Game Day Tradition!

 

This Saturday marked the Annual Eddins family tailgate!  Lila loves the Hawkeyes and was so excited that she got to go along to the game with Mom and Dad (not to mention Grandpa, Laura, her cousins and all the rest of the family)!

 

Black & Gold Attire...check!

We got to Iowa City around 10:30 and got settled in to our parking spot.  Lila hung out in the back of the truck while we got unloaded.  It was a lot warmer than we were expecting, so the back end of my car got a lot of use allowing a place for shade!

 

 

We had lots of family in attendance for this game as a lot of my family on my Dad's side actually went to UNI to school.  It seemed to be a Black & Gold & Purple tailgate!  

 

 

Eddins Family @ Kinnick!

 

Enjoying a Black & Gold cupcake!

A highlight of the tailgating was meeting the Hawkeye cheerleaders!  Lila held one of the girls poms and seemed to be a little in awe of these pretty girls in all their Hawkeye gear! 

Future cheerleaders!

Enjoying the afternoon together!

 

Game time was 2:30, so we eventually made our way into the stadium to see the Hawks take the field!  Lila loved listening to the band and dancing and cheering along with the fight song!  The game got underway and UNI scored on the first possession.  Uh-oh!  Were we in trouble?! 







All set to cheer! 

The Hawkeyes soon repsonded with a score of their own and the game was on it's way!  In true tradition, Lila was asleep before halftime!  I am continuously impressed that she can sleep through that many fans screaming, the band playing and the small space, but she does!  This year it was a bit more of a struggle to get her to close her eyes as she didn't want to miss out on all the fun, but ultimately she gave in!  She woke up sometime during the 3rd quarter to the Hawks leading the game!



 

Tired out from all the fun!

The Hawks had a victory winning 27-16!  We love this tradition and look forward to many more games together as a family!  It is amazing to think how this collage has changed over the years!  Her first game at 5 months old seems like it was just yesterday!  This little girl has been a Hawkeye fan from the start!



Our little Hawkeye is growing up!