Sic 'Em Bears

What a great weekend!!! As many of you know, Josh and I are in a mixed relationship--I went to Baylor and he went to A&M. So Connor is considered a "Baggie." Mimi, Papa Jud, Uncle Jason, Josh and I took our little Baggie to his first Battle of the Brazos football game on Saturday. We dressed him in half green and gold and half maroon. I think most of you know the outcome, but BAYLOR BEAT A&M 41-21. I think Connor was pretty happy with the end result! :) Because it was SOOO windy, we took turns hanging out with him in the Letterman's Lounge. For some reason, Josh volunteered to stay down there the whole 2nd half.
Josh and I had a bet that whoever's team lost, that person had to cook for the other person every night for a week. Lucky for me, I married a great chef so I'm in for some good meals this week. Tonight we had chicken fried steak, green beans and mac and cheese (and it wasn't from the box!)
Here are some pictures from the game. I think the scoreboard picture will stay on our refrigerator til next year's game!!

Uncle Jason is 6'9" so you can imagine how huge that bear is!

Connor's first picture with Bruiser.

Happy Baylor fam

"That's a big bear, Mom!"


Our little Baggie

Tailgating with Uncle J

And a good time was had by all (well, almost all!)

Baptism

Sunday was Connor's 5 month birthday as well as his baptism. We had all the family here to witness this blessed event. By here, I actually mean in Livingston at the same church with the same pastor where Josh and I got married. Connor did great but by the end, fell asleep on Daddy's shoulder. He wore his uncle Jason's shoes! Here is a family picture along with his regular monthly photos next to the laughing lion.

At 5 months, he now holds his bottle...most of the time, LOVES the jumperoo, wakes up once during the night then is ready to go around 6:00am every morning, rolls over both ways, loves to explore faces with his hands. I'm not sure how much he weighs now, but I bought him some 6 month jeans this weekend and they looked like capris and wouldn't even buckle around the belly. So we now wear 6-9 month clothes. If he keeps on the same track as his uncle Jason, I'm in trouble!






Uncle Jason's shoes

Peek-a-boo

Homecoming

This past weekend was Baylor Homecoming. This has been a family tradition for many, many years. My dad graduated in '70, mom in '71, me in '01 and my brother in '03. We've also had numerous aunts, uncles and cousins who have graduated from BU, and currently have a cousin who is a junior. So needless to say, this weekend is one we always look forward to. And this year, Connor was introduced to this tradition. He loved the bonfire (I guess we'll be having fires this winter) slept through much of the parade and laughed and played during the ballgame. We're excited to take him back to the BU vs. A&M game next weekend.
Bonfire

Enjoying the parade

Love the drool!

My college roommate who had a son the same day as Connor a year ago.

Having fun on the way to the game

Connor with cousin Denton, who is a Baylor junior

Outside the Bear Pit

Bird's eye view on Uncle Jason's shoulders

One of the winning floats

Bonfire with Papa Jud

It's a bird, it's a plane...

It's SUPERBABY!!!! Clark Kent look out!! This outfit was given to me before Connor was born and yea it fit! Thankfully it warmed up a bit so I didn't have to find leggings for him. Our neighborhood had a Halloween party and hayride, which was fun because we got to meet many of our neighbors. Below are some pictures of our little super hero.



Practicing his Sic 'Em Bears!!