Quarterback Weekend

Thanks to an early b-day present from mom & dad, the boys & I got to fly down to UT over Labor Day weekend. On the day before BYU's season opener vs UW, we cruised down to campus...Had to wait for Brooke & Jake to be done with work/class so of course, the boys wrestled on the Fieldhouse lawn until we spotted 'em coming down the stairs...














Then they picked a good spot for the personal tour to begin:) Never mind Luke's tantrum in the parking lot...or the airport...or...Here come the terrible 2's esp as we reduce binkie time! Anyway, how many kids get to pose with one of the starting QB in his position coach's "war room"? Fun to see the players targeted on the board and all that goes on behind-the-scenes to prep for a big game!














Wasn't his idea, but I wanted to take advantage of my own dad's name being featured on the wall of players who went on to NFL action! Then Dane checked out the new (to us @ least) indoor practice facility-














Luke liked the lifesize pictures of players in the hall of football offices & growled like a cougar the rest of the afternoon...
I'm sure the following will get a mixed response, but I have to mention how cool it was to see a scripture outside the weight room, Bronco's choice of artwork outside his office and to attend the fireside night before gameday...only @ BYU!
















We passed some time on gameday waiting for later kickoff by swinging in the yard of Brooke's new apt:) She has a really cool tree, so the boys were entertained for quite a while!


















Once again my dad's connections were advantageous so we could get up close & personal with players during warm-ups for Jake's college debut!! Of course, it was mighty warm & past nap time so Luke elected to lie on the field instead:) For the record, our seats were the last to see the shade so he fell asleep @ the end of the 3rd quarter-ugh!














First official collegiate pass completion!!Maple bars are sweet treats anytime but esp in the form of a cougar tail:) Not to worry, we had plenty of liquid refreshment too while cheering on the home team--



















T'was indeed quarterback weekend & they all came out to see the Tale of 2 Jakes (LtoR: Steve Young, Robbie Bosco & Ty Detmer; also present during halftime: Virgil Carter, Jim McMahon-even carried out flag ahead of team:) & Gifford Nielson + Sark though he wisely chose to stay in the locker room) Appreciate the fact that boys humored me to pose in the scorching heat!Of course, we had to have proof we were in Provo by the traditional Cougar statue as well:

Luke loves him some Jake! This was taken day after he asked us to push rewind on interviews again & again then pointed out every newspaper picture:)


This was first time since signing that Jake was able to be approached by media!
And of course, the boys have to take full advantage of the pool despite being indoors with our last glimpse of sun apparently now that we're back in the NoWest!?!
Thanks Aunt Cait n Grandpa Gar for making it so all 3 weren't hanging on me the entire time!
Didn't get pictures to capture fun with my cousins & their kids in Heber on Sunday, but was great to spend time with family! Now we gotta think of something else to which we can look forward--guess there's always next Saturday when we can cheer for both cats n' dawgs!!