Welcome To The Big 10 & Charlie's First Football Game!!

On October 4, 2014, we met up with our family and friends for the Maryland v. Ohio State football game.  This was the Terp's first Big 10 football game at home, and while we knew it was going to be pretty bad, we did not want to miss it!!

The tailgate began around 8 am, and we were joined by Grandpa, Mee-maw, Grumpa, Grammy, Aunt B, Kevin, Uncle Ryan, John Albers, Tunde Agbede and the Bloughs.  Thanks to great weather, delicious food, fun company and water puddles for the kids to jump through...everyone had a great time!

We made sure to stop and pose for photos with the Testudo statue, in front of the Comcast Center.  I plan on making this photo a yearly tradition for the kiddos.  Then we all squished into our seats for the game.

Lauren, Charlie and I left right before halftime.  Both of the kids were hungry, it was quite warm in the sun, and there was not much room for them to move around in the stands.  So we decided to head back to the tailgate and listen to the game on the radio.

Slowly, everyone turned back up at the tailgate and we fired up the grill again.  After round 2 of tailgating, we still made it back home around 6:30 pm...which was just in time to put our two exhausted kiddos to bed.  That night, I was not far behind them!!  =)

                               

                  

           

           

Unfortunately, this is the only football game the kids and I will see live this year, but hopefully we will be able to continue the tailgate tradition through the years.  It was certainly fun walking around the campus and pointing out certain landmarks to Lauren.  Before heading home, she made sure to say goodbye to "Mommy and Daddy's School"!  She really liked all of the buildings and said, multiple times, that this was going to be her school as well!  I certainly hope so!!

Until then, we will continue the tailgates and cheering on our Terps.  GO Spret!!

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