He has always had an unordinarily long attention span and therefore, has been able to withstand the long football days on the gorgeous campus of The University of Kansas.... his parent's alma mater.
And he loves it!
And his Daddy loves that he loves it!
Through the years, Noah has looked forward to Saturdays in September and has spent much more time than most kids his age enjoying tailgating activities and cheering for his team!
September 2006
September 2007
September 2008
September 2009
And so it has been for the past 5 years... Vance and Noah spending quality time together amidst the hamburgers, hotdogs, fight songs and cheers.
Noah has done it all...
He's cheered for the Jayhawks when he could barely stand up...
when he was just a tiny tot...
when he needed a boost...
And even when it was very hard to see!
He's supported his Hawks when they are winning...
and even when they are losing too!
He's mastered tailgate games like "washers"...
And learned to catch and throw the pigskin too!
He's made friends with Daddy's buddies...
and Daddy's buddies kids!
He's looked up to the big kids who tailgate...
And hung out with other "little fans" like him!
He's been to games when it's very hot...
and when's it's freezing cold!
He's even been to games when it's raining!
He's been to early morning games...
and night time games too!
Even though Emily and I have joined in on a few tailgate parties over the years, KU Football games has been primarily a father-son activity. Us girls, well we always spend the day shopping instead of watching the game!
Until this year.
The tradition of September Saturday's in Lawrence started up again on September 4th. The boys dressed in their KU T-shirts, gathered their footballs and washers game, and packed up the cooler for the first tailgate party of the season.
This year though, Emily joined them!
She got to make the trip up to Lawrence with the boys and she couldn't have been more excited! Daddy even took her shopping early on Saturday morning to get a new T-shirt, jeans, and tennis shoes (he told me in frustration as he was trying to dress her that "she has nothing plain!").
And so off they went... the boys + 1!
And this sweet scene...
Well, it hasn't been seen again since September 4th!
Let's just say that Emily hasn't received another invitation to join in the tradition. She and I have spent the following Saturday's together doing things like this...
And so the tradition continues to continue...
The boys doing boy things and the girls doing girl things!
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