Go Illini!

This year we decided to take AJ to his first Illinois game.  The Illini play at the United Center each December (one of the reasons I've missed a few of Kim's cookie exchnages!) and Andy gets tickets in a big block with his fraternity brothers. We sit way up in the nosebleeds, but everyone has a good time and it's always fun to see everyone and where else can you see so much orange in one place? 

AJ seemed to enjoy the game...or more acurately, the jumbotron! He liked to watch the game on the screen better than to look down at the tiny (live) players, and he also liked when they scanned the audience.  At some point, AJ started to point up and get excited saying, "cow!cow!". I realized he was pointing to all the Bulls championship flags! So funny. I guess in a way he was right. 

We were lucky we bought him a seat, and brought lots of snacks and crayons, as he was very wiggly in the small space.  But by the time I thought he was going to head toward a meltdown, I checked the clock and there were 3 seconds left! Apparently college basketball games are the perfect length for a 20 mo. old's attention span. Next year he might be more into the game itself, but this year he left with some new phrases: slam dunk!, allyoop!, dribble-dribble-dribble, & Go Illini!  (and in case anyone was wondering, Illinois won against Georgia, 70-42)