always has a wonderful fall season, no matter what the outcome of the Purdue season may be. Ashlynd attended 4 Purdue football games this year and is quite the trooper. She takes "Tailgating" to heart as she plays on the tailgate of our Yukon or Papaw's truck. It's fun to watch her interact with all of our tailgating friends, Hammer and the gang, Hunter, Larry & Brian Miller, Mike and we can not forget her favorite, "Purdue Pete". As we leave the house each Saturday morning at 5:15am, Ashlynd makes the trip in her p.j.'s to take in a few extra winks. When we arrive she gets geared up in her tailgating gear and starts to nibble on the food (which she can now reach on her own). She really thinks she is big stuff as she pulls her juice box or milk out of the cooler. All morning Ashlynd plays ball toss, colors pictures and all of the other fun activities a 3 year old enjoys at tailgating...I almost forgot...MAMA WE 
HAVE TO FIND THE CHEERLEADERS. Each week we have a different picture of her with the Purdue cheerleaders. Finally, we walk into the game and before the 1st quarter had ended she has pointed out Purdue Pete, the band and closed her eyes for a football game nap. Unbelievable, 1 hour of sleep in a roaring stadium, fans yelling at the top of there lungs behind her, and she sleeps so sound. I can't say I don't enjoy every minute of the snuggle time the Purdue games provide me, it takes me back 2 years ago when she was just a small peanut. Once she wakes up at half time she looks for daddy
to actually watch the football game, as she does each Sunday.
BOILER UP!
GO COATS! (IE COLTS)
My Daddy likes the Steelers!
