A Sad Big Game and a Cheer Up Picture

It has been long enough for the National Championship wound to lose its sting, so that I can feel good about posting some pictures. We had a lot of fun all season watching the Ducks rock the college football world. Even though it was a heartbreaker of a game for those of us in Eugene, we still love our ducks.
In order to prepare for the game we decorated sugar cookies.

I told Rocky that if she ate too much frosting she might not fit in her muscle shirt anymore. Actually that shirt is really a onesie for a 6 month old baby. I didn't have any U of O stuff for Rocky to wear so I though I'd give it a try. I obviously couldn't button the snaps, but the tails just tucked into her pants and she looked absolutely adorable. I don't know if that story makes me feel more like a really good mom, or a really bad one.
When Brandon walked in and saw Rocky he turned around and went out to buy her something a little more appropriate.

We got all dressed up to go watch the game with the students but due to a little bit of confusion we ended up in the wrong place. The old arena was packed to the brim with drunk and wild 18 and 19 year olds but we were in complete luxury in the almost completely empty new arena. The Matt court staff was nice enough to let us stick around and enjoy the gigantic megatron with them. We also got an up-close-and-personal tour of the beautiful new arena.
The court is really unique with the forest of trees surrounding the edges.

By halftime the girls were bored and we decided to head back and watch the rest of the game with some buddies at the community center in our complex. The final moments of hope were invigorating, but the end was devastating.

The melancholy in the streets was palpable and I was reminded of the famous lines:

Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright;

The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light,

And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout;

But there is no joy in Mudville — mighty Casey has struck out.

In order to cheer disappointed duck fans Daisy has finally agreed to let us all get a look at her hillbilly teeth. It is good that she is so darn cute because otherwise these chompers could frighten even the bravest of playground children. If you aren't convinced they are scary by the look of them, just go ahead and stick your finger in there and see what happens.

In other fun news, we had a blast while Caleb and Becky were visiting. Becky promised me that she'd get me the pictures that she took on her camera because this is the only one I have.
We laughed our heads off watching Wipe Out, made ice cream, got soaked on the coast, toured campus and the local malls...(Caleb's idea, I'm not joking) and had an all-around great time. Rocky and Daisy loved swimming at their hotel and may or may not have been the reason that the pool was closed the next day. Rocky keeps asking where they are and hoping that Becky will come back and keep doing cute things with her hair.