A&M

well saturday was billed as the biggest day in mississippi football history.  and it lived up to the hype!  we left the house at the crack of dawn and got to campus bright and early!  the little people went over to check out the crazy tailgate truck, and they tried to get a glimpse of tim tebow and the SEC nation crew!

the cousins came up for this game and tailgated with us, so reed and sam got some play time in.

these are our nervous faces!!  we can't help but be nervous even if we are up 48-17!!  ha!

but, we pulled it out and beat #6 texas A&M.  the atmosphere was great, the cowbells were loud, and since it wasn't a night game we got to hang out afterwards and watch ole miss beat alabama while finishing off all the food at our tailgate!

i'm not sure how it went down at your house, but it was definitely maroon sunday at ours!!

to top it off, the polls came out after lunch.  mississippi state is #3.  (and so is ole miss!  has that ever happened before?)  i'm a big fan, but i do have to admit that it looks strange seeing our name up there by #3!  now we are getting re-energized and fired up for #2 auburn and ESPN's college gameday this saturday!  what a fun season this has shaped up to be!  way to go, dawgs!  and while i'm at it....way to go, mississippi!  we are always last in everything, but for one day in october we (state and ole miss)  made the rest of the nation pay attention!!  hopefully, we'll do the same next weekend!

soccer is back!

soccer season is back in full swing.  i still don't understand this sport, but i spend two nights a week on the sidelines watching a bunch of little people run all over that field!!  the birthdays didn't fall correctly this year, so william and wes are on two different teams.  and, reed is totally happy playing in the ditch behind the fields.  for now!  :)

this game really seems to have "clicked" for wes this year.  he understands a lot more, and he isn't afraid to get in there and go after the ball.  he's never been afraid to throw his body around, and most of the time i think he needs full pads on!  but, it's been fun to watch him come alive this year!

a cold front is coming through tomorrow.  i'm talking about 70 degrees.  it's already 15 degrees colder at that soccer complex (i wish somebody could explain this phenomenon to me), so i've got to go break out the long underwear before our games this next week!  no problem...i'll just take my fleece blanket and huddle up with reed while we cheer on the buffaloes.  and the white team.  yes...the white team.  we are quite fancy!  go, buffaloes!  go, white!

jail

we like a good competition around here.  first one in the car.  first one up the stairs.  who gets the biggest bunch of grapes at supper.  you know....important stuff.  

so, when we go to the tennis courts it is no different.  we make fairly routine trips to the tennis courts these days, and we always play a game called "jail" before we leave.  there is one winner.  and 4 losers.  and let's be honest....there are usually some tears as well.  winning jail is a big deal around here.  we were passing around one of chase's old SEC trophies, but he got a little concerned that it would get broken.  so, i bought us our very own "henson family jail champion" trophy.  if you win jail, it gets to stay in your room until the next week.  and you can gloat and dance all you want.  we've all been winners.  

and we've all been losers.  some are more gracious than others.  i won't name any names, but there are definitely a few of us who hate to lose!!  i'm hoping that will serve us well in the future.  if not, i'm blaming it on their daddy.  

happy grandparent day!

today is national grandparent day, and we celebrated on friday! poppa, kakki, mamoo, taylor, and virginia (mamoo's sister from denver) came to school to celebrate with the boys.  i think we definitely won with the number of family members present!  ha!

wes and reed sang some songs and made some cards....typical stuff for grandparents.  william had to do a project on a family member.  he chose taylor since he is named after him.  he had to make a speech and a display for his desk about him.

i was very thankful that taylor got to come and see his "shrine!"

this is our family shield that william made in art.  an H, the armor of God, some golf and some mississippi state.  i think he got it all covered!

honey and g were busy celebrating her 29th birthday in charleston, but she came last week for wes' picnic at school.

so along with a happy grandparent day, happy birthday to honey!!

i hope all you grandparents out there have a great day!  trust me, the parents of the grandkids are very thankful for you!

wet

the first football game of the year wasn't exactly what we had planned.  as we packed the car with towels, changes of clothes, and ponchos.....i was begging to just stay home and dry and watch it on tv.  i lost.  so we drove through the flood to starkville and cheered with all the other crazy people.  thankfully, all my people were more than happy to be in the rain!

even uncle ronnie showed up with a smile.  he was the smart one with his golf rain gear on while the rest of us fought with the ponchos!

and wet or dry, the new stadium is great.  when we walked in the new gate, i couldn't even figure out where i was!  this might not sound right coming from the mouth (fingers?) of a state fan, but it's just so unlike anything else we've ever done.  it really is awesome!  i can't wait to see what they do over at dudy noble!

we put our cowbells to use all night, and thankfully the rain quit right at kickoff.

poor southern was just overmatched.  i felt bad for them.  but we'll take a first win on the season for sure.  UAB is up next this weekend.  and hopefully, i can leave the ponchos and towels at home!