Don’t let the infrequent updates on this blog fool you: the Wunder girls have been on the move. They were last spotted preparing for a trip to the most family-friendly place on Earth: Las Vegas. But before we can even think about 2013 travel, we need to use the next few posts to recap some of the girls’ big trips of 2012.
First, we’ll rewind to September, when the girls visited Mom and Dad’s alma mater, the University of Missouri-Columbia.
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| Brobee was a Tri Lamb |
This wasn’t Maya’s first trip to Missouri (see first and second flower-girl gigs, as well as a few Super Bowl-party trips to KC). But it was Jane’s first stop in the Show-Me State.
To give the girls insight into how we spent our college years (as well as Dad’s high-school years; he moved to Columbia when he was 14), we tried to recreate as many college moments as possible:
First, we visited the house where Mom and Dad met, where Mom used to live with Uncle Chase, and where a night of drinking led to Dad accidentally breaking Uncle Chase’s arm:
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| No arms were harmed in the making of this photo. |
Next, we visited a soccer field with Uncle Scott. And to ensure the girls had the full mid-MO experience, the visit included heavy farm equipment and a motorcycle:
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| Maya thought this was a tractor. We didn't correct her. |
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| Three wheels; one for each year |
And finally, we took in a football game, where Dad relived his old glories as an athletic supporter, and Mom fondly remembered her days with the band geeks:
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| Seriously, Mom, you stink of nerdom. |
It didn't take long for these little budding tigers to learn to love college football. Or at least how to spell it.
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| M-I-Z... |
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| Z-O-U! |
And of course, no college experience is complete without passing out in some random place.
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| Such a lightweight. |
Next up, the girls make their return North Carolina, followed by their big international debut.
