Do you know what time it it?

It's college football time!! Tonight is the first home game for Iowa State and the girls and I are going (hubby is out of town with work). I still haven't figured out quite how we are getting to and from the game--those are minor details. We won't be able to stay for the whole game because kickoff is at 7:05 pm and Emma has school tomorrow. I know there will be a lot of tired kids at school on Friday considering the head coach, the athletic director, and many assistant coaches kids all go to her school. The neighbor boys (who have become slightly less annoying, amazingly enough) already told me at the bus stop this morning that they would be there for the whole game. It wouldn't be a big deal getting home late tonight except that we had a thunderstorm roll through last night and Emma was up for about 2 hrs in the middle of the night. We were both dragging this morning.

Anyway, Iowa State takes on South Dakota State University tonight. This is a little bit of a family rivalry on dh's side--his older brother and younger sister (and wife/husband) all went to SDSU while hubby and his younger brother (and their wives) went to ISU. Hopefully we'll come home with the bragging rights and show once and for all that a jackrabbit is a stupid mascot. ;) Sorry, G.

Here are few pictures from Emma's first ISU game back in 2004
Football stadium complete with marching band, fans, and players

Hanging out on the hill, looking cool

Tailgating after the game with her friend

Emma went to a few games that first year we moved back to Iowa. I think this was Homecoming that year, hanging out with Uncle Nick


Leah's first game was in 2006
They changed things up for their pregame routine this time--smoke came out of the helmet and everything

Tailgating before the game

Enjoying the game with Dad

Emma was there, too


We'll try to get to as many games as we can depending on the weather. The passes that the girls have only allow us sit on the hill, which hubby doesn't like (he claims you can't see the game--honey, with two young girls I'm not watching much of the game anyway). We don't have season tickets for the two of us to get in, so we mooch off my dad and whoever may have an extra ticket. A single ticket to sit on a piece of grass to watch ISU play Nebraska this year is $60. Not sure I'm willing to fork over that kind of cash unless I'm guaranteed a win. Let's hope we have quite a few of those this year!

GO CYCLONES!!!