Rolling with the Tide, 2012

October 26-28, 2012

This past weekend, we went to Tuscaloosa for UA's Homecoming weekend. It has become an annual event for us and we love it. Jeremy's Aunt and Uncle are super sweet and not only let us stay with them, but they "host" us for the weekend. Cynthia always does such an amazing job making sure everyone is comfortable and has what they need plus some. And although I asked them to not fuss over us this year, they did! We had a yummy cooked breakfast both mornings. I know we are a crew to take in- more like a circus. Bless the Johnsons for putting up with us for a weekend!!

Daddy took a 1/2 day off work on Friday so that we could leave around lunchtime to head towards Tuscaloosa. It worked out great because we ate lunch in the car, then Kailyn napped most of the way. Caleb "rested" and watched movies. Thankfully, we got into town early enough to unpack and get beds put together and all of our night time items layed out. We also enjoyed playing outside since the weather was perfect.Once everyone got to the house, we headed out to eat Jalapenos for dinner- yum! It was such a nice, warm day and we enjoyed our mexican dinner on the patio. After dinner, we hurried to campus for the Homecoming pep rally and bon fire. The kids enjoyed hearing the band play...and we even spotted Big Al up on the stage. Then they moved to the middle of the Quad and lit the bon fire. It was big and bright. The kids thought it was really neat!

On Saturday morning, we woke up and were able to take it slow, enjoy visiting and playing. The Homecoming parade did not start until 2pm (downtown, which meant it would get to the Quad area closer to 2:30). After Kailyn woke up from her morning nap, we packed diaper bags, etc. and headed to campus. It took us a while to find a parking spot and walk up to the Quad. It was SO cold that day and windy too. We decided to keep the kids out of the cold and ate lunch at the Ferguson Center instead of a picnic outside on the Quad. It worked out for the best because Kailyn was able to sit in a high chair and eat! After eating, we walked (very quickly) to the Quad for the parade. We made it just in time! The parade was great and we got to see Big Al again- the highlight of the day for Caleb. We enjoyed snacking on tailgate food and playing on the Quad for a little longer before heading back to the house to settle the kids down. Since they skipped naps that day, we figured we could get them to bed a little early and it worked! The only sad news is that it was soooo cold that day, Mommy chickened out of going to the game and sent Grandad in her place. I figured I would just be miserable and drive Daddy nuts whinning about being cold, so it worked out for the best. Hopefully Mommy will get to go to at least one game next year...

On Sunday, we ate a yummy pancake breakfast, got ready, and packed up. We weren't in a big rush, we were able to visit a little bit more too. Everyone was a little tired and moving slow anyways. On the way out of town, we swung by campus to take a few family pictures. Unfotunately, Grandmama and Grandad wanted to head back to Guntersville early, so we weren't able to get pictures of the 4 of us...except Mommy did stop one family and asked them to snap one picture of us four, ha! One day things like this will embrarass the kids!! But we were able to get several cute pictures of Kailyn and Caleb and that made Mommy satisfied. We topped off our annual trip to campus with lunch at Buffalo Phil's. This was Mommy and Daddy's favorite restaurant in college and we always enjoy going back and reliving our old college days! Not to mention, it is sooo good!

Going back to Tuscaloosa always makes Mommy think back of our college days (FIVE years ago) and remember how fun it was. It is hillarious now to remember how hard we thought life was and now all I remember is how easy we had it. It is easy to wish to be back in those days, but when you look beside you at these two precious kids, there is no way! I am so thankful for great memories though.