Final Four in Indy

The Butler Bulldogs made it to the Final Four for the first time in school history and they were playing just a few short miles from campus at the new Lucas Oil Stadium in Indy. Jeff scoured eBay looking for tickets so we could go and support the team. He got them and we went. It was awesome!!!

We spent all day Saturday in Indy. First we went to Butler campus which was alive with activity. We stopped at the Spirit Shop to buy T-shirts and it was very busy. One of the workers said it has been like Black Friday every day that week and they expected non-stop customers the rest of the day and thru the weekend if Butler won. Since I am a Butler Alumni, we were allowed to park on campus and ride a free shuttle downtown instead of fighting the traffic and paying large sums of money to park close to the stadium. All of Indy was dressed in blue in support of the home team.A view from our seats. We were at the top of section 616 with our backs against the wall. We brought binoculars to see the action on the court, but the stadium is so awesome, there was no bad seat in the whole place.

Jeff and I at the game

Final score: Butler 52 Michigan St. 50

We sold our Championship game tickets knowing that even if Butler went to the final game, we wouldn't be able to go. It would have been so cool to be there for that game. The stadium was full of Butler fans rooting for the team. Butler played hard against the veterans, Duke. They put up a good fight. Unfortunately Duke squeaked by with a win against Butler.

Butler's Final Four

Lucas Oil Stadium, here we come!!!
GO DAWGS!!!

Norah is standing

The picture is a little blurry, but you can see Norah is standing on her own with the help of her activity table. She can't get to the standing position yet, but she can get up on her knees so the standing won't be far behind. She is getting so big.

Bathing together

Yes, we bathe our kids together. They love it and it is so much easier to draw just one bath and get them both done at the same time.
Aren't they just the cutest:

Dinosaurs Alive

This week the Louisville Zoo opened a new exhibit, "Dinosaurs Alive". You walk through an area with animatronic dinosaurs of all shapes and sizes. You can even read about the different species of dinosaurs.
Nathan was thrilled to see the dinosaurs. As we rounded each bend in the path, he got excited again to see more dinosaurs. There were some kids there who were afraid of the dinosaurs that looked "alive", but not Nathan. He wanted to touch them and loved to hear them "talk".



T-Rex:



Nathan is showing off his new dinosaur (it roars):

Going to the Zoo with friends

We spend a lot of time at the Zoo with friends.
Nathan had such a good time running around and playing with his friend, Eli. We tried several times to get them both looking at the camera while posed atop the turtle statue. This is as good as it gets:


They were not afraid to get right into the face of the orangutan:

More Zoo Pix

We love going to the Louisville Zoo. We have a zoo pass that lets us get in anytime for a full year. If it is a nice day, we head to the Zoo. There is always something interesting going on with the animals. Nathan loves going.

Nathan wants to climb on all the animal statues:


The tiger was especially active this day:


Nathan was trying to count the pink flamingos:


Nathan's favorite animals at the Zoo are the lizards and snakes. He is absolutely fascinated. I think they are a little creepy, but they are behind glass so I guess it is okay.