The Good, the Bad, and the Cute

Purdue Homecoming was Saturday, and it was a beautiful day for football. The GOOD news of the day was that Purdue won the game, beating the Minnesota Golden Gophers. That puts the Boilers 2-0 in the Big Ten, and tied at the top of the conference standings. At least for the rest of this week. Those pesky Buckeyes are up next, and may be a bit of a challenge for the good guys. We'll be attending a wedding next Saturday, and will no doubt be keeping up with the score throughout the afternoon. It will be reminiscent of Josh and Erica's wedding, when Jonathan was wearing an earpiece and giving hand signals to our section of the church. Current technology will make things much easier now, since there's definitely an app for that!

Most of the photos in this post are Jennifer's. My camera IS on the way home, and should arrive tomorrow.

Purdue in the huddle. It's just weird seeing the quarterback wearing #15 when it's not, well, you know who.

The BAD news of the day was the rumor I heard as I entered the stadium, that Robbie Hummel had reinjured his knee during practice Saturday morning. Unfortunately, the news was confirmed, and stadium was buzzing as word spread among the fans. It took some of the enthusiasm out of winning the football game. This is a picture of Robbie and Matthew taken in June at the NFF dinner. So sad for Robbie. Sometimes life's not fair.

And now for the CUTE, which included the little (and big) kids that joined us for a great day tailgating. Jim, Matthew, and I arrived early and set up camp. Jim cooked sausage, bacon, and pancakes, to go along with fruit, mimosas, and apple cake for breakfast.

Margaret came with her mommy and daddy. She enjoyed her first football game, and especially liked the Golden Girl.

Jim and Haleigh smile for the camera.

Cute little Boiler fan!

And Aunt Fer was there! She and Matthew enjoyed hanging out together.

The Williamsons before the game.

Adam and his friend Stephany.

The Andrew Stewarts (although Andrew tells me there is only one of him).

Susan and Darci in our shades. I can tell this is after the game since I'm wearing my beads. Part way through the first quarter, Matthew asked me if I packed my beads. I told him they were in my bag. He said I should put them on to help the Boilers, so I did. And it worked! I may have to wear them to the wedding on Saturday. :) I'm not superstitious. Much.

Haleigh sat with us during the second half, and took a little snooze toward the end of the game. This is her happy victory face!

Margaret enjoyed her sandwich after the game. A cheeseburger, hold the burger. Her parents took her on a little tour of Purdue, and I'm told she even made her first run through the engineering mall fountain. She also decided that she thought she could live there some day. Her mommy was proud.

Matthew likes his cheese WITH a burger. But Granny forgot the dill pickles!

Jim and Matthew in our seats after the first Boiler touchdown of the day. Happy Homecoming and Boiler Up!

Goin' to Granny's

It was beautiful at the lake this weekend, but even more beautiful because of this girl.

Haleigh is such a big girl, that she got to come stay all night at the lake with Granny and Grandpa while her mommy and daddy went to Lexington to the UK football game.

She had fun taking a boat ride.

And she even helped Grandpa drive the boat.

Gumbo enjoyed the ride too!

She started to doze off on our second time around the lake, but opened her eyes just as we parked the boat.

We did notice the grassy knoll across the way was looking a bit brown. It's hard to keep grass green without rain.

And I guess some folks aren't aware that there is currently a burn ban for Brown County and most of Indiana. Hmmmm.....

Haleigh was up bright and early on Sunday morning, ready for breakfast.

Lookin' good and ready to cheer on the Saints. Unfortunately, the Saints didn't look quite so good. Even so, it was a happy weekend with our sweet little Haleigh.

The Joys of Fall

Between my broken camera, and internet connection issues, I have been on a bit of a blogging break. The weather, however, has been perfect, and Jim and I were finally able to get back to the lake for the first time since Labor Day weekend.

Friday was a beautiful morning at the lake, and when Gumbo and I went outside, we saw 5 deer walking from the lake's edge through the neighbor's yard, and back to the woods. I didn't have my camera, and was afraid they would be gone if I hurried to get it. I grabbed Gumbo, and we just watched them walking right past our garage. Later, when I went down to the dock, I saw this evidence that they had been there for a drink.

The sun created a beautiful reflection of trees in the water.

Fall color in Brown County, Indiana is hard to beat.

Looking out from our upper deck.

We left the lake Friday afternoon so Jim could attend a meeting and I could pick up Matthew from school. We went to the Courthouse to check out the Farmers' Market, and I got Matthew to pose for a couple pictures. Doesn't he look handsome in his glasses?

And smart?

He decided he wanted to buy banana peppers, and selected five. He lined them up by size on the ledge.

We also made a stop at Crafts and Occasions, his "favorite store." That's what Grannys are for, right?

Hay Day

Jennifer took some pictures of Haleigh over the weekend, so I thought I would borrow them for the blog. Since my camera is still in the infirmary, it was great to have her here to capture some of the cuteness.

At 8 months, Haleigh (Hay Hay to some) has six teeth, crawls everywhere, eats all kinds of baby food (and pancakes in a pinch), drinks water from a sippy cup, and is happy almost all the time. She is learning to say "Boiler Up" but it may take her until next season (heck, it may take the Boilers until next season).

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Just for Kicks

Matthew had a soccer game this morning, and we were able to go watch. I was reminded of many long ago Saturdays at the soccer field with our kids (pre Boiler football games). Since Purdue had a bye this week, we were available to go to Matthew's game. Purdue needed a bye week (or 10) to recover and regroup from recent injuries. In fact, it may be more exciting to watch Matthew's soccer games.

This week, the two teams from Arlington were facing off against each other. Since they were both wearing their purple shirts, Matthew's team wore the red mesh shirts over their purple ones.

I used my old camera for the pictures today. I had to send my good camera in for repair. All the way to California. It was hard. Hopefully it will be all fixed up and back in a jiffy. Will you pray for me? :)

It was a chilly day, and Matthew was glad he had his hat. I think the temperature actually dropped during the game. And then... it... even... started... to... sprinkle!

Matthew: "Hey, A.J., the ball is that way!"

Haleigh enjoyed watching the game.

And so did Daddy.

Matthew is good at playing defense.

They ended in a tie, which I learned a long time ago, is not a bad way to end a game.