The Social Butterfly

The past two weekends, Baylor's Rugby Club has had games on campus.  They give Little Ted and I the opportunity to run around outside while daddy coaches from the sidelines.  The temperature has finally dropped, so we can actually enjoy ourselves when we're outside.

This weekend was particularly entertaining.  After running around the field for awhile, we returned to the parked stroller for a drink break.  Two (female) college students were seated nearby, and Little Ted struck up a conversation.  They said hi, but he refused to say hi back.  He just shook his head and said, "No!  No!  No!"  He inched his way closer to them, though, so he could sit next to them and wrinkle his nose at them (I need to get this on camera - it's very funny).

Later, we walked past one of the campus rec workers (again female).  She was sitting in a cart, and this time Little Ted waved hi and chatted with her.  He quickly lost interest when he spotted a hound dog.  The owner (a female) let him talk to and pet the dog.  Apparently, this was an invitation, because Little Ted plopped himself down next to her on her blanket and chatted with her about the "big dog" and rugby.  He wasn't too happy when I dragged him away so we could get out of the sun and rest at home.

Clearly, my son has no trouble with the ladies.

Alumni Fest 2011

We spent this Labor Day weekend at the Baylor Rugby Association's Alumni Festival.  Little Ted, in particular, really enjoyed himself because this was the first year that he could play with the other children there (last year, he was still learning how to walk!).  He had fun in the bounce house (after the older kids cleared out), and I had to drag him away - twice.  Even though he was too tired to bounce (or even sit up), he didn't want to leave.

When Little Ted wasn't in the bounce house, he made friends with the dogs at the event and played with Jaxson, the son of one of Ted's friends.  The two played nice - most of the time - but they did get into a rather comical spat over some toy cars.  I think that was the first time that I've seen Little Ted argue with a child his own age.

While I chased Little Ted around, his daddy coached the forwards in the Men's Rugby club and spent a little time on the field.  Can you find him in these photos?

We're using the last day of our long weekend to recover - Ted's nursing a few sore muscles, Little Ted is getting back into his routine, and I'm working to catch up on lost sleep.  All in all, these were small sacrifices to make to spend time with old friends.

Is it over?

This summer, we've had at least 80 days of 100+ degree weather, with at least 20 of those days being in a row. Most days, it was even too hot to sit in Ted's kiddie pool (hot weather + hot tap water = unpleasant experience).  But today - all of the sudden - we're down to the mid 80s for our high temp.  Could the summer swelter finally be over?  We're not sure, but we're going to make the most of the cooler weather by enjoying it - outdoors!

How 'bout them Bears!

BU Quarterback, Robert Griffin III, makes the rounds on ESPN after Baylor's big win over TCU.