We had a little bit of a hiccup as we were driving down, because our host caught a terrible stomach bug so we were no longer able to stay with her and she was no longer able to babysit Connor during the game. We were scrambling the last hour of the drive, but luckily Aunt Joan and Uncle Dave came through and were able to watch Connor and let us stay at their home in Plano, a suburb of Dallas.
The game was a Friday evening, so Uncle Dave left work early to meet us at their house, so we could head to the game. Supposedly, he and Connor had a great time together and hung out until nearly 6:30pm before Aunt Joan could get home from work. What a great "great" Uncle.
It took us a while to get to the stadium because of Friday rush hour, but we made it and we were not disappointed. One of the guys we went with had a friend with a tailgate so we grabbed a few beers and caught up with a bunch of Aggies.
We were in awe as we entered "the Death Star". The stadium was huge and there were flat screen TV's everywhere. It was really exciting and our seats were great. Luckily we were surrounded by Aggies, so we didn't have to worry about any annoying LSU fans.
The game started off great as the Aggies scored fast and were up 10-0, but then it was all LSU. We still had a great time though and after the game we went back to the tailgate to let the traffic die down.
The next day, my friend Stefani came by my Aunts house for about an hour to catch up and see Connor. It was so great to see her. After that, Jeff and I packed up and then met some other friends and their kids for lunch at Jason's Deli. It was a big hit with the kiddos, especially Connor who loved the free ice cream cone at the end.
After lunch we drove back to Sugar Land. We stopped half way at a big Bucees, which is rest stop that has become sort of a tourist attraction. Connor had a great time and was a little more ready to get back in the car. We got home by around 6pm that night.
Connor only napped 45 minutes in the car both days, so he was quite sleepy. Apparently he needed to catch up, because on Sunday morning he slept until nearly 10AM!!!!!!! He has never done that before and Jeff and I both really needed to catch up too. It was a cold and dreary day, so it was the perfect day for us to have our first lazy Sunday in months. We even made pancakes together as a family. What a nice way to finish up all of the Holiday traveling and chaos. Thanks buddy.
Connor decked out in his Aggie gear showing his pride even though he didn't get to go to the game.
Daddy and Connor looking cute sitting on the stoop of Aunt Joan and Uncle Dave's office.
Waiting for our friends to arrive before we headed to the football game.
Standing outside the football stadium before the game.
Hanging at the tailgate.
Someone at the tailgate put Cotton in a boot. Very clever.
A shot of the huge jumbo tron and the Aggie band. It was amazing in HD. You couldn't help watch it.
Khanh, JT, and Jeff, old college friends reunited at the Cotton Bowl.
We went to lunch at Jason's Deli with JT's family, my girlfriends Lindsay, Valerie, and Erin and Khanh.
Connor enjoying his first bites of after lunch ice cream.
This is pretty great!!!
Hanging with the girls, Erin, me, Lindsay, and Valerie.
Even though Connor was pooped, he only slept 45 minutes in the car.
We stopped at Bucees and Cowboy Connor had a grand old time.
We even got to see some real live bears. Ok, they were stuffed, but Connor liked them anyway.
Connor took down the big bear.
Making pancakes together Sunday morning.
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