Kevin's cousin, (my former roommate) Courtney and her family recently relocated back to College Station. We always love getting together with the five of them, so when they invited us out for a visit, we jumped at the chance. Besides, at 19 months, we decided it was time to introduce August to our alma mater.
We started our introduction on the far western edge of campus, at one of our favorite spots, Research Park. It is located in close proximity to the regional airport, so August absolutely loved watching all of the small aircraft land.
Next we worked our away along the quiet paved trail where we made the acquaintance of friendly blue dragonfly.
After we wished our new friend adieu, we made the long trek past all of the festive tailgaters and spirited revelers, to our final destination, the Quad. Having been in the Corps of Cadets during his undergrad years, Kevin enjoys viewing the pre-game formation of all of the outfits, known as March-In, as they make their way to Kyle Field. Much like his mommy, August wasn't quite sure what the cannon firing, the yelling, and the marching were about, but he thoroughly enjoyed listening to the band play the Aggie war hymn as they made their way by.
Just as the Corps made their way out of sight, two of Augie's beloved cousins and their mommy ran up to meet us. Naturally it was hugs all around for the boys.
Since it was an exciting, big game day against Oklahoma State University, the six of us took our time strolling around Kyle Field, the MSC, and the center of main campus to take-in some of the chaos. Lucky for us, we happened to run into another of the Corps of Cadets traditions, the Parson's Mounted Cavalry.
And on our long, hot walk from the commotion to the car, Augie even got to see an A&M firetruck!
By the time we reached Courtney's house, we were all quite tuckered out. So we kicked off our shoes (or clothes in Augie's case), cooled off, and settled in to watch the game. After a brief nap, it was definitely time for the for the mommy's to make a run to Sweet Eugene's coffee house, and for all of the cousins to play. There was an impromptu jam session, lots of cooking in the kitchen, and even a very fierce Michael Jackson: The Experience competition on the wii.
All in all, it was a wonderful Saturday spent reminiscing, and creating new memories with the family. We've always loved when we all get together, and are so lucky to have them only an hour and a half way now. Hopefully there will be many more fun visits in our future.
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