Roll Tide

Well, after the BSC-Rhodes game last Saturday, we drove straight to Tuscaloosa to witness the Alabama Arkansas game. It was quite thrilling and Alabama was doing so well (32-10) that we left late in the third quarter. As we were walking down the ramp we heard Arkansas rally back 28 unanswered points. Ugh. It made the ride back very exciting as we listened to the now legendary Alabama drive with 2 minutes left in the game. As we pulled onto the BSC campus, Alabama scored the winning touchdown with seconds on the clock. What a night!

The Return of BSC Football

It's been a crazy year for BSC athletics. After a move to NCAA Division III, we had a year without a men's basketball team or baseball team. Even with soccer, women's basketball and softball, we've missed the other sports. Since campus sporting events are important to our family entertainment schedule, we have eagerly anticipated BSC's return to football (the last game was played in 1939) which occurred last Thursday night. Here's the historic kickoff. Listen closely and you can hear Reggie clearly worried that the JV team from Mississippi College is going to score on the first kick return. Luckily, they didn't and BSC went on to win 41-13. Go panthers!

The first game was a Legion Feild and over 4000 fans showed up. The boys had a blast. Here they are in their replica BSC beanies.

Back to School

On August 20, Carter and Graham started a new school year. Here they are outfitted with their new personalized backpacks and lunchboxes. Notice Carter has a messenger bag - evidently 4th graders are too cool to carry traditional backpacks. Hard to believe we have a 1st grader and a 4th grader. Time flies!

Eric & Christie's Wedding

Our cousin Eric got married a few weeks ago and the Erickson Huff clan gathered in Atlanta for a weekend of festivities. Carter and Graham humored us and put on their summer wedding wear, including the infamous seersucker suit.

Here's the best picture of the bride and groom. We love Christie - just look what she puts up with...

The reception was a blast. Cousin Brad was a hit on the dance floor. Check it out... Yep, he's the only dude out there.

And he managed to keep his beverage steady no matter what the move. Impressive!

Sharon, who I affectionately referred to as MOG (mother of the groom) totally let loose too:

I guess Kelly and Beth are doing their best Angelina Jolie pout.

Yoga for Elephants and Hyper Kids

So I walked in the den the other day and Graham has his book Babar's Yoga for Elephants out and is methodically doing a sun salutation following along with the illustrations of Babar in his book. For the record, the only thing more unbelievable than Graham having the attention span to do a complete sun salutation is an elephant doing yoga. Really.

Hootey Reunion

I got to visit with my college buddies a few weekends ago and it was glorious. A whole 36 hours with just my 5 good friends discussing our lives since college without husbands or children around, except for Liza's in utero. It's hard to believe it's been 19 years since we all met each other as freshmen at BSC. There have been 6 weddings, 1 divorce, 9 babies including 2 adoptions and another on the way. There was lots of laughter and a few tears, a ton of good food and drink and very rich conversation. We can't wait for next year's 20th reunion!