Aggieland!

After being in Texas for two years, it was high time to for Ben and Alex to make their first trip to College Station, home of Texas A&M University.  Never to soon to get a little maroon in their blood!  First stop - Kyle Field to see the home of Fightin' Texas Aggie Football.

 

 The kids learned about E. King Gill and the 12th man tradition and Ben asked if he'd get a chance to play in a game.

Next stop, the MSC bookstore to stock up on maroon.  I didn't buy this shirt, but I got a good laugh out of it.  Glad to know the town attitude hasn't changed since we left!

The kids found LOTS of things they loved, but we settled on just a few things they needed.

After a quick shirt change, we started wandering around campus and Matt and I reminisced about our days there.  The Academic building is still beautiful.

The kids loved seeing the pennies at Sully's feet and added a few of their own.  Hopefully getting some good grade karma before school starts!

Next we told them all about the century tree and I finally walked under it myself.  I guess after being married for more than a decade it's about time Matt and I walked beneath the huge branches.

We were teasing Ben about walking under the tree with a girlfriend and this was the face we got!

Not to be outdone on the sour faces, Alex gave us his best face at the Dixie Chicken.  A nice grilled cheese sandwich and some Tijuana fries fixed him right up, though.

We hung around to play some bones, too.  Just some easy games...we'll have to wait a few more years to teach them to play 42.

Ben was totally taken with the old saloon doors out front.

We made our way back across campus and stopped at the Former Students Association building to check out the massive Aggie ring replica.  Pretty cool!  Would have been even better if I'd remembered to wear my ring so the kids could see them together.

We all had a wonderful day and the kids had a great time seeing the campus and College Station.  We even pointed out our old apartments and Hurricane Harry's, where Matt and I met exactly 14 years ago today!  Who knew that crossing paths in a dusty dancehall would change our lives forever :)