Go Buckeyes!

Today was Henry's first Buckeye football experience. First, we went to the post office to order his passport. Passport, you say? Yes, our son will be travelling to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, for his uncle James's wedding in October. Anyhoo, we hurried home so that we could get him dressed for his first Buckeye football game. Just in case you can't see from the photos, that's number 27. Eddie George was said to be honored that his number would live on into the next generation, and this youngster looked to have a lot of potential. We agree.

We went up the campgrounds at Alum Creek to watch the game in Grandma and Grandpa T's 32-foot trailer. They call it "camping". I call it "awesome". Henry only caught the 4th quarter, as he was more interested in a nap until then. And then he was too hungry to pay attention to the game. So he really didn't see any of it.

The Buckeyes, while sad that they couldn't keep Henry's attention, bravely played on against the Miami Redhawks. The Bucks basically destroyed them. Santonio Holmes had an All-American catch in the first, and Dante Whitner had a great pick for a TD in the 2nd. The 3rd and 4th were pretty uneventful. Final score was 34 -14.

We're off for some hiking now!

I'm going where, with who?

This week Sarah went back to school, and we were blessed to have family watch the Prince. Next week is daycare (ugh ... what a nightmare decision to have to make), and this week was kind of easing slowly into it.

Grandma T(hornburg) watched Henry Monday and Tuesday, which we very much appreciate. Monday was really rough for me ... I got all misty in the car ride to drop him off. And this was only to Grandma's! I'm not even going to think about next week ... again, ugh.

On Tuesday night, Aunt Sarah arrived to save the day. YEAAAAAAAAAAH AUNT SARAH! She stayed with us through Friday, and just left to return home. We will miss her. She hung out with the boy through the day, hung out with all of us at night, and probably didn't get enough sleep during her stay. Ah well, she can catch up now that she's home!

We truly feel blessed to be surrounded by supportive family. Thank you thank you thank you.

Henry's first football game

UPPER ARLINGTON, OH -- As the mighty Jones Middle School Bears took the field for their season opener, a feeling of anticipation filled the air. These Bears were battered and bruised last season mustering only one win, an away win, and they were hungry. At 5:10 PM when they rushed on the field, they only thought about one thing: a victory over the visiting Worthingway Wildcats. From the opening snap, these boys were determined. In the end, they were victorious .... a 12 - 0 thumping of the ill-prepared visitors. The mighty Bears ran forth as one to ring the victory bell for the first time, since their lone victory of the year before came not at storied Jones field, but on the road.

Of course, Henry Rayo didn't pay attention to any of this. We went to see his uncle Jimmy play, but he was content to sit under a makeshift tent formed by Sarah's umbrella. He laid on his blanket, fed a bit, and was generally content. Grandpa and Grammy Rayo were in attendance, as well as Asia, Aunt Sarah, and Henry's dearest Mommy and Daddy.

Jimmy, who plays Offensive Line for the Bears, hit his blocking assignments as he was supposed to, but didn't have any spectacular plays to speak of. That's all in the job description for the O-Line ... work hard and have someone else get the glory.

By they way, the concrete bleacher of Jones Field are quite painful to sit on. Daddy's butt hurt ... a lot.

Anyhoo, after the game a victory dinner at Chipotle was held in Jimmy's honor, and Jimmy asserted his autonomy by sitting with his friends instead of with his family. He's getting to be all growns up, I guess. Again, Henry was oblivious ... he slept in his car carrier through this portion of the evening.