Birthday Party

Today is a good day. Auburn won a squeaker against the Ol' Ball Coach (South Carolina). Final score: 16-13. Defense looked great, although it was probably the poor play of SC's quarterback. Air Force (the mighty Air Force Falcons) beat Navy 35-34 in overtime. Alas, the Steelers couldn't give us the trifecta and lost to Houston, but two out of three ain't bad. Next week, Auburn plays on the road against Arkansas. I won't comment, as I've shown no ability to predict when they will and will not play well :-)

Bode's friend, McKenna, had a birthday party. The weather was beautiful (compared to yesterday), so the kiddos were able to run themselves ragged in the backyard. Here are some action photos. First here's a shot of Bode, running. Form is a bit off, but we'll work on that.

Chad (McKenna's father) set up an obstacle course for the kids to run. Bode loved it--he kept wanting to do it over and over.

They also had a contest to see who could get a bite of an apple without holding onto it. Bode was unsuccessful, and kept shouting he needed to use his hands. It was very funny.

They had a pinata in the shape of a doll house. All the kids took a whack sans blindfold. Eventually Chad had to pull the plug to let the candy out.

They also had pumpkins for all the kids to decorate.

Of course, there was plenty of cake and ice cream

It was a lovely party, and in Bode parlance, "He played too hard." He fell asleep on the ride home, and was rather reserved the rest of the evening. He didn't put up any fight going to bed, and when I was leaving his room, he said, "You have a good rest too, Daddy." Very sweet.

Long five-day week for the two of us, although I am half-tempted to take Wednesday off and relax. I'm running the Dayton half-marathon next Sunday. Should be fun. Pleasant week to all.