Go Pack Go...almost!

In June we bought tickets (again) for Packer Family Night at Lambeau Field. It's offense vs defense so at least we knew the Packers would win! Jeremy and Jenn and the kids also had tickets with us so all the kids were SUPER excited. This year we decided to tailgate in the parking lot...a whole new concept for me...having a picnic in a concrete park :).

The day of the game we woke up to HORRIBLE thunderstorms and even more HORRIBLE rain. It was as dark as night at 8 am...very weird. We got on the road, after dropping the dog off at the pet resort, around 10 am and got to Lambeau Field around 1:30pm (5 kids + potty stops, "we're hungry", baby crying to get OUT of her carseat = and extra hour in the car). We were so happy the skies in Green Bay were clear and sunny with a light wind. It was wonderful! We unpacked the 2 vehicles and started our tailgating.

The kids were happy to run around and see this guy walking toward us:

Around 5 we started up the grill and ate some brats and hotdogs. Jenn brought face paint and green hairspray (Grace was in Green Heaven).

Then it was time to go into the stadium (still nice and sunny...anyone see where this is going yet?). We got in and found our seats (50 yard line, 50 rows up).

We did the wave a couple hundred times, we sang along with the SpongeBob Square Pants song that they were piping into the speakers and held up our signs we made to try to get on the big screen (ours said "Mr. Rodgers, Won't You Be Our Neighbor?" )...we didn't get on the big screen.

Then......they brought out the Oneida Indian Tribe (Grace again was thrilled with the guy wearing the total green Indian outfit...wish I had a picture). They didn't even all make it to the field before the first bolt of lightening was seen over the stadium.

Lightening + Metal Bleacher Seats = EVACUATION of the stadium. YEPPERS...we all had to go to the inner hallways of Lambeau Field.

This happened last year before the game started and we sat for 2 hours before they let us back out onto our seats. This year we sat for 2 1/2 hours before they informed everyone that the scrimmage was canceled but if you wanted to stick around they were going to shoot off some fireworks. Here is Jack when he heard the news that we were leaving and the game was canceled (he was so sad).

We still had a 2 hour drive home and we had to be up early to get the house cleaned before a realtor was bringing some buyers in. Even though we sat in a hallway for 2 1/2 hours we had a great day. Tailgating was fun and we got to see the field for a little while as they warmed up, but lesson learned (I am learning a lot of lessons lately...hmmm). We will not be going next year. By the time we got everyone home, semi cleaned up and to bed it was 2 am and we needed more of this.... and less of this..... (seriously, can't you feel a major breeze?). This was some lady in front of us...not with us or an ice cube would have found its way in there :)!