Things didn’t exactly go as planned. . .as if they ever do?! But we had a pretty good time and even though the Hogs lost and plans fell through, we made some memories!
Friday we left around 4pm, stopped in Searcy to pick up the sweatshirt and hog hat Jarrod’s parents had bought Stratton the weekend before in Fayetteville, and ate supper. We got there about 9:30ish. Stratton fell asleep about 7:30 so he’d had a good nap and was ready to play! We finally got settled in and all went to bed around 11:30! We got a studio king which had a sofa bed in it and surprisingly Stratton loved it and we didn’t have any problems with him sleeping in it! Small victories!
Saturday morning Stratton woke up at 6:30!!! This kid has got to learn to sleep later!! But he was ready to go! While we were trying to get ready he ran around the hotel room naked with his hog hat on yelling “Woo Pig Sooie!”. . .I have some funnier pictures but I don’t think I should post them, this is the only “decent” one I have!! This boy loves to be naked!!
It took us awhile to get around. We gave Jarrod his birthday present, which Stratton told him what it was as I was handing him the bag! Never let a 2 year old go bday shopping with you! They can’t keep a secret!
After breakfast at the hotel we decided to run to the Parkview Promenade Mall and hit the big Razorback store there and grab some lunch. Well of course Stratton fell asleep as soon as we got him in the stroller! He slept for a good 30-45 mins. He woke up just as we were leaving the shopping center, and he was ready for lunch. We decided to try the Texas Land and Cattle, there is one in Branson we have been wanting to try but haven’t ever got around to it. It was alright- nothing particularly fantastic. Then we headed back to the hotel to get Stratton down for a nap, and we all needed to rest! I just knew Stratton would fall asleep on ride back, but he held out. So I knew as soon as we got back and laid him down he would pass out! Guess what?? He wouldn’t give it up!! We even turned off the tv and lights and he still wouldn’t lay down for more than a few minutes! Jarrod and I were both frustrated, and knew it was going to be a long night without t decent nap! But what can you do? We got ready and left the hotel around 3:30 to head to Bud Walton. Guess what? Yep, Stratton passed out in the truck! The good thing is that we found some college kids parking people in their yards super close to the arena, so we paid $15 to park and sat in the truck for 45 minutes while Stratton slept!
The game was ok. We got the cheaper seats, since we never know how long we’ll be staying. . .with a 2 year old you just never know!! Of course we were losing the whole time and there were drunk idiots sitting next to us, so that was a downer. But Jarrod got Stratton and I a funnel cake and the half time Chinese acrobats were awesome! Stratton was really good, but he was getting restless, and there wasn’t room for moving around without knocking someone in front of us in the head! We left with 12 mins left in the second half and thought we’d at least go eat something good for supper. Wrong. By the time we got out it was 7:30 and all the restaurants were packed and Stratton was starving and couldn’t wait another hour to eat without a meltdown, so we ended up at Chick-Fil-A! Oh, well. Like I said we made some memories, right?!
Jarrod looks mad, I wonder why?? Haha-ok not funny.
Waving his “Rally Towel”!
The view from our “Cheap Seats” WAY at the top.
Sunday we were supposed to have lunch with one of Jarrod’s college buddies and his wife, but that didn’t pan out and we ended up not leaving until after noon. We decided to run back by Jarrod’s mom and dads and then Jennifer brought Archer by, so the boys got to play. Then we ordered pizza and had supper. The boys enjoyed playing outside for awhile. Stratton was rolling in the yard and getting grass all over him! They actually play really well most of the time. Surprisingly Stratton isn’t too much of a bully!
The boys watching Mickey Mouse, noticed who doesn’t have clothes on?
Jarrod and Archer watching Elmo while Stratton was getting a needed bath!
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