Friday Night Fun

Last Friday our little circus had a big night out.  We met up with some friends for a tasty dinner at Max's and then attended the girls' very first college basketball game.  (Not their first basketball game, mind you.  They were introduced to the elementary school version by their cousins in Illinois!)  Our friends kindly snapped a photo of us shortly after we arrived.

All decked out for the game.  (If you're not, you can't stand in the student section!)

The game didn't start until 7:30pm, which is awfully late for our little girls, (who are usually in bed before then) but the opportunity was just too good to pass up!  For one thing, the girls attended the game for free, while Mama and Daddy paid a truly nominal fee.  For another, because of Christmas vacation there weren't very many students in the student section, where we watched the game.  That meant that the girls had plenty of room to move around.  Although Madeline started out in the backpack, she eventually joined her sister in running around the stands and clapping and dancing along with the band.  It was hysterical to watch her trying to stamp her feet, cheering on the defense!

Although both girls loved being at the game -- the cheers, the music, the general hoopla, if you will -- Kathleen was particularly taken with the dance team.  The basketball?  That's just what happened between dances, as far as she was concerned.

Kathleen peers through the crowd, watching the dance team.

We had a lot of fun, but when we got to the half, we packed up our little girls and took them home.  We were tempted to stay, since the girls were still doing well, but we knew that the late night would catch up with us eventually.  (And we generally find that it's better to leave before we reach total meltdown stage.  But maybe Mama's just a chicken.)  Besides, we'd gotten what we came for -- memories of a fun Friday night!