Lil Gamecock

My 1st Carolina game was technically inside my Mom's womb during the 1980 season. Riley's 1st Carolina game was inside my womb vs NC State in 2008. This weekend we had the privilege of attending Riley's 1st game (vs Furman) 3 generations strong...my mom, me, and Riley!

He was so excited! He kept running up to me and hugging my legs while we were getting ready! We had the car all loaded up and were heading out to go pick up my Mom when Jeremy realized he had locked us out of the house with no keys! So we called MeMa and she came to our house instead and let us in. It didn't phase Riley he was still extremely excited and ran so fast to greet his MeMa. Thankfully he did take a nap on the ride down to Columbia.

For our tailgate we made cocktail wiener/croissant things, a ham ball shaped into a football covered in pecans, hummus and pretzels, chex mix, and mixed fresh fruit. Riley LOVED the little hot dogs and ate at least 4 of them! He sat in a chair all by himself balancing his plate in his lap. Then he was all about watching cornhole so I sat on the curb with him for awhile until he decided it would be more fun to interrupt the game and we had to distract him.

On our long walk to the stadium Riley stopped at each tailgate and waved. He gave one guy a "High 5!" and picked up a football and gave it back to another kid. Then we got to see one of my college roommates, BJ Flowers and her husband Tony for a minute before heading into the stadium. Jeremy had the honor of carrying Riley up the turnaround and steps to our 19th row seats!

At first Riley was a little overwhelmed, he'd point at stuff and say, "Dametock!" but was pretty quiet and serious. As 2001 played, the fireworks scared Riley a little so he clung to his Daddy. Later he started to spot Cocky and would point and say "Cockyyyy!" He would sit in his seat for a while, sit in his Daddy's lap, then go to MeMa's lap before finally getting restless in the 3rd quarter and mostly standing. He would wave at fans going up and down the steps and tell them "bye bye". He would clap and then say "yayyyyy"! During the Gamecock cheer he'd yell out slightly behind our GAME!..."DAME!!!" And on the U-S-C GOoooo COCKS! cheer he'd do the "Go Tocks!!" He LOVED the bands playing during the game and especially at halftime. He would dance when they'd play music and he put his little arms up in the air and danced during the Sandstorm song too! But by the 4th quarter it was past his bedtime so he sat beside and then with his Dad before we decided to leave a little early.

I guess I should also mention that this was Baby R's 3rd game in the womb and we finally got a picture since I got a new camera. I can tell already Baby R is gonna get a little gypped in the picture department...I've been slack already!

By the way, the #13 Gamecocks defeated Furman 38-19 and are currently ranked #12 for this upcoming week!

Below are a few pictures from Riley's big day!
GO COCKS,
The Registers

Riley super excited to go see the Dametocks!

Riley checking out the "big boys" playing footbal

Not so sure about all this noise!

Riley loves his MeMa!

One happy Gamecock Family!

Big Brother

Riley is going to be a big brother! We're expecting "Baby R" due May 4th! We are very excited and would greatly appreciate prayers for a safe and healthy pregnancy and delivery! We feel truly blessed!

Seabrook Island-5th Anniversary

Jeremy and I celebrated our 5th Anniversary (August 20th) with a trip to Seabrook and we loved it there! Our trip started off a little rocky when we took a wrong turn and somehow ended up at Folly Beach! We figured it out though and after dark wound up at Freshfields Village, right between Kiawah and Seabrook. It was already 9p.m. and a long wait at Hege's so we headed over to King Street Grill and had one of the best appetizers ever, their egg rolls and then enjoyed burgers for dinner! And we made it to the grocery store just before it closed.
We stayed at Pelican Watch so we had an oceanfront view where the river meets the ocean. The water was extremely calm but there were so many fish jumping out of the water the you just go about knee deep and sit in the ocean to swim! We saw a couple of dolphins and spotted deer several times. It was very pretty with open beach and very few people! Saturday night we enjoyed an awesome dinner at Rosebank Farms Cafe. Jeremy had their special, white fish stuffed with crab,etc. and I enjoyed shrimp and scallops and grits. We did a little shopping too! It was so hot and humid that we decided to spend Sunday in Charleston. However, on our way out we enjoyed Rosebank Farms Cafe so much that we stopped by there for lunch on our way out! In Charleston, we went to The Battery and walked around, then shopping at The Market, and had to share fresh pralines! Then we enjoyed an early dinner at Magnolia's, which was an excellent meal!
On Monday we decided to have breakfast at Kiawah so we could check out their island. When I read about an oceanfront breakfast, I don't know what I was thinking but it turned into a $22 per person buffett, haha. Needless to say that will probably be the first and last $50 breakfast we'll ever have! And no drive through Columbia on the way home is complete without a stop at Jewelry Warehouse to stock up on some new Gamecock Gear!
We had such a great time just enjoying the peacefulness and quiet, getting to sit on the beach and hold hands, getting to read a book, and all but we sure were glad to get home to pick up Riley from school and Garnet from the kennel!

Happy Labor Day!

Our grill has been broken so we have not had the opportunity to grill out all summer,which is highly unusual for us. Jeremy got a new tailgate grill for Christmas so since football season is here he finally opened it up and we broke it in with a cookout! We grilled hamburgers, hotdogs, corn on the cob, mushrooms, and my infamous zucchini,onions, mushrooms (and added squash this time too) medley. I also baked potatoes in the oven. Mom brought some fresh fruit for dessert. The weather was absolutely perfect so we got to eat out under the fan on the screened porch. Riley and Ava-Reese got along really well and Papa Cliff said it was the best corn he'd ever eaten! Riley got to show everybody how he dances to the Gamecock fight song and Sandstorm. Garnet got to show everyone how much improvement she has made. Ava-Reese got her toes painted pink by her Mommy and Aunt LaLa. We got to show Papa how Riley and Ava-Reese love taking wagon rides too! I believe fall is turning into my favorite season...perfect weather and football season, doesn't get much better than this! We are so truly blessed with a close family and 2 sweet cousins who get to grow up together.