The Fun of the Chase: Go Aggies, Go Aggies...Hey, Hey, Hey!

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Go Aggies, Go Aggies...Hey, Hey, Hey!

We drove far, we cheered loud, they played hard, they came close, but not quite close enough... but we still are True BLUE Aggie fans!

Utah State had a great basketball season ending the year 30-5. We were the WAC champions and headed off to Boise Idaho to play against Marquette in the NCAA tournament. We decided to make it a family affair and have a weekend get away. The drive wasn't so bad. 5 people in one hotel room wouldn't have been so bad either if our kids weren't all 5 and under. Once we got to the hotel, it was 10:00p.m. mind you, I asked the front desk to send up a port-a-crib for Myah...he politely informed me they were all gone. Now for some of you that might not seem like a big deal, but Myah, unlike my boys does not sleep well in bed with me. So lets just say I laid in bed with a restless baby from about 2-6 a.m. Oh did I mention Camden and Carter were fighting over who got more covers so bad that we finally put Carter in with me and Darin with Camden (my choice...you should hear Camden grind his teeth...you do NOT want to be snuggled next to him all night!) So I had Carter on one side, Myah in the middle and I on the other side making sure Carter didn't smother Myah and that Myah didn't crawl on top of Carter....it seems rather comical now that I am replaying the night in my head!!! Anyway the next morning we had a great breakfast....on the house, (I love when hotels include a REAL breakfast...its great!) and we were off to the game. USU had a bad first half, but the second seemed promising. It all came down to the wire and we ended up loosing by 1 pt. It was a little heart-breaking, but they played their hearts out! At least we proved we were good enough to be there. After the game we headed to the Cheesecake factory for lunch and then spent the rest of the day enjoying the 78 degree weather. We stayed one more night....much better...they had a crib (Yeah) and headed home the next day. Here are just a few....ok...a LOT of my favorite pictures of the day!

The cutest little Aggie I have ever seen!

Carter was endlessly blowing up this beach ball the hotel gave us. I think it had a hole, but he insisted it stay full!

Darin had fun taking some action shots of the kids jumping off the wall.....they could have done this all day!

My niece Gabrielle spent the afternoon with us too!

Pretty Gab!

I guess I should re-wind a little. Darin and Camden went on a little father/son adventure to Reno Nevada to watch the Aggies win the WAC tournament. They had a great time....here is a clip of their fun.

Bowling...

Outside of the hotel.....

Go-Karts.....

Mini-golf....

The winning game.....Darin called me after the game was over and all I could hear was Camden singing "We are the Champions!" I assume that is what he is saying in this picture. He was SOOOOO excited!

They had a great time! We sure missed them back at home though!!! I can't forget to thank my parents for the hotel accommodations and game tickets at all of the fun events! Thanks again, we all had a blast!

8 comments:

Jen Hill said...: Cute pics Jo! And smart idea to keep it in the reader!; March 25, 2009 at 2:33 PM
Katie Griffiths said...: One point - sheesh! Looks like fun, your kids are cute little fans.; March 25, 2009 at 3:49 PM
The Swainston Family said...: what a fun family getaway! I am so jealous! It looks so warm in Boise. I want to wear capris and sandals!!; March 25, 2009 at 4:33 PM
Heidi Kjar said...: Looks way fun jo! You guys have always been big Aggie fans- I remember going with your family when we were young to the Aggie games! Thats cute Darin and Camden did that little father/son trip- I bet Camden loved that!; March 25, 2009 at 7:44 PM
smithfamilymoments said...: Wow how great does it seem to see shorts! It sounds like you guys had an amazing time, and that the weather was beautiful. If only the weather could have stayed that nice!! What a cute family you have!; March 25, 2009 at 9:48 PM
Hayley said...: We were dying to go to the game! I'm so jealous! I love your google reader idea, that will be very helpful.; March 25, 2009 at 10:34 PM
laurie said...: i can't believe how big myah is, what a cutie! i watched the game on tv, brennan called me at the last minute from his office and we "watched" it together...i hate it when they come so close but....oh well. i do not do well with kids in my bed so, amen sister! looks like you guys had a great time!; March 27, 2009 at 11:52 PM
The Millers said...: I love Ms. Myah's hair bows. So cute. You guys really are True Blue Aggies!; March 29, 2009 at 11:51 PM

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Funny things my kids say!

Feb. 2011
Carter: Carter was having his one hundreth day of kindergarten. They were suppose to bring 100 things to contribute to a class "trail mix" treat. Carter kept telling me I needed to get the silver spinning thing out of the pantry. I didn't understand what he was talking about. Finally he took me to the pantry and pointed to the kitchen aid. He said "mom, my fishes need to fit in that!" Apparently the only thing he could visualize that a "trail mix" was, was the mixer in the pantry. He was adament his fishes would be able to fit in it. Needless to say we had a nice conversation on what a "trail mix" really was!

Sept. 2010
Carter: Carter has wanted to be several things for Halloween this year. However the other day we were driving in the car and he said "I declare, I want to be an Aggie football player for Halloween" Well if he declares...then it must be!:)

April 2010
Camden: We went to Thanksgiving point to the tulip festival. There was a lot of walking involved and all three of my kids wanted me to push them in the sit and stand stroller. I was getting tired and told Camden he needed to walk when he looked at me and said "Mom, did you know if you make kids walk to much, they will DIE."

Myah: Mom:"Myah say Carter." Myah: "Taco" Mom: "Say Camden." Myah: "Namnen"

Dec. 2009
Camden: Dad: "Thanks for being such a nice boy the past couple of days." Camden: "Your welcome." Dad: "Is it because you know santa claus is coming soon." Camden: "No, I'm just trying to be like Jesus."

Nov. 2009
Carter:I was attempting to get Myah a swine flu shot at the health department the other day. They had shots available for kids under three. Carter obviously was too old. On the way there he asked me where we were going. I told him and he responded with "You can't get Myah a shot. It will hurt her and she will cry." I told him that maybe they would let him get one first and he could show her how to be brave. He thought about it for a minute and said "I know, I will get the shot for her and then she won't have to cry. Promise me mom, that you won't make Myah get a shot. Just let me do it instead of her." What a sweet brother! They ended up being out of shots....so we went shopping instead!

Myah: Whenever she hears a dog bark, she gets a very excited look on her face and starts blowing as hard and as fast as she can.

Sept. 2009
Carter: We are driving in the car when carter pipes up with "That is a pretty big conveyer belt". Darin and I just looked at each other like "what", when we looked to the right and sure enough there was a large conveyor belt at a cement yard. We asked him how he knew what a conveyor belt was, and he said "I learned it on T.V."

Camden: Mom I think I sprankled my leg!

Carter: "Mom, do you know what a war is?" Mom: Yes I do. Carter: Um, no you don't, actually it is when a knight and a soldier fight."

July 2009
Camden: Of course not! (phrase used for everything!)

April 2009
Carter: As we are getting out of the car for gymnastics Carter says "Mom, did you know if something is heavy it is cumbersome....that spiderman toy on the ground isn't very cumbersome." As I looked at him dumbfounded I asked where in the world he learned that, he said matter of factly "Word Girl". I guess he is learning something on pbskids.org after all!

Jan. 2009
Carter: "Do you know what my favorite part of Kung Fu Panda is?"Mom: "What?"Carter: "When Shifu got dead."Mom: "You mean when he died?"Carter: "No, got dead!"Mom: "You don't say got dead, you say he died."Carter: "No he got dead. Dying is when you go to heaven."Mom: "And what does got dead mean?"Carter: " It means you just stick out your tongue."

Camden: This morning he had ran out the door to the bus when I realized we forgot to put on his gloves. I told him to hurry and come back. He asked me why, I told him so his hands wouldn't freeze and he just yelled..."Mom, I'm brave!" and on he went to the bus stop.

Carter: I hesitate posting this but it was hilarious! Carter got done doing his business and I came to help him clean up his job when he looked into the toilet and said, "Wow, that is a masterpiece." I'm still laughing!!!

Dec. 2008
Camden: He is just growing up too fast! He is learning a whole new vocabulary at school. The other day I took him shopping with me and there was a rack of shirts on clearance. I told him he could pick one out. All of a sudden I hear him get excited and said "Sweet....mom this shirt is so sweet!" And if that doesn't get you laughing, last night we worked on a project for school where he had to make a Christmas tree out of construction paper and decorate it. He worked pretty hard on it and was excited to take it to school. Today when I picked him up I asked him what his teacher thought and he said "She frieked mom!" I guess she liked it!

Nov. 2008
Carter: Tonight we had some of my family over for dessert. When I put Carter to bed he was almost asleep when he said "I wuv Charley" (my brother for those who don't know). "He likes to tease me though." Then I said "do you like it when he teases you?" Carter: "No, I don't wuv him when he teases me, but when he doesn't tease me, I wuv him."

Camden: We have had some trouble with the word "stupid" at our house, so I have been trying to convince the boys to say stupendous instead. Today Camden came home with a very proud look on his face and said "Mom, I told my teacher she was stupendous today." I asked him what she said in return, and he said "She thinks I am pretty stupendous too!"

Camden and Carter: Today at lunch I was in the other room and I overheard this conversation. Carter: "Camden, I wove you." Camden: " I wove you too."

Carter: Darin was being cute and made all of our beds one morning before work and left notes on our beds saying we had been hit by the bed bandit. Anyway Carter really took it pretty serious and that afternoon told Darin all about it. Darin asked him who he thought the bed bandit was and Carter just shrugged his shoulders and said "It's a mystery."

Camden: "Hey mom, what are doors made out of? What are clothes made out of? What are strawberries made out of? What are fridges made out of? What are shoes made out of?... Etc. etc. etc.

Oct. 2008
Carter: We are watching Ashley's dog while she is on her honeymoon. Carter LOVES him. I told him to get ready for bed and he just had a melt down, crying he said "BUT mom I have to play hide and seek with Bentley!"

Camden: After a rough morning of time outs and a lots of tears, Camden asked me if I was going to come and volunteer at his school. I told him I was surprised he would want me there because he had just got done telling me how mean I was and letting me know I was anything but his favorite person. He looked at me and said "Mom, you know I love you....I was just mad!"

Camden: On the way home from Ashley's wedding he looked at me and said "Mom, why did Ashley look so bootiful today?"
Sept 2008
Carter: Darin was putting him to bed and had just turned off the lights when he said "I can't see....but that's ok, my eyes will adjust."

Aug 2008
Camden: We were reading the story about the Jaredites in the Book of Mormon. Darin asked the boys if they knew what Heavenly Father gave them to see inside of their boat. Camden matter of factly stated "windows".

June 2008
Carter: After having Darin practice baseball with the boys, Carter came over and sat by me. I asked him if he was all done playing with his dad when he looked at me and said "Yeah, that was a pretty lousy pitch ya know."

Camden: We were leaving for Camden and Carter's first T-ball game when Camden said "Dad, I want you to be my coach". Darin: "Why" Camden: " Because you're a Dr., and you're cool, and you can do everyfing".

Carter: Feeling sick said "Mom there is a mean boy in my froat."

Carter: At swimming lessons he pointed over to a group of trees and said "Mom, that is were the bears live....it's the jungle ya know."

Carter: My parents went on a trip and I told the boys they went on the airplane. That afternoon Carter saw a plane up in the sky and started jumping up and down waving saying "Hi Nana, Hi Papa!"

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Go Aggies, Go Aggies...Hey, Hey, Hey!

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