tales of Ruby's first Hawkeye game... almost

Last Saturday, we posted a picture of Miss Ruby in her cute little Hawkeye outfit (thanks Emily Heithoff!), but haven't had much time to post the stories.  Ruby loved tailgating!  We got her up at 6:30AM and although she yawned her way to Iowa City from the Wagner's home in the Amanas, she was wide eyed once she got there.  So much to see...Hawkeye flags blowing in the wind, kids playing catch, shiny beer cans :) , koozies - her fave, and Uncle Erik.  She had no interest in napping.  Her papa got her asleep once, but as soon as he laid her down, she was ready to go again.  Throughout the morning, the skies looked ominous.  We all continued to check the radar and watch storm after storm head North of us, but then there was that one.  The one headed right for us and at that point, Ruby and Mama decided not to head to the game.  Right before game time, the clouds opened up and it began to poor.  Soon Babcha too had decided that warm and snuggled on the couch was a better way to watch the game.  So the guys headed out, and we decided to wait out the rain before we made the 6 block walk to the other car that had Ruby's car seat in it.  We waited and we waited... but the rain didn't stop.  Finally we decided to make a go for it.  We put little Ruby in the stroller and then stuck the umbrella through the handles... so that most of her was covered.  I also wrapped her legs in a blanket and then covered myself with a giant trash bag.  Off we went... Mama walking as fast as she could and pushing the stoller and Babcha behind with an umbrella and the diaper bag.  It poured and poured and we were flying though the puddles and the mud, when all of a sudden the blanket fell off.  S***!  I threw it over my arm and grabbed another from the diaper bag... moving the umbrell and getting poor Ruby a bit wet, I got the next blanket on.  Then off we went for another couple of blocks, when S***! the other blanket fell off.  Well I was out of blankets and not feeling like the best mom having my 6 month old out in this weather.  Her poor little socks and leggings were soaked, but all I could do was move fast.  We arrived at the car, threw off the umbrella to put Ruby in the car, and there she was fast fast asleep. :)  Once in the car, we pulled off the wet clothes and she fell back asleep and then once back at the house proceeded to sleep another 3 hours.  Her adventure definitely wore the poor thing out... what a trooper!  Babcha and mom then broke out the wine and a couple hours later the guys joined us.  What a day!  Here a few pics of the tailgate prior to the rain.