The Davis Family: Little Devil!

I am so excited about this post! Drew and I had the best day together a couple of weekends ago. He and I went to the Duke vs Alabama football game on Saturday the 18th. My friend Ashley's husband is a coach there and she asked us to join her at the game. We started our day by picking up Ashley and her friend and then heading for Durham. Shortly before arriving on campus, Drew gently tapped my shoulder, said "Excuse me, Mama" and then asked, "Are there going to be any guys when we get to the game because the girls talk too much?" We busted out laughing! He was so right though! Ashley and I have a lot in common and always chat non stop when we're together but her friend, Cole, who came along, is from the same hometown as my Mom which was really neat. You don't come across many folks from Laurinburg, NC so her and I were chatterboxes the entire ride. I guess Drew had heard enough and was ready to see some other dudes. Once we got on campus we went to the tailgate for coaches families where Drew met up with some other kiddos and played around. Three police officers came by to eat and Drew was in awe of them. He asked me if he could go talk to them and I said of course. I about wet my pants when he went up to one of the officers and asked, "Are you here to make sure big boys stay in their car seats?" Oops! Guess I've used that line a few too many times. Whenever Drew asks if he can sit with me in the front of the car or in the very back, I tell him that if he's not in his car seat the police will take Mama to jail. The police officers thought Drew was a hoot and they ended up having a fun conversation. They even had some badge stickers in their pockets that they happily shared with Drew. He wore one proudly and saved another for later. After eating, we went to check out the kids activities. Duke does a nice job of providing fun things for families. Drew had a blast with the inflatable games. One slide was extremely high and although he thought he would love it, he got scared after climbing the stairs to the top. Coming back down the stairs was just as scary so the nice ROTC student manning the slide offered to slide down with Drew in his lap. Drew was stoked! I wish I had a picture of his face but I was preoccupied trying to talk him into coming down the slide. One of the big highlights of the day was getting Drew's face painted! He was thrilled to be a devil and insisted on looking in the mirror non stop throughout the game to make sure he still had his devil face :) The other big highlight of the day was running into the team mascot. We were leaving the football office headed for our seats when the mascot ran through a door heading for the stadium as well. He came to a quick halt when he saw Drew and his cute painted face. They high fived, fist pumped and then smiled for the camera. Drew couldn't believe his luck! The actual game was not the highlight of the day. We didn't expect Duke to win but it was unfortunate that they lost so badly. However, when you take a fun loving three year old to a sporting event, it doesn't really matter what the score is! Drew was such a fun date and I was very, very proud of him! It was a long, hot, fun-filled day and he was a champ!