UND Football Game

Go Fighting Sioux!

It was Military Appreciation Night at our wonderful local university. It also happens to be the university I am registered with so we decided to attend last night's game against Texas A&M.

There was face painting, balloon twisting and bouncy castles galore! Hamburgers and hot dogs for supper - Jacob really like the baked beans (go figure!).

The Alerus Center - where it was happening!

The stadium was packed! Tons of people showed up. I looked online and it appears that the stadium holds 21,000 people!

Austin & I, enjoying the game!

The family, getting seated and ready for the game to start! (or to have Jacob stop teasing - and you thought it was only me that teased them!). Melissa looks so thrilled ... :)

We all had a really great time - Melissa and I have sore throats and our hands are swollen from all of the clapping! We did leave after the half-time performance ... it was 8:45 and the kids had school the next day. Next time we go, we will stay the entire time. Austin listened to the game in bed and it turns out, the Fighting Sioux won, 40-14! Go Fighting Sioux! :)

Retreat Ceremony

Grand Forks AFB

Jacob was involved with the retreat ceremony yesterday (Aug. 26) and I told him that we would love, love, LOVE to go and see him. It looks like the squad or flight is involved - I don't know the particulars. Anyhoo, I was under the impression that the retreat was at 5:00 so at 4:45, we zoomed on over, trying to look for a parking spot. Of course, at 4:45, the music starts sounding and we are totally stuck in our van, watching from a distance. Bummer! I did get a couple of shots of the group, the flag and then of Jacob.

Melissa's Big 14!

Happy Happy Birthday!

Melissa turned the big 1-4 on Monday! Woo hoo! She had a good day at school - at least it wasn't her first day of school! I was unable to go to the commissary to buy her "favorite supper" request - it was fettuccine alfredo - which was okay in the end. She wanted a cell phone for her birthday SO BADLY and Jacob and I totally teased her and told her we didn't get her phone yet. Hahahaha! It was great! Sometimes, parenting is so rewarding! :)

Here is Melissa, patiently awaiting the "opening ceremonies".

Aha! She ended up getting the cell phone! :)

One MUST pose with the new phone and guitar hero! (Notice Austin totally engrossed in the game ... ha!)

Time for cake! An ice cream cake! YEAH!

In the end, she was a VERY happy young lady ... guitar hero, a new cell phone, some perfume from her brother. Ah, to be 14 again! (no thanks)

Naughty, Naughty

August 16, 2008

I'm a bad poster. Bad poster! I haven't added any new anything for months. Of course, this is due to our move back to the US. We just received our household goods yesterday. Why am I writing on here and not unpacking? I have no answer to that. I need to move my photos from the laptop to update here - that will happen soon!

Miss me!