Tonight I saw one of the best productions I have ever seen. It wasn't a Broadway show or a Michael Buble' concert; it wasn't a "girls night out" movie or a ballet -- it was AJ's first school program!
It melted my heart when the curtain went up and the all the kids anxiously looked for a friendly face in the crowd and waved. I have to admit I was a tad bit nervous for him since he told me absolutely nothing about what he was doing in this production, regardless of my continuous questions concerning the evening. And I had no idea how he would react when he saw all those people looking at him. Thankfully, he was a natural. Acted like he knew just what to do. He sang and signed to the music and danced a little. I have to say, sometimes that kid completely surprises me!
The 100 kids on stage sang, "R-E-D red", "B-L-U-E spells blue", "Y-E-L-L-O-W spells yellow, the Days of the Week song and If You're Happy and you Know It. It was the most special event of the week. And it's created one of the best memories to carry with me!
And I have to comment that on this seventh anniversary of 9/11 these four year olds were not even a thought yet. However we stood and said the pledge allegiance with the victims, survivors and soldiers in our thoughts. It was refreshing to see that life does go on after a tragedy. Just look at all these precious angels!
It was the day Jeremy had dreamt of since the birth of his boy - taking his son to his first OU football game experience in Norman. Since it was an evening game, Jeremy was giddy the whole day - anxious we couldn't get there fast enough. The moment soon came as he walked from under the stadium to see the field. Jeremy eyes lit up as he looked at Andrew. It was a whole new world for now he saw Sooner Magic through his son's eyes. I can only imagine the excitement of getting to share something you love so deeply (in this case OU football) with your child. And even better, your child responds just as you had imagined! Now know, AJ had been to a few Oklahoma games before. However I guess it just isn't the same since they weren't in Norman. This isn't for me to question since I am not a man with this kind of passion for something that pertains to men shoving each other to get a ball down a field.
It was a perfect game, a lot hot, but OU dominated and Andrew was able to see how exciting a touchdown, oh wait seven touchdowns in the first half, can be. And better yet, what dad can resist when his son says "Can I have a big finger?" What an impact, even three days later that finger is going in the air to bolt out OOOOOOOOOOOOO (finger up)-UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU (finger down)! 
ng out of the stadium and the sky opening up and pouring on us. We spent the next 40 minutes under a vender tent with the most awesome lightening and thunder show ever. All of us laughing and having a good time, even under the drab circumstances. Every once in a while someone would yell "Boomer" and Andrew learned quickly to yell back "Sooner!" Once we made our hike back to the car all was well in the world. AJ and Kendyll fell asleep and Jeremy and I listened to the 57 to 2 finish of the game, then talked about the finish to a wonderful Boomer Sooner day.
