Baylor Homecoming 2010

Friday afternoon we headed down to Waco for Baylor Homecoming. Camden and Claire had been so excited all week! After dinner Friday night, we made our way to campus for Extravaganza. They had a ferris wheel and another carnival ride that went really fast. Not sure what it was called, but the lines for both were outrageous. Of course, the girls wanted to ride both but we told them they could just choose one. So, they opted for the "other fast ride". We waited in line for almost an hour for them to ride. They were really looking forward to riding with Papa. When we finally made it to the gate, the guy in charge said that Claire wasn't tall enough to ride. I was NOT happy! After waiting in line for that long, only to be told that my kid couldn't ride, just did not seem fair to me. And then I was left to deal with a very disappointed little girl who didn't understand why her big sister got to ride without her. Oh well....it might have been for the best. After watching Camden on that ride, I think I'm glad that Claire didn't ride. When Camden got off, she said she thought she was going to get sick. It was alot faster than she thought. I think next year we will choose the ferris wheel. At least both girls can ride and they KNOW they like it! It was past Carlyle's bedtime, but she did really well. I think she was fascinated by all the lights, people and entertainment. The girls saw the bear from the book "B is for Baylor" and wanted to get a picture with him. The minute Carlyle laid eyes on the bear, she started screaming. Of course, I got a picture anyway. We had a fun evening, but were all ready for bed. Everyone except Jeremy and Papa. We all went to bed and they went down to the lobby where they found a big screen TV so they could watch the Rangers.







Saturday morning we were all up bright and early. After some yummy donuts, we went to campus to claim our spot to watch the parade. While waiting for it to start, we did a little shopping in the bookstore and took some fun pictures. The girls LOVED the parade and got tons of candy. They decided to bring their Halloween bags and they came in handy for sure.









We bought Carlyle a Baylor Bear and she loved and cuddled with it all day.





Carlyle was in awe of the big bear balloon. It was so fun seeing her reaction to all of the excitement.


We had such a great weekend. I love going back to Waco and love being back on campus. And I love sharing it with my family. I'm so blessed to have had the opportunity to attend college at Baylor and am even more blessed to be able to go back every year for Homecoming. This has become such a special tradition that we all look forward to every year! Can't wait til Homecoming 2011!!