3L Cane Toss

first off, we LOVE having grandparents come for visits! so, i'm glad there was an excuse to get together with grandma and grandpa crowfoot. 

there's this tradition the law school has for their 3rd year law students. during the opening of the homecoming football game for the UW badgers, all the 3rd year (3L) law students get to run across the field, stop in the end zone, and proceed to throw their canes up through the field goal posts and try to catch it on the other side (all while wearing their very sleek bowling hats). catching their canes = their first case will be won. 

grandma and grandpa flew in especially for sam and his homecoming field run and cane toss. they flew in late thursday night. the next morning, isaiah and makayah could not contain their excitement and were so anxious, they left - well, i don't know how many messages on their cell phone. we finally met up with them and did what any other crowfoot would do. we immediately headed over to the movie theaters and a visit to costco. we had so much fun catching up, laughing, hugging, playing, etc. 

the morning of the homecoming game, saturday, we all drove to the law school for a brunch with the students and families. to my surprise, there was a full-on working keg and keg pumper. i shouldn't be surprised, this is wisconsin, after all. does it really matter if it's only 8 in the morning? haha. i carefully had to direct my kids to the actual apple juice bottles on the other side of the beverage table. the brunch was delicious, the company and conversation - fantastic. the sprint over to the football field - well, that was a bit chaotic and arm-numbing. and if i were smarter, i would've taken a 30 minute head start before the law school trek over. 

i've never gone to a football game with the kids before - here at randall stadium, anyway.  no strollers? i should've known. no bags with food? i should've known. coming in at the opposite end of where we were supposed to be? of course. 

i quickly stuck the stroller on the side of the nearby parking garage. and no, i was not, in the least, afraid it would be stolen. it's wisconsin. who's gonna steal a baby stroller? bags with food - we were in a hurry and i flashed the best smile i could muster while hiding my humongous bag behind my arm with the baby in tow. we were never checked! ha! opposite end...well, that did pose a problem. we hustled as fast as we could with two little ones following close behind, baby and blankets in arms. but as fast as we hustled, our hustling just wasn't fast enough. LUCKILY and thankfully, grandpa crowfoot was smart enough to go ahead of us and catch everything on camera. whew. 

we had great seats and stayed warm with all the bundling from the blankets we hefted over. we HAD to stay until the end of the third quarter, because that is when they do the "jump around." the third quarter ended, and the music began. sam lifted mimzy in the air, doing air jumps, and the kids were dancing and jumping like crazy! it was a blast. 

we were all so beat afterwards, so we went back to our place, watched movies, ate sweets, and laughed. they had to leave super early the next morning, so our good-byes were said at bedtime. visits with loved ones are always so short, but we sure had fun. thanks for coming grandma and grandpa crowfoot! we love you!