A&M vs Vandy

Saturday I took the girls to watch the Aggies play Vanderbilt.  They did great and lasted through the whole game.  Course, it helped that it was a pretty day and I brought the IPad and coloring books with me! 

 

We stood along the sides where the team walks in prior to going to our seats and got to see them all walk by, being led by Johnny Manziel.

 

We sat in the last row of the end zone bleacher seats, which ended up being great for them - close to food and bathrooms and still a good view without too much walking.

 

After the game, we stuck around for a while so they would have a chance to meet some of the players.  They love running up and asking for autographs!

 

 De'Vante Harris

 

 Steven Jenkins

 

 Mike Matthews

 

Howard Matthews

Ricky Seals Jones

Derel Walker

Nehemiah Hicks

 



 LaQuvionte Gonzalez

 

 Ivan Robinson

 Matt Joeckel

 

I am proud of them for lasting through the whole game (Jorja has since told me it was really long!) but they are going to be some hard core Aggies!

 

 



This week

Last night was a fundraiser for Jerra's school at our local Chick-fil-a, so I braved the crowd and took all 3 kids for dinner. I let them play in the play area for about 2 minutes before my noise level was met and I had to get out of there!  But, at least we did our part to support the school.

Jerra has started to read chapter books and she chose Charlotte's Web as her first one.  So proud of her for doing so well.  I love to read and I hope she develops into an avid reader too.

Jorja has learned to ride her bike without the training wheels.  It only took about 2 days of attempts with help and she was off.  She is so proud of herself and just laughs and laughs as she rides!

The kids in their happy place!  Lol.  This and the beach are the 2 places I think my kids would want to be at the most!

Jorja is showing off her artwork at her school's art show this week. 

weekly re-cap

Spent some time before the Auburn games with some friends in town. These are the only 2 Auburn people I still like after that game:

Friday night was the Distinguished Alumni Gala hosted by my work.  You can read about the 9 Aggies that were honored here: https://www.aggienetwork.com/distinguishedalumni/

I was the hostess for the evening for Ray M Bowen, who was the school president when I attended.  He and his wife were so nice.

Ryan Swope was there, I had recently re-united him with his lost Aggie ring, so we talked about that for a bit.  I sure wish he was still playing football - hopefully he can make a comeback in the NFL next year -- OR even better -- come and coach here!

Jerra rescued a baby box turtle out of grandma/pa's pool last week. Somehow she saved it just in time and the poor thing didn't drown.  It now lives in her room and is named "Shelly"

The girls and I hit up College Station High Schools Friday night football game last week. The stadium is about 2 miles from our house, so it was a quick trip.  I am trying to get these girls into football at a young age!  ;-)

Another Aggie Game

 

I know most of my posts are about Aggie football -- but it really does take up a lot of our lives around here in the fall!  Especially with the first 4 games of the season being home games this year! 

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This past Saturday the Aggies hosted the SMU Mustangs.  Here is my breakdown of the numbers from the game from the Grid Iron Girl website I write for:  http://gridirongirl.org/texas-am-vs-smu-by-the-numbers/

 We took Jerra with us to the game this time.  We usually try to take the girls to at least one home game a year. This was the first time Jerra made it through the whole game and we didn't have to leave early!   After the game, we were walking back to the car and had to pass by the locker rooms, so we were able to catch up with some of the players as they were leaving.  Jerra had them sign her little notebook she had with her and we got a few pictures in too!  She was so excited to be meeting them and said (other than watching Johnny play) it was the best part of the night!

 With Toney Hurd Jr

 

 RB Ben Malena

 



OL Jake Matthews

 

TE Nehemiah Hicks

 Gig 'Em!  (and yes, she is wearing a fleece jacket.  It was 80 degrees and my little Texan said it was freezing out!  LOL!)

1st day!

 The kiddos started their new school year the first week of September at School for Little People.  This is our 5th year at the school and we are so blessed to be there. 

 

Bradyn is starting his 2nd year and has our beloved Ms Whitney as his teacher (she was Jerra's pre-k teacher) and we LOVE her!

 Bradyn loves his Cars backpack!

 Jorja is in her 3rd and last year at SFLP.  She has had some amazing teachers, made some super friends and has grown so much there.  Officially in pre-K now, our little girl is growing up!

A&M vs Rice - pregame activities

We took the kids to the pre-game events before the first football game of the season (vs Rice).  1st up was kids yell practice - which is held on the steps of my office.

Next up was the Aggie band.  The band was lined up and waiting for "Spirit Walk"- which is when the football team shows up and walks down the main street to the stadium. The Aggie band leads the way.

 

 

 The buses arrive!

 Bradyn is holding his verison of the head drummer majors staff. He carries it around with him.  He also wears a baseball glove - strange, we know!

 

The yell leaders lead the way!

 

Coach Sumlin and staff

 

 

And of course we have to stop by and visit with the PMC - the Mounted Calvary part of the Corps - Jerra loves the "aggie horses"