Cougar Football's Most Adorable Fan

It was Cougar football Saturday and Kristin, Layne, and I headed out on what started as a beautiful day to watch the Cougs play the Vikings (Portland). It has been a tough season so far and we were hopeful that this could be a win. It was Layne's first experience at a Cougar game! She learned how to say "Go Cougs" as soon as she could talk. Now she would see what it was all about. We all had our crimson on even Layne wore the colors. She had a jersey and was pretty excited about that! We are off. The ride down was uneventful except Kristin was hoping Layne would sleep. She didn't! When we got to Pullman we did some shopping for Cougar gear! Then we headed to the game. The sky wasn't quite as sunny as it was in the early morning. It was starting to get windy too. We piled all our sweatshirts and blankets in Layne's stroller and off to the stadium. Along the way we saw the Cougar faithful getting warmed up for the big game. We had seats in the end zone. We actually had 4 tickets so we had a ton of space for Layne to move around. She was a true Cougar and stood most of the time we were there. She cheered and yelled touchdown and wanted to know where Butch was. We didn't see Butch as much as we normally do! She also did not want to let go of the tickets. We finally put them away for her to have later! The wind was starting to really blow and I was getting cold. I added another Cougar sweatshirt to the Cougar gear I was wearing. Of course being the responsible grandma that I am I took some time to explain the game to Layne. Hey, it is a complicated game I have to start 'em young so they understand by the time they can play fantasy football. You know about 8 years old! The stands look pretty empty but they did fill up. Not totally full though. Another highlight for Layne was the band. She clapped and sang to all their music. So darn precious. Layne also figured out that the red guys were supposed to smash the black and white guys. Once in a while she would ask why the red guys didn't smash the black and white guys. Didn't know what to tell her on that one. The weather was getting more sketchy as the game went on. Every once in a while Kristin or I would say, "I felt a drop." We were not prepared for rain at all. Sweatshirts only. I think this would be a good time to share a bit of video of the Most Adorable Cougar Fan.



She missed the camera by the way! As we got closer to half time Kristin and I started discussing a game plan in case of rain. Hey, we all need a game plan not just the players. We firmed up that game plan just before half time. I think there was about one minute left in the first half and it really started to rain. We looked at each other and said let's go to the Bookie! We piled Layne in the stroller and off we went for a bit more shopping and then to the car for the rainy ride home. We listened to the game on the way home. Go Cougs! Glad they won. I was so glad to be able to share Layne's first Cougar game with her and with Kristin. Who knows Layne may be a Coug someday!