Today we took the kids up to Ann Arbor for Michigan's Fan Day. I'll admit, I really didn't want to go at first. I knew the kids naps would be seriously compromised, and I just wasn't really all that into seeing the players up close. However, after spending the day up there (meltdown free!) and seeing how excited Todd and the boys were, it made me really glad we all went. We also took Todd's mom with us, which was a big help having extra hands to chase one very excited little boy!
We left around 11:00 to head up to Ann Arbor. We ate lunch at a great little restaurant called The Pizza House. Their pizza was delicous - Todd and I ate an entire large pizza ourselves (Logan had one piece)!
After lunch we headed to the Big House.
We weren't sure if we were going to be able to stand in line for any autographs or pictures with specific players because the lines can be pretty long. We were right - the lines were ridiculously long! We walked around the stadium for a bit - Todd's mom hadn't been there since Todd was little, so she was really interested in seeing the stadium, and of course, words can't express how excited Logan was!
I borrowed this Ergo carrier from my friend Ashley, and I'm so glad I did! I loved using it, and Brayden seemed to really like it too. I'm thinking of buying one now, but I can't figure out how I would get Brayden in it if it was just me and the kiddos (Ashley, maybe you can help me out with this?).
At one point while walking around, we ran into the cheerleaders. Of course we had to get a picture with them!
Once the lines opened up for autographs, they also started letting people on the field. Logan went to Fan Day with Todd last year (I didn't go because I was 9 months pregnant), and this was his favorite part. He couldn't wait to go again. He kept talking to us about how he was going to play football with Shoelace - so cute :)
We got to meet Dave Brandon, the athletic director for the U of M.
Logan shook his hand :)
The line for Brady Hoke's autograph was insanely long, so we couldn't get our picture with him, but we did get close enough on the field to at least get a picture of him.
I love this family picture!
This is my favorite picture of the day!
Logan kicking a field goal!
And striking his Heisman pose!
By about 2:30 we had had enough, so we stopped quickly at the M Den to get Todd a t-shirt. We were hoping to get Logan a new jersey for this year, but they didn't have his size. Then we grabbed some ice cream and headed home. Luckily, both boys fell asleep in the car pretty quickly and had nice little naps on the way home. All in all, a fun day together!
Go Blue! Let's hope it's a great season!
