Air Force Football & A Tornado

Last Saturday, we decided to celebrate the end of volleyball and do something fun as a family. Bradd and Aubree and their kiddos Jaydd and Caell have season tickets to Air Force Football, so we decided to tag along. It's only an hour drive up to the Academy, so we piled in the car and headed up bright and early so we could tailgate before the 12:00 game.

When we left our house, it was a beautiful day. About 60 degrees and sunny. Let's just say that the weather in Colorado Springs was the farthest thing from beautiful. I have NEVER experienced such a strong wind. It was unbelievable. Just trying to open the doors to get out of the car was difficult. So, our tailgate happened inside the cars. The grown ups hung out in one car and the kids played in the back of our car.
Once the game was about to start, we got bundled up and headed in to the stadium. We almost didn't make it as we had to walk sideways...Landon was crying, Brady was crying, Payton was screaming...not sure whether it was out of fear or pain from getting pelted by flying debris. The tents that usually host tailgaters were torn to shreds.

Needless to say, the fly over that we were anxiously waiting to see was cancelled. The parachuters were cancelled. And, I'm not exactly sure if the halftime falcon demonstration got cancelled or not. We left half way through the 2nd quarter and watched the rest of the game at home on tv.
I think this picture is hilarious. Look at our hair!

Not exactly what we had planned, but oh well. It was still fun to get out and do something, and catch up with the Bieshaars. Maybe next year!