Party Animal

I had an eventful Labor Day weekend! I went to the first annual FryFest in Coralville and rocked out to Jake Owen and Charlie Daniels. I love, love, loved the loud music and all of the people watching. I stayed up until 11:30 when we dropped Grandma and Grandpa off at home and slept like a rock until 6:15 Saturday morning when I was already strapped into my car seat and on my way to tailgate. Yes I said tailgate. Iowa Hawkeye fans don't learn how to party right unless they start young. I was decked out in my Hawkeye PJ's to start the day...which mind you was at like 5:45 am I have heard. After my breakfast and a few pictures later, I changed into my Hawkeye shirt, socks and shox. Yes, my mom is crazy and bought me Black and Yellow Nike Shox for tailgating. I guess I will have only her to blame some day when I am a crazy Iowa tailgater. I got to check out all of the people...wow!!!! All I can say is....WOW!!! There were so many people, so many crazy girls, and so many crazy outfits that I did not know what to do with myself. I partied all day and did NOT sleep. My mom even took me for 4 walks around town and there was just too much to see! I was a very good boy the entire day. I got to try out the famous "Big Ass Turkey Leg" and my dad even let me hold his beer. Those made for some good pictures too. I think tailgating and Iowa football is AWESOME! Did you hear about not 1 but 2 blocked punts at the end of the game? Crazy! I can't wait for the Iowa vs. Iowa State game this weekend. I think I will stay home and watch it on my tv. I don't know if my mom and dad can handle partying 2 weekends in a row. I had my first photo shoot a few weekends ago. People say I am photogenic. I think it is a real pain in my neck. Here is how the day went from my point of view....my mom sent me with my aunt Kate, we went to the park where we met some girl I don't know, they made me lay on the ground, sit on benches, look at the camera, look at the camera, look at the camera. Then, they loaded me up in the car, took me to a place I had never been before, changed my clothes and made me look at the camera, look at the camera, look at the camera. I don't know about you, but to me...that does not sound like a fun time. Well, because I don't have words to express my frustration, I cried and was crabby until they called my mom to save the day. She came and talked to me for awhile about how important it was for me to cooperate, laid me in the grass, almost let me fall off the front steps and once again, look at the camera, look at the camera, look at the camera. Finally after my mom doing every dorky thing possible to make me smile, I decided to give in and make them happy...so I smiled...a little anyway. Finally after that the day was over. WOW, I prefer tailgating thank you VERY much. I do not have the CD yet of all of the pictures from the shoot, but I am attaching 2. My mom and everyone else is going crazy over the one with my eyes closed. It is pretty cute if I do say so myself. Who knows, I might be famous some day...and you can say, you heard it here first. Well, it is getting to be about nap time and I know my mom will not be happy if I don't take my nap. Until next time....take care!!!!

~Blayke