More Football

MU had a run of several home games in a row and Connor finally got to attend two of them (okay, maybe not two full games-- between the score and weather we got out of there pretty early both times).
Here he is, the center of attention during the best part of the day- tailgating!
Oh and it gets even better when the golden girls came by to see hi. He even did his "Jayhawk" trick for them. They were very impressed and he was very pleased to be getting their attention. In fact he had lipstick kisses on his face after this-what a life!
Oh look- mom has a pom pon now. Hmmmmm......but it's not as fun without the pretty young girls in the shiny outfits!
As you can tell by the sky- the first game was pretty dreary and wet. Thank goodness they had such a big lead that we could leave right before half and go enjoy lunch inside at Bambinos!
This is Connor during the pre-game. He's done this at both games. Since he absolutely refuses to sleep in the car he is exhausted by game time. He has slept through pre-game both times and wakes up at the end of the first quarter. Sleeps through the band, cheers, cannon and everything.
I've seen lots of others that look like this at the game but they are usually frat boys that have overdone it a bit at the tailgate (in fact this picture reminds me of the first time Colin met Carter and his friend Clayton at an MU game)!
On the way home- of course no nap- just a crazy game of peek-a-boo, MU style of course.


And one picture from the second game- a VERY HOT game- but the heat didn't stop Connor from tailgating. Mmmmmmm beef stick.

Catch up!

I know....it's been a long time since the last post. What can I say? School has started!
I've tried to catch up below.
Connor enjoyed his first MU football game. The MU/IL Arch Rivalry game in St. Louis. He had a great time and stayed up way past his bedtime. Go Tigers!

Before we left we had a fashion show of our MU gear-






Here is a little taste of Connor on the go tonight-
What's better than a phone, oh yeah- two phones!

Poor Tiger, being told to "get me." The chase is on and Tiger's on the run as well. Connor has decided that Tiger really needs to eat and drink all of his plastic food toys and should also play his games of "chase." The video is a little dark but I think you can hear the bossing.

Connor's "New" Toys

It's been Christmas in August for Connor. First mom bought some outdoor summer toys on clearance and what we thought would be a fun swimming pool has turned out to be an awesome indoor ball pit! Then we found some toys that he got for Christmas but were too old for him at that time. And finally- jackpot- our friend Virginia loaned us the horse which Connor loves to ride.
All of this new loot has mean that we now have a play room in the basement! We had a space that we thought was pretty useless but has turned out perfect for Connor's toys. What a lucky boy-
Connor just learned to say "cheese" for the camera-


The wheels on the bus go round and round.......

Yee haw!

We bought this tunnel for Christmas and Connor has loved it ever since he could crawl through it! He runs laps through the tunnel (which is wonderful for wearing him out before bed- we have a friend that after witnessing this said everyone with a kid needs a tunnel- we agree). He's even gotten his mom and nana to go through after him- still trying to talk daddy into it!
Connor loves to talk- and to repeat what he hears! Here he is telling mom how much he loves her, that is until the ball pit distracts him from the conversation.

End of Summer Fun!

Connor has celebrated the end of the summer by spending as much time as he can outside and in the water. The Sunday before mom started school we went to the park with his friend Cameron and Connor enjoyed playing in the rocks.
And then came the water park! Connor has no fear and he ran through as fast as he could getting as wet as possible. Poor daddy had to follow right behind.


Another end of the summer buy- an Elmo sprinkler that Connor loves! He runs through it screaming "cold, cold"!


Here he is in action- I LOVE the way his belly goes in and out!