The last NFL home game of the year for the Arizona Cardinals happened on Christmas day evening. Jaime and I had tickets, and were trying to figure out the best way of going to the game, tailgating beforehand, and arranging for babycare for Ella & Sam. Our friends Mark & Jessica also had game tickets, but between the four of us we only had one parking pass. Our friend Anna had graciously offered to watch the kids for us, but a 10 hour babysitting stint is too much to ask of anyone (except grandparents :-). A couple days before the game the perfect plan popped into my head. Why not buy a second parking pass and bring Anna & Sam & Ella to the tailgate, and then they would drive home at sunset while the rest of us went into the stadium to watch the game. Since it was Christmas we tried to stick to Christmas traditions, Jewish style: Chinese Food for our tailgate. We ordered a bunch of chinese takeout the night before and brought the grill to reheat it on. We also brought Mark's "volcano" burner and a pot of oil so we could freshly deep fry some food. In there, we threw partial contents of our freezer (lumpia & pierogies), as well as a fresh batch of ricotta fritters (mmm, donuts). That was an awesome appetizer and dessert to sandwich our chinese meal between. Here's a picture of our tailgating setup, though the grill and volcano were outside our shade tent, and not in the picture:
The kids were in our laps, or playing happily in their pack-and-play in the shade:
A great time was had by all. Perhaps a bit too great for some...
We are going to have to keep an eye on this little imp as she grows up and figures out how to reach for the liquor shelf!
Well, she is your daughter after all isn't she?.
ReplyDeleteHilarious! Go Ella, go! Looks like a fun outing, and well done on figuring out how to incorporate the kiddos while still enjoying yourselves. Might need to put a child lock on the liquor cabinet though!
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