I know I am so behind on blogging. So, I'll start from now and try and post things from the past few weeks over the next week or so.
This past weekend we took Jarred to his first Penn State football game. Going to PSU games was such a tradition in my family. I went to my first football game when I was 9 mos old! So, I have always dreamed of the day that I would be taking my kids to Penn State games! Saturday was that day. It was the first game of the season against Akron. I knew it wouldn't be that great of a game. I also knew that Jarred probably wouldn't make it through until even half time. Putting those 2 things together, made it the perfect game to take him to. We also took my sister, Hannah with us which was an extra special treat!
The day started off by meeting my grandparents and aunt, uncle and cousin for breakfast at the Corner Room. They have the best grilled sticky buns ever! Then we went up to the Lion Shrine to get Jarred's first picture on the Lion. The whole morning he kept talking about seeing the lion. I'm sure he probably thought we were going to see a real lion. Once we got him up on the Lion Shrine, he didn't want to get down!
Then we started the long walk out to the game. We got in there just in time for the pre-game band performance and Jarred was quite overwhelmed with all of the noise and sounds. Luckily, we had a very nice older man in front of us and 2 empty seats. He was so patient and nice to Jarred since just last year he took his 2-year old grandson to his first football game. Jarred only made it halfway through the first quarter before Dan and I had to start taking turns running up and down the ramps with him while the other one sat with Hannah and enjoyed the game. We weren't alone chasing him up and down the ramps though. I quickly came to realize that there is a whole other football world of moms and dads chasing their toddlers around while the other parent gets to enjoy some of the game. We ended up leaving the stadium at half time which was ok with us.
After the game, we walked out to the PSU Creamery. Penn State has a great food sciences program and they make some of the best ice cream ever! Think Ben and Jerry's but with minimal additions to the ice cream. Actually, the founders of Ben and Jerry's learned how to make ice cream at PSU! My favorite flavor of all time is the Bittersweet mint. Jarred just had "white ice cream" (otherwise known as vanilla) and he loved it! We bought some ice cream, put it on dry ice, and took it home so we can enjoy it for a few weeks :)
Overall, it was a great day and I am so glad that I got to take my baby to his first PSU football game! I look forward to many more football weekends with him and Dan!
We Are....Penn State!
Park City Utah
2 years ago
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