Go Utes!

This past weekend we headed up to Pittsburgh to cheer on our Utah football team as they faced the University of Pittsburgh. What a great time we had! Although it was extremely windy and a tad cold we cheered loudly and enjoyed the great game. The Utes had a tough start but came back to win it.

Xander seemed to enjoy most of the game but grew a little restless by the fourth quarter.

And Noah? Well, he was done with the game after about the first minute. Of course we had forgotten the gameboy in the car so for about the first half of the game he sulked.

Thank goodness the Walker boys (the family that joined us on our fun little weekend adventure) entertained him and kept him busy. Noah can be so cute when he wants to be and even endeared himself to some of the Pitt fans that were sitting next to us. One of the Pitt guys kept offering him licorice and patted Noah's head any time Noah got near him.

By the fourth quarter Xander, Noah, and AJ kept themselves busy with games on the parents' phones. Whatever works!

Savannah stayed true the whole game and really seemed to enjoy the game.

When the Utes win on the road they come sing the Utah fight song with the Utah fans.

Despite the cold wind, the lack of a band or cheerleaders, and the Mormon bashing going on by some of the Pitt students, we had a fabulous time!

While driving home Sunday we decided to take a slight detour and see the memorial to Flight 93. It was definitely a sobering experience to see the memorial, the crash site, and the pictures of all the men and women who fought back the morning of September 11, 2001.


The memorial that contains the names of the people on the flight follows the flight pattern of the plane just before it crashed. We explained the significance of this event to the kids but I think Xander and Noah still a little young to truly appreciate that they were wallking where heroes had sacrificed their own lives to save others.


The crash site.