Vegas Bowl

When it became apparent there was a possiblity the Utes would be playing the Cougars in the Vegas Bowl, Randy and James hurried and snagged tickets before they were gone.  After school got out for the break, we picked Mary up and headed to Cedar to see the Bromley's before the big game.

Mary endured a car ride with our crazy boys and bonded with Sam.  Once we got to James and Darcelle's home, he cuddled right up to her.  It was such a fun night catching up with our dear friends.  They are adjusting to life in Cedar City very well.

The next morning, James, Darcelle and Jimmy drove with us to Vegas for the game.

We were all decked out in cougar gear...

except for Hank.  He decided to remain neutral and wore gray.  I like his attitude toward the rivalry, Switzerland if you will.  

Our seats were two rows from the top, but that wasn't going to stop us from having a good time.

What was stopping us from having a good time was the Utes scoring 5 touchdowns in the first quarter.  Sam was beside himself.  He is a die hard Cougar fan as you can see.

Come on Cougs!  Look at that face.

Well, they must've gotten the memo because in the second half they staged one of the best comebacks I've ever seen.

Even Hank was cheering!

To see Max focus on anything so intently is a pretty special thing.

Sam dried up his tears and cheered his little heart out.  In the end the Cougars couldn't pull off a win but came pretty close,  losing 35-28.

We have missed the Bromley's so much.  It was awesome to spend the weekend together.  They headed back to Cedar that night and our little family stayed the at Circus Circus.

We spent a small fortune on carnival games with the kids.  These games are as rigged as the slot machines.  We were trying our hardest to get them a stuffed animal.

They're not the biggest stuffed animals but they'll have to do.

Sam and Max enjoyed a hotel bubble bath before we headed home.

The Tucker Christmas party was in a few short hours so we didn't have time to linger in Vegas.  What a short but sweet trip.  We even got to take Mary back to Saratoga Springs so Sam was happy about that.