The Kassel Family Project Life 365

…when you only *really* play three quarters in a football game.  Andy and I went to the Mizzou versus South Carolina game and all was well for three quarters.  Unfortunately, there is a FOURTH quarter in football.  Mizzou allowed 17 unanswered points leading to overtime and, ultimately, their first loss of the season.  I have never been to Faurot Field when it was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop, but this was definitely it.  That field goal to tie the score in the second overtime was painful to hear hit the goal post…  And we heard it *very* clearly.  Disappointment and shock – simply no other way to describe it.

I stopped at Sam’s Club after work to discover the Wienermobile in the parking lot!  I realize I am 40 years old, but I still smile anytime I see one of these.  I took a picture, texted it to Andy, and posted it to Facebook.  Seeing a Wienermobile just never gets old.

Laura and John played photographer this evening with this being my favorite of the bunch.  Obviously, Laura took this one since she’s not in it.

John took this one while I was hiding behind Laura’s head.  John has not figured out to wait until people are set to snap the picture.  Although it doesn’t really help when Laura won’t sit still because *both* Daddy and Uncle Jeremy are tickling her…

It was fun with a camera for a few minutes tonight.  🙂

Andy wandered downstairs today to discover Laura and Claire, a kiddo friend from up the street, were having some “fort fun.”  Good times!

Since the temperature dropped so much overnight, I actually had to put winter coats on the kids this morning only to discover that Laura’s coat is so small that the sleeves don’t go to her wrists anymore.  So, coat shopping we went!  Thank you Sam’s Club for making the process inexpensive ($27!), painless, and quick!  Laura found a coat she loved declaring it cozy and warm.  Also, just like her last one, it is actually two coats in one as the inner lining removes to make two jackets.  I did buy her a size larger than needed because Sam’s didn’t have the coat in her current size, but that just means she should get two (maybe even three!) years out of this coat, right?

I think you can tell from the photograph that John was having a great time playing basketball with Daddy.  In case you were wondering, yes, that shot went in along with just about every other shot John attempted.  John seems to have a natural ability for different sports, but he appears to like basketball and baseball the best.  We definitely are going to have to get him into an organized sport soon.  As Andy said, “He’s good.  Really good.”

We went to see our #18-ranked Mizzou Tiger Volleyball team play the #2-ranked Florida Gators today.  We knew it would be a great match because the Florida Gators have one heck of a team and Mizzou is undefeated at 22-0.  The match did not disappoint!  I have never seen that many people at a Mizzou volleyball match with a total attendance of 4,202.  Mizzou played amazingly well and ultimately took the match in four sets.  What a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon!

Some side notes:

1. Truman the Tiger needs his suit cleaned.  He, um, smelled *really* badly.  Enough that Laura said, “Truman STINKS Mom!”
2. The Men’s Swim Team were there taking off one article of clothing for every point that Mizzou scored.  By set point in each game, they were down to only their speedos.  It was awesome to see the teams supporting each other and those men aren’t bad to look at either!
3. Both Andy and I had forgotten how loud the Hearnes Center can be.  Let me tell you that 4,202 people can make some serious noise, but how exciting to see the support this Volleyball team has!

Good luck to our soon-to-be-ranked-even-higher Mizzou Tiger Volleyball team on their road trip next weekend!  Here’s to hoping they come back 25-0!