First KU Game

Having been raised in a KU household and graduated from KU, Husband is a *huge* KU fan and always has been. It's no surprise, therefore, that he is raising our children to be the same. It is also no surprise that we have not taken our kids to a KU basketball game because there is no way on God's green Earth we could ever afford it. So when our great friends (the same ones who invited us to BILL SELF'S HOUSE and Husband got that awesome new job) suggested a road trip to an away game, we were in!

The game was in Stillwater, so we went down on Friday night and spent the night at my brother's house a few hours away. The kids spent the morning playing with their cousins (have you heard of Doggie Doo? It's their new favorite game. It was...actually really fun!) and then we met our friends at the Pioneer Woman Mercantile. We had grand plans to eat there, but this was the line, folks:

And with four kids between us, we opted for the store and the bakery upstairs. Somehow I don't have any pictures of the bakery, but it was really cool and fun. We got the kids a snack and hopped back on the road to Stillwater. We ate Hideaway Pizza (which was NOTHING like the one I'm used to) and went to check in at the hotel. We decided we wanted to get to the game early, so we headed out on foot to Cowboy Arena, or whatever was called.

These were our seats, but they were great! We were surrounded by OSU fans, which was to be expected, but they were super nice and friendly. Jo had the great idea of going and seeing if we could find where the players would run out on to the court. Even if we somehow got tickets to go to Allen Fieldhouse with the whole family, the place is packed and the kids never would have been able to see, so this was a GREAT idea. And, lo and behold:

The kids got to high-five EVERY PLAYER WHO LEFT THE LOCKER ROOM! It was amazing! The highlight of the trip, for sure!

We were a little nervous that the kids wouldn't want to watch the game, but they did great. Brother was yelling and hollering like a maniac, and though Sister asked me a few times when it was going to be over, she did really well, too.

What a fun trip. We are planning to go again next year!