Go Coogs!

Last year, Jerry bought 2 extra season tickets for UofH football, thinking it would be fun to take Brady to some games. Unfortunately, Brady has quite a social schedule and couldn't attend a single game. This year, we finally had a game date that was a match on the Pearland Brewer's calendar and we were cutting it close because there is only one more home game this season. Aside from being on a school night, it was a great game to attend - it was the annual "Bayou Bucket" challenge between Rice and UofH.



We met Jeff and Brady before the game and there was lots of brouhaha with the tailgaters - some of these folks take it to extremes! The band and cheerleaders were all lining up to march through the area and Brady didn't really know what to think about all the craziness.

Sasha - Shasta's female counterpart - wanted to have her picture taken with Brady, but he wasn't ready to interact with anyone just yet. Jeff, however, jumped in so Sasha's feelings wouldn't be hurt!



Once in the stadium, we had a hot dog and then Jerry and Brady hit the "fan shop" pretty hard. A cap, football and megaphone along with 4 rain ponchos, cotton candy and peanuts made their way back to the seats with those two.



The band was on the field and they were playing the National Anthem and suddenly, WAY up above the stadium, we see seven parachutes headed right for us. We had a surprise show from military paratroopers!



These guys landed on their feet every time and just kept walking like they jumped out of a plane and landed in a stadium every day.



The last jumper approaching the field ...



Another perfect landing and his fellow soldiers met him as he neared the ground to catch the US flag and prevent it from touching the ground. Amazing!



After that show of military excellence, the band played the school song. Must look up those lyrics before the next game.



We had been telling Brady about how the team comes onto the field, but I don't think he believed that they would run through a wall of smoke and fire until it happened.



Turns out, going to UofH games is pretty much fun for a 4 year old because you are ENCOURAGED to yell and make noise and you even have tools to make you LOUDER!



Looking at this photo, it's hard to tell who had a better time. We're glad Brady was able to go to a game - thank you Jeff (& Kim) for working one more thing into your already busy schedules!