Boiler Up!

We decided to start Maddie off early and take her to her first Purdue weekend on campus January 19th. It is certainly time that she tries to match her daddy shirt for shirt that says Purdue on it. I don't know if Joe Tiller himself could beat that collection, however!

We spent Saturday afternoon at the Purdue vs. Illinois basketball game. Maddie started out great and really enjoyed all of the excitement, but around half time she had more interest in running around than staying in her seat. But, we tried it, she had fun and the Boilers won 74-67.
We headed back to the Union hotel on campus to check in and give Lou a nap. Actually, I think we all ended up napping for a bit. However, nothing could keep us from one of our favorite pizza haunts in West Lafayette: Bruno's! Maddie LOVES pizza, so we knew she would like this place.
After dinner we walked around the union. It is crazy how things can change in just 5 years. Wow, that makes us sound old, I suppose. For those that remember the Union, the food court area was completely redone and now includes several chain like restaurants including a cereal bar called Loops. Pappy's Sweet Shop was also redone and is a tremendous improvement our old days at Purdue!

On Sunday we had breakfast at Papa Shin's favorite restaurant: Christo's. We would go there when he would come down for a football game. Unfortunately we didn't get a snapshot before we left, but trust me dad, other than the decor, nothing has changed about that place!



It was a fun weekend. Below is a video of Maddie's favorite pastime on the trip. She found a "friend" to play with and got quite a kick out of it!