Marquette's Newest Cheerleader

Karina went to her first Marquette Golden Eagles Basketball Game on November 10th, 2006! Mommy and Daddy were very excited, but a bit apprehensive about how it would go. As it turns out we had no reason to be worried. Karina was tired as the game didn't start until 7:30 pm, but she handled it like a trouper. She wasn't her usually smilely self, but she only cried once when the team scored an exciting basket and the crowd roared suddenly. A nip on the pacifier and she was okay. Here she is with Mommy in front of the "sea of gold."It's always so enlightening to have a baby around to help you realize what you take for granted...for example the noises in a stadium. After we'd been there awhile and Karina was looking around, we noticed she kept looking up at the ceiling. At first we thought she was looking at the lights or the girders or the banners, but eventually realized that she was looking towards the sound of the announcer's voice! If you didn't know that he was sitting at center court, one could easily think he was way up there yelling down from the ceiling...if you think about it, that's exactly where you hear his voice coming from. Anyway, we were so proud of how well-behaved Karina was and Tom can't wait for her to sing along with the fight song!

Here's she is three days later at her second MU Basketball Game! Notice her enjoying libations with the other fans!