and the players, so mom and dad even got to watch some of the game too! And then both kids slept through the fourth quarter! (
Edit: in case you were wondering, the Falcons won.)
After the game we met up with everyone for a very fun dinner out. Everyone told great stories and had lots of good food and time to catch up among friends. Toby and Norah played with Legos and colored throughout the dinner (I actually don't think they even ate anything), and were tucked snug into their beds at 10 that night.
Sunday morning (after a little bit of pool time and a last lunch with Oma and Opa) we packed up and headed home. The visit just seemed to fly by, but it was a great time for us to build memories of family football games with the kids!
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The bus ride to the stadium.
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| Each kid got to hug the Falcon. |
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| Warming up (with Little Dog) back in the hotel room. |
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