Chiefs vs. Cowboys

We took the girls to their first NFL game on Sunday. We originally intended to drive to Kansas City and back on the same day, but decided we'd be better off going on Saturday and staying in a hotel. Of course the girls were excited to get to go swimming. 

Kiersten was especially excited to see the game.She has been watching football with Ben to try to learn more about it. Though she is still confused about the difference between football and baseball, and the difference between the Chiefs and the Cardinals, much to Ben's chagrin. 

Evie started out pretty excited to be there, but was wanting to go home and take a nap by the 3rd quarter.

Kara had fun, but it seems like she really just enjoyed it because of the snacks. 

We showed up early so we could walk around the tailgating area. The girls won beads playing this bean bag toss. 

Evie didn't play, but ended up with some beads of her own.

I feel like this is the moment Ben has been dreaming of since we first found out I was pregnant with Kara in 2005.

More games. They won temporary tattoos and bouncy balls at this game. 

I had made hair bows for the girls, and Evie started crying because she didn't like hers. She insisted I make her 2 pink ones so she could wear pigtails. I think she was worried about the original one not matching her cheerleader outfit. 

Last year, Ben hit 4 out of 4 shots at this booth, but this time he only nailed one. hehehe

The girls really liked running through this obstacle course. I don't think they won anything for doing it. 

We ran into some cheerleaders in the gift shop and they noticed kiersten right away. So we had to get a picture. All three girls were just in awe of them. It was nice they spotted Kiersten right when they walked in, because within minutes there was a huge line of guys to meet them/get pictures. 

The girls all made out pretty well at the gift shop. Ben has a pretty hard time saying no to anything that says "chiefs" on it. 

This was by far Evie's favorite moment of the game, when the KC wolf came zip lining into the stadium. 

I complained that I was at a bad angle to try to get cheerleader pictures, so Ben took the camera and made sure we ended up with plenty. We had over 30 pictures just of cheerleaders. 

I was a few seconds too late to catch this touch down. 

We are so happy to have Alex Smith for our QB! Ben got Kara a Smith jersey to wear, and now she claims him as her favorite player. Kiersten got a booklet with all the players names and pictures, which is her current prized possession. She likes to go through it and read all their names, and has decided that Colquitt (the punter) is her favorite player. Evie does not have a favorite player. But she said that all of the cheerleaders are her favorite. 

We have tickets to go again in October, but can't decide if we should take all the girls or not. They all say they want to go, but there was certainly a lot of whining by the end. I guess it's all a matter if we can find somewhere else for them to be or not.