A&M vs. OSU

On Thursday night Ryan and I were able to make it over to Stillwater to see our Aggies take on Oklahoma State.  We had really debated whether or not to go and who we should take.  In the end we decided we wanted to take Clayton to his very first Texas A&M football game, and because I'm nursing Aaron, I couldn't really be away from him that long.  Eli, on the other hand, really had no need to go.  In true "neglected middle child" style, we left Eli with a friend for the night, and the four of us headed to Stillwater.

Our Aggies got off to a great start but managed to throw it away in the last minutes of the game.  Oh well.  The game was more about the experience than whether or not our team won.  I think Clayton had a pretty good time.  Aggies stand the entire game, so that made seeing the field pretty difficult, but Ryan held him a lot.  The stadium was surprisingly unpacked, so we actually had a lot of room for Clayton to roam, which made the night a lot more enjoyable.  Aaron did pretty well and slept in my front carrier most of the first half.  Unfortunately, he was pretty fussy most of the second half.  I think the noise and lights were upsetting.  He did better when I'd take him out of the stands for a little break every now and then.  Man, my back was sore by the end of the night. 

Taking a break

Happy in the first half

 Fussy in the second half (but really sweet in his 12th Man jersey)

The game didn't start until 6:30pm, and it was televised, so that made for a long night.  We didn't make it back to our car until 11pm, and then with all the traffic, it took nearly an hour to get out of town.  It was nearly 2am before we got home.  Even though we missed Eli, we still really enjoyed spending some family time together.