Are Your Ready For Some Football?

We went to the NIU vs Temple game today.  We picked an early October weekend, thinking it would be cool, but not too cold for the kids.  Instead, it was about 90 degrees and we were all over-dressed.  Malcolm was up bright and early and upset that we were not leaving immediately after he finished breakfast.

I embroidered a shirt for Malcolm and made Dorothy a jumper to wear.  Malcolm's shirt turned out well and Dorothy's jumper was cute, but I made it a little too big and learned that a thinner fabric would lay better.  I used fleece so that it would be warm, and it would be quick to sew up.  I think it will still fit her next year since there isn't much shape to it, so maybe she will get a little more use out of it next Fall.


Dorothy went for a little walk while Malcolm spent some time bouncing in the inflatable bounce house they had set up for the kids.  He was very excited to bounce for a while after the car ride.


Dorothy checked out the Husky mascot.  Malcolm was a little apprehensive about the giant dog though.  We couldn't get him to even give the husky a high five.


Malcolm did great watching the game, but had lots of questions.  The guy sitting next to him kept cringing as I was trying to explain football to him in very simple terms.  Eating peanuts out of the shell and watching halftime seemed to be his favorite parts.

It was so hot that we ended up stripping Dorothy down to just a diaper and her hat and tried to keep her in the shade as much as possible.  Lots of people commented that they wished they could strip down to cool off too.


By the end of the game, Dorothy was very tired and ready for it to be over so that she could nap.  She was out cold within 5 minutes once we were int he car.

Both kids were very good despite the heat.  The only melt down was in the fourth quarter when I took Malcolm out to get an ice cream treat.  The vendor had just closed and sent us to another location and said they were still open; they weren't.  After promising him ice cream, there were some very big tears when I could not deliver.  Big time mommy guilt.

We promised him that if he kept being good, that we would go get ice cream after having a nap at home.  We walked down to Dairy Queen and by the time we were done there, it was dinner time.  We decided to walk up to The Village Squire and have some dinner.  It had cooled off, so we sat out on their patio and had a wonderful evening by the river.