Daddy & Joshua's day out

***I'd like to welcome Jim to the world of blogging. It wasn't really something he wanted to do & he thinks the program is not user friendly, but alas, he blogged and I appericate it!***

Joshua & Daddy spent Saturday together while Mommy worked & had a prom show.

They started their day at Mollenkopf Athletic Center before the start of the Spring Game.

The facility was opened up for kids to get autographs from all the Purdue football players and also try out several football skills tests.  Joshua was too small for all the activities, but he did love having all the open space just to run around.

A group of older men watching all the actives going on asked if we were training him to be a running back. I told them if ended up with daddy's speed, he'd probably be better off as a lineman.

While working our way to end of the field, Joshua decided he needed to take a break before entering the red zone. 

 Once we made it to the end zone, Joshua had plenty of space to work on his touchdown dance.  If you ask me, it wasn't too bad for a first attempt.

 Once we had visited every open space at Mollenkoph (and some that weren't supposed to be open), we made our way over to Ross Ade to watch the game.



All that running around can sure make a little boy hungry!

 We got their plenty early to ensure that we could get a good seat for all the hard hitting action.  Needless to say, there was more than enough space to work off all that extra energy that had been regained thanks to the cheese sandwich and goldfish crackers.

Once the football players took the field and started their warm-ups and pregame practices, Joshua started to pay some attention to what was happening on the field. However, the group that really got his attention was the band!

Joshua and Daddy the Spring Game

Once Joshua tired of the spring game (which was pretty much right after it started), we headed to the south side of campus to check out a hot and muggy Spring Fest!

The first thing we came upon was some sort of Forestry Olympics. 

First Event:  Women's Log Toss

 The remains of some type of Chopping Event.  Not exactly sure who won....

We then traveled into the land of Bug Bowl! Joshua got to "pet" a hissing cockroach...not sure if he really knew what he was touching.

 Here we are at the Roach Races.  You can see Prof. Turpin warming up the crowd before the start of the race. 

Checking out scorpions...don't worry, the real ones are all in the tank.








It wouldn't be Bug Bowl if you didn't try some of the freshly prepared dishes made with actual bugs.

Meal worm stir-fry....yummy!

For those that prefer sushi, they had some meal worms for you too!

Once we made it through the Bug Bowl crowds, Joshua was pretty much done...no nap and the year's first 80 degree will do to you.  After a quick stop to pet a baby cow and a walk through the plant and forestry exhibits, we headed back to the car to wrap our adventures.

Nothing wraps up a day of football, bugs, and Indiana humidity like a bottle of juice and some gold fish crackers!

All in all we had a really fun day together and we're already looking forward to next year's Spring Fest.

By the way, even though we weren't there to see it, Purdue did win it's football game.  No word yet if the win will count towards a bowl bid for the team.