Go Irish! --game day--

This fall all 8 of us took a trip to the Midwest, including a trip to Notre Dame!

Two years ago most of us visited ND for a game, leaving behind Sedric (then 3) and Gemma (then 5).  It was such a great trip that we knew we would repeat it soon.  Notre Dame brings back such good memories, and since Marcus and I met there more than 20 years ago, the University holds a special place in our family.  :o)

This was the weekend of ND vs. Georgia, which was a night game.  We decided not to even attempt to get tickets (there is a lottery system) because we would rather just watch the game in our hosts' cozy home.  It was more than enough for us to spend the day walking around campus--it was a perfect day!!

Here are some pictures from game day: 

outside the football stadium

praying at the grotto (modeled after Lourdes)

in front of the grotto

tossing the football on North Quad

Main Building (Golden Dome)

in front of "Stonehenge", gold dome in background

nap time (tired Baby)

concert on the step

Celeste tried to touch the Irish Guard
with a little stick.  :o)

Hesburgh Library ("Touchdown Jesus")

playing around on a practice field near Stepan Center
(new marching band practice field)

walk around one of the lakes
(There are 2 lakes, but when the missionaries arrived in the winter,
they thought it was one big lake, so they named the university
"Notre Dame du Lac," which only refers to one lake. :o) :o)

North Dining Hall
one of 2 dining halls on campus
(the kids thought it looked like Hogwart's)

yay football!

Wow, this truly was a magical day.  The weather was fantastic and the kids had a lot of stamina to make it through.  I felt like we crossed all the important sites off our list: Basilica, Main Building, dorms, dining hall, quads, bookstore, stadium, etc.  We are already planning our next trip!!