Parents in Town - War Eagle!

When my parents were in town last week they were lucky enough to have the privilege of experiencing a little Auburn sports mania.  It was so great!!  The first event we took them to was the opening of new basketball arena.  We had some great seats and the main attraction was the Harlem Globetrotters (notice I didn't say the basketball team - we'll see about them this season).  The next night we got to take them to an Auburn football game and they got to see what REAL tailgating is and how CRAZY everyone is for football here. 

THE OPENING OF THE NEW BASKETBALL ARENA

 

Charles Barkley came to the opening of the arena.

 

Alexis and Laura dancing to YMCA - some things never change.

FOOTBALL GAME:  AUBURN VS. ARKANSAS

Mom and Dad learning how to be real football fans!

Ben aspires to look like this guy.

Auburn vs. LSU

When you guys are watching the game tomorrow (CBS, 2:30 Central) I want you to look for this sign.  Ben will be at the game with it.

Parents in Town - Birmingham

My parents were in town this last week - one last time before they set off for their mission to Guadalajara, Mexico.  I'm so glad we got to see them again before they left.  We packed in so much for them during the stay.  The first thing we did was go to the Birmingham Temple.  It was an all day affair because it takes 2 1/2 hours to get there in the first place.  It was great getting to be there with my parents and was worth the drive.

I don't even know what they were looking at, but I love the looks on their faces.

Horseback Riding

Horseback riding at the Auburn Equestrian match.

 

 Maybe she was a little annoyed that she didn't get to ride on a horse.

Rocket Run '10

This last Friday was the annual Rocket Run for Alexis and Sam.  It's the only fundraiser that their school does during the year.  The kids have to collect pledges and then they try and run as many laps as they can (the goal is to run at least 20 laps).  Alexis had her run at 8am and Sam's run was at 10am.  My friend Cameo really saved the day.  When I got to Alexis' run I realized that my camera had broken.  I had to go to the university and get Ben's camera from him.  They don't have parking where Ben was - Cameo came with me so I could just leave the van and go inside to get it.  She also stayed with me during Sam's run.  It was such a blessing because Sam really wasn't motivated to run and I had to go out there and run with him.  Thank you to everyone who pledged - we're so grateful!  (Sorry, no pics of Alexis because of the camera casualty.  She ended up running 39 laps.)

Sam did fine once he had a little motivation.  He ended up running 31 laps!

Cameo hanging out with the kids.

General Conference

 This weekend was General Conference for our church, so we got to watch it on the internet.  As usual, it was very inspiring and I loved it!  The day was so gorgeous that for the last session, we went outside with the laptop and watched it in our backyard.  Alexis said she listened better outside because it was more fun.  At least it got everyone to sit still for a while!