Go Big Orange

Thanks to some great friends, we found ourselves with tickets to the game in the new Tennessee Terrace section of Neyland and a close parking pass, so we decided to make it a family night and take the kids to their first UT game. They were super excited! We got there almost an hour before kick-off so we could get our seats, enjoy some game dogs and enjoy the pregame festivities. They were so patient and ready to watch the band as filled the field. We stood and sang the national anthem and then... 

Lightning. Rain delay. Boo. We did have the Terrace area to hang out in, but even that got pretty hot and stuffy with all the people waiting with us. We headed down the elevators to leave, but found out that we would be trapped in our parking lot until the delay was over, so we stayed in the cool lower lobby. Since we'd made it this long, we thought we should stay for a few possessions of the ball.

We ended up staying for the first half and through the halftime performance by the Pride of the Southland Marching Band. They loved it. Miles got really into cheering for our many touchdowns, and Audrey was a great fan too.

So we hate that they didn't get to see the pregame excitement and there weren't fireworks for the scores, but we'll just have to take them to another game soon!  Go Big Orange!