Nothing beats a K-State game

Saturday Dylan got to experience his second K-State football game. Even if Dylan likes KU more than K-State I still want him to experience the traditions and atmosphere of Bill Snyder Family Stadium. Just like I want him to experience Memorial Stadium (that's KU's

football stadium-I had to ask Seth!!).

Before the game Dylan, my mom, and I stopped off at my aunt and uncle's tailgate. They are lucky enough to have a reserved spot, so it is great place to be! Dylan enjoyed some football with his cousins, Brady, Whitney, and Courtney. He loved it has you can tell!!

I think Dylan and Brady had just scored a touchdown! Brady was trying to tell Dylan to put his arms up for a touchdown!

We were so lucky to have Tabatha, Jason, and Jaxson join us at the game. Jaxson was perfect during the whole game. What a lucky little guy to get to go to a game so early in his life!! Don't mind my hair...I was in a hat some of the day, and I am trying to find someone new to cut it!! It's in a transitional phase!!
Dylan LOVED the game. So much more than he did last year. We stayed for almost the entire game, and he only got up twice. We were impressed! Here is leaning on grandma for a little love!!

During the game he would cheer and clap. He was even doing the Eat Em Up cheer. I loved it! I am surprised there were no tears shed by this pregnant momma while her baby boy--I mean big boy--was yelling KSU WILDCATS!!!!!!

Is there seriously anything sweeter??!! I am sure daddy thinks so, but for this day I had my Wildcat fan. He can like the Jayhawks again tomorrow!!

Bike Riding Fun

Sunday afternoon we sat outside while Dylan rode his bike up and down the driveway! I love having a long driveway, it makes bike riding so much fun! While I was putting Dylan's helmet on he asked me if I had a bike. He was pretty sad that I didn't. He told me he would buy me one tomorrow!! While we were out there we had a visit from 2 of our favorite ladies...our cousins Courtney and Whitney!!!

We were out there for so long that Dylan's head was soaked from sweat when we were done!

Oh Dylan!!

Dylan is the greatest joy in my life. He makes me smile, laugh, and just sit in awe a million times a day.
I am so happy we chose to have Dylan go to preschool at Randolph. I LOVE bringing him to school with me 4 days a week. I wasn't sure how I would like it, but I do. We get there around 7:45 and for about 45 minutes we just hang out in my classroom. I work at my desk and he eats breakfast and watches cartoons (lucky to have a TV in my room!!), draws on my board, or plays with math stuff!! He knows his way around and loves to push the button on the copier for me. He walks into the office like he owns the place! He even stands at my door and greets my students as they come in. As they are coming in it is also time for him to go. Luckily his classroom is right down the hall from mine. He gets his little monster backpack on, leans up for a kiss and then he's off. He walks down to his room all my himself. I am so proud of him...I am proud that he loves school, that he has the confidence to walk down the hall and into his room by himself, and that he still wants a kiss from mommy! I am also proud when I hear things about him from his teachers. They will tell me how sweet he is, how cute he is (well, duh!!!), how kind and friendly he is...




Dylan is going to be such a great big brother. I can't wait to see how he reacts to a new brother or sister (according to Dylan it is a sister and her name is Bounce). He will be awesome, this is going to be one lucky baby to have such a great big brother!

Huff N` Puff

Friday night we went out to the lake to Huff N` Puff. We had no idea what it was going to be like and if Dylan would even enjoy it. Before we went Dylan was talking to Grandpa Shaver on the phone and grandpa told him to take pictures of the hot air balloons. So, what grandpa wants grandpa gets!!

Dylan had his Mickey Mouse camera in hand so he could take some pictures for grandpa. Too bad it is a fake camera...Dylan doesn't know any better!! He wouldn't stop clicking away as we were walking. It was pretty cool. There were hot air balloons everywhere. Some on the ground not quite ready to go and some just starting to lift off.

I love this picture of Seth and Dylan!! They sure are best buddies!!

We stood and watched this balloon from the time it was getting blown up until they took off. I have never been so close to one, didn't really realize how they did it!!

Time for take off!! I have ALWAYS wanted to ride in a hot air balloon...it looks so cool. Maybe someday I will get to!

And one more for giggles!! On our way out Dylan told us he had to go potty. The line to the bathroom was VERY long and I don't think Dylan would have made it...so he went in the grass by our car! He didn't mind and luckily no one was around!

Potwin Pottery

Dylan LOVES going to Potwin Pottery. He always asks to go to "the painting store". This time he wanted to make something for daddy to take to work. I'm not sure where Seth is going to put it at work...maybe in the hotel room he's staying in that week!! Last time we went he made Grandma and Grandpa Shaver something...a soccer ball for Grandma and a dinosaur for Grandpa!!
This time we made Aunt Ashley a cup to put pens in at work. It is a nice shade of yellow with hints of brown, green, and blue! I always let Dylan pick out his own colors. It makes it very interesting! He also decided to make a pumpkin for him and daddy. They will put their candy in it on Halloween Day! If I wouldn't have done a little convincing, it would have been a blue pumpkin!! It started out orange, but when he realized he still had brown, blue, and green paint out he had to add some!

It will be a pumpkin that I will treasure every year when October rolls around!

Sunday Night Fun

Sunday night we headed out to my sister's for a little BBQ and Smores with some friends. Dylan ended up roasting tons of marshmallows but only a few ended up in his tummy! He either let them go too long in the fire and they just melted away or he gave one to someone else to eat. Silly guy, don't you know roasted marshmallows are the best!!

It was a great way to spend a Sunday evening. The best part was, we got to stay up late and didn't have to worry about getting up for work the next morning. I think having Monday's off every week would be a good idea!

I love this picture of Seth and Dylan. I don't know what Dylan was asking Seth, but I am sure it was very important!!

I can't wait

Saturday is the big day. The greatest coach ever will be back to his home away from home and he will lead the Wildcats to another victory like he has done so many times before.

See, I can say this because I am an idiot when it comes to sports. I KNOW I LOVE my Wildcats, but that is about all. I don't read stories about them, I don't keep up with their stats, I don't even know who their starting quarter back is. I do know what the quarter back does though, thanks to my sister and all her lessons my first year at college!! She really taught me a lot about football those first few years!! I also don't know if all of those sports guys on ESPN and in the magazine are saying we will be awful and lose a bunch of games...and you know what, I DON'T CARE. Yes, yes, yes...of course I would rather we win. But we might not do that a lot this year. Or next year...but they are still the Wildcats, and I will still love them no matter what. I grew up in an area of Kansas were NO ONE admitted they were K-State fans. Yes, it was also the 80s and we sucked. Big time. But I didn't care. I wore my purple (along with the rest of my family) and I showed pride in the school I love. I still do and I ALWAYS will. Just because we have had a few bad seasons, and will have a few more bad ones, K-State will always be my one and only. I don't know anything else, and I like it that way. I am a PROUD Wildcat!!

I am also one of those lucky K-State fans. Why, you ask...well I was at K-State during their great years. I saw way more wins than losses. During my 4 years losing wasn't something we did. We won just about every game. You would have to ask my sport fanatic sister to see what the exact stats were. But I know, we had more Ws than Ls. We went to a bowl game every year I was there. We were in the top 25 most of the time. ESPN came for game day. Lee Corso put on the fabulous Willie head. WE WERE AWESOME. People talked about us. Not just people from Kansas but people everywhere. It was awesome. I sat in the 2nd row of the games, I was on the jumbo-tron, I knew all the songs, cheers, traditions, and it was such an incredible experience. By far my most favorite memory from college. It is one of those things I will always remember.

So, when I go back to Manhattan Saturday, I will have on my purple K-State shirt and Powercat tattoo and I will be happy. I will know I am in a place where I have something in common with everyone around me...we all love our Wildcats. We all want to see another Wildcat Victory. We all want to yell "good for another Wildcat touchdown", chant "eat em up eat em up KSU" do that Wabash, and sing our Fight Song and Ala Mater. I will also get to see Bill Snyder back on the field. He will probably be wearing his K-State kackie pants, polo shirt, old style Nikes, and his legendary glasses. He probably has a few more grey hairs, he is a few years older, but he is back. Back to K-State. Back were he belongs. And I for one can't wait.

Go Cats!!!