Let's Go Hawks!

Over a year ago, I told Sylvia that she could ride the Hawkeye Express (which she calls the potty train) if she made all of her pee-pees and poopies in the potty. Little did I know, potty training would take a lot longer to accomplish than I had thought/hoped. Once Sylvia was fully potty trained during the day it was no longer football season. So, she has been waiting a long time for fall, when football begins and the "potty train" starts running again. After checking our calendar this morning, I realized that if I didn't take her on the train today we probably couldn't do it again until November...and that sounded cold. So, today was the big day!

Dan was over working on the new house, so I packed up the kids and headed to Coralville. I strapped Eric on my back since I wasn't sure if I'd be able to take our umbrella stroller on the train. We bought our tickets and excitedly waited for the Hawkeye Express to return. Both kids did a great job with all the waiting and had fun on the train ride...thanks to a little snack.
Upon arriving at the stadium, I found out there are free kids activities at the south entrance! Sylvia got a free t-shirt and tattoo and got to jump in bouncy house. We were just thinking about getting her face painted (which wasn't free) when Grandma and Grandpa found us and invited Sylvia to go to the game with them.

Sylvia had an awesome time at her first Iowa football game. From what I hear, Sylvia did a great job. She went on a couple of walks with Grandpa, met Herky and some Iowa pom pom girls, and ate a corn dog. She stayed for most of the first half before Dan and I came to pick her up.
Although I do like to plan ahead, I have to admit that this day turned out just perfectly without any advance preparation. In fact, I don't think I could have planned it any better!