Wil and I knew that it was a long shot...but we didn't just give up there!!! Caden LOVES sports car so in case we couldn't do anything special at the game we were going to rent a Mustang to ride to the game in....And of course it had to be Maroon or White. Wil ended up e-mailing just about everybody on the MSU staff asking if there was anything to be done for Caden's 6th Birthday because he is such a huge fan.
Email after email came back and they all had the same response...Honorary Captains are reserved for former players and the only thing we could do is pay $1000 to have Happy Birthday Caden put on the jumbo screen during the game. I am sorry did I say it was $1000!!! After seeing these e-mails we where giving up on the idea of getting on the field.
Until...one e-mail came back and said that she could get us pre-game sideline passes and for FREE!!!! You are talking about excited parents much less excited kids!... OK OK so the kids didn't really understand at first lol
SO let me now start telling you how we ALL had the best 6th birthday ever! :)
The game was an early game therefore we got up about 5 am to get everyone dressed and the truck packed up. We arrived in Starkville around 9:05 am. When we pull up Wil says, "I don't know if we will be able to make the "DAWG WALK" but lets try!" (for those who don't know the Dawg Walk is where the fans line the sidewalks and the Coaches and Players walk as they are giving high fives and fans are ringing their cowbells and this all starts 2 hours before the game).
We made it just in time and because it was an early game it was not as crowded as normal around the sidewalk. We got the kids right up front. As part of Caden's presents from Wil and I and also his Halloween costume now...was a helmet and jersey. Of course he was wearing that!
After the Dawg Walk....we talked with some friends then headed to the "kids zone." We didn't have much time to waste before we had to meet Mrs. Simmons with the passes. The kids wanted to jump in the space jumps but the lines where too long and we didn't have time. But to our surprise the line to take pictures with the mascot Bully and the bulldog "Champ" was short, therefore we got in line. The people before us where the last people to have the mascot Bully in the picture because he had other events to attend. We were kinda bummed about this but we still wanted a picture with Champ. Josh and I got to hold on to Champ's harness and we all got down into the pose. All of a sudden Champ decided to slick and slobber all over Josh's face (I guess getting all the left over food on his face lol). It was great and Josh loved it but unfortunately they didn't take a picture of that. Champ got in trouble and we finally took the picture....
After the picture we went straight to the Prospect Gate to get our sideline passes. Needless to say we received a lot of stares from the parents and future players...I guess wondering why we had our little ones already going through the prospect gate lol. We met with Mrs. Simmons and she gave us a tour of the field and introduced us to just about everybody that was somebody. We all where just enjoying ourselves to the fullest!...Hope you enjoy the pictures hehehe these are just a few.
... Jackie Sherrill
...KJ Wright
...Dan The Man
Coach with Chad Bumpus
About 15 minutes until game time we decided we should go get into our seats and get some lunch. We enjoyed watching the game because it was a close one. All of a sudden right before the 3rd quarter a girl came up to Wil and ask if one of our sons would like to play in the "race car game" during one of the breaks. I started going crazy with excitement! "Of course it is my son's birthday HE wants to do it!!!!" So I took Josh and Caden with me back on the field! Caden put on this big fire truck shirt and cheered for his car to win....
He didn't win but he got a car anyway! It was amazing! We ended up leaving when the game was over and even though we lost none of us cared because we had such an amazing time!!!! When we got home we grilled out and played games.
I told Caden that this was the best birthday any of us has ever had!!!! Now I don't know how Wil and I will ever top that!! (thanks to this special lady!)...Until the next adventure....
