Tailgating 2012

We usually try to tailgate at least once a season so when my Aunt and Uncle decided to come down and attend a game, we figured it would be the perfect time to do it. We had just gotten back from Atlanta the night before, so I had a lot to do over the next several hours. We decided to do chicken wings, usually we do hamburgers or hot dogs, but this year, Adam and I decided to try something a little different.

It worked out great, except for my poor oven. I cooked them that morning- 150 of them! But the juice dripped all over the bottom of my oven, needless to say, I had a big mess to clean up. I started cooking at 8:30 and finished just in time to walk out the door. We cooked them in the oven for an hour (but because there was so many, I had to cook more than one batch) and then once we made it to our spot, we finished cooking them on the grill. We had all kinds of sauces for everyone to use and then everyone brought a dish or two of whatever they felt like bringing. We had lots of good food.



This was Ava’s first Tailgate! She has been to almost every game, but we usually leave her home on night games, which tend to be the times we tailgate.



The official tailgate crew for our annual picture- its become a tradition!



After eating and cleaning up, we headed to the stadium. I typically leave my nicer camera behind, but this time, I decided to bring it, so we made sure to take pictures of everyone.



 



 



We ended up  being able to all sit together, so that worked out great! There were 14 of us all together. Mrs. Dot, Mr. Matt, and Aunt Robin all decided to get tickets as well so we just had a big party!



So while the game wasn’t the least bit interesting and while we haven’t performed so bad on the field since ever, we at least had a good time socializing. (Adam and Jason would probably tell you otherwise)