Boiler Up!!

Or whatever that means..... (If anyone actually knows what "Boiler Up" means, I'd be interested in knowing. Is that like "Fire Up?" or something???....)

Purdue played Central Michigan this past weekend. I was able to get some good tickets from work, and Dan took Trevor with him. (I was still recovering from the 5K the night before. Well, maybe not the race, but the activities AFTER the race.)

It ended up being a great game, that came down to the last minute or so....Trevor said that he brings Purdue luck, because every time he's been to a game, they have won. :) They both had a good time!

At the game. Doesn't he look JUST like Dan?

TOUCHDOWN!!!

Olivia and Mommy tailgating. She was exhausted. Elizabeth was tailgating, even though she is due to have a baby any second. Maybe throwing a few cornhole bags around would provoke that little guy to come on out here! :)

Before the game......

Colts Season Opener

Dan and I were fortunate enough to get tickets to the Colts game this past weekend. We ended up going with a big group of people (there were 12 of us in all) and rode a bus down from Lafayette. We had such a blast, and were so excited to be able to be there for the first game in the new Lucas Oil Stadium.

The stadium itself was pretty amazing, and we couldn’t get over how much steel and concrete went into the design and creation of it. The field looked great, and we had pretty nice seats, I might add.

The pregame stuff was pretty neat. They brought out a huge American flag that covered the entire field. There were hundreds of people who carried the flag out onto the field, and they unrolled it, held it for the national anthem. Then, rolled it back up. This whole process was pretty impressive, I might add.

The Colts performance wasn’t as impressive, but the game was fun nevertheless. And aside from spending a fortune on beer (enough to buy an entire keg), we had a great time! We’re so lucky to have such amazing friends. (Even though Serena was there rooting on the Bears!)

Leslie and I

Rick and Sinead. Sinead is Rhona’s sister who is visiting here from Ireland. She had never been to an NFL game before, nor to an event with so many people. She didn’t really understand football, but enjoyed herself, and even scored a FREE Colts tank top. (They thought that she needed to have some BLUE on.)

Bears fans. BOO! (Serena and Baker’s mom, Denise.)

Baker and I

The Bakers and the Crowes. (Well, Almost. Technically, that’s a Moss, Crowe, Bedrock and Baker), but…..easier to say the Baker’s and Crowe’s.

I think that this is such a neat picture. However, Dan has a really weird look on his face. Thanks, though, Baker, for laying down on the ground and taking it!

Had a blast! Thank you baby for the tickets! You’re the best!