Saturday, November 11, 2006

My Little Longhorn

Tonight, Jay and I were watching the Texas vs. Kansas State game together. He was sitting quietly on my lap, being the sweetheart he is. Then, Texas made a not so lovely play that upset me. I let my team know how much they had disappointed me, and Jayden just watched me with wide eyes. The Longhorns played a little better for a few minutes, then messed up again. I started getting on to them, when I was joined by a much younger voice. I looked down at my 9 1/2 month old son to see him yelling at the t.v. and the look on his face was not pleasant. He looked up at me and started talking, still upset, as if to say, "I cannot BELIEVE they let him get all the way to the 5 yard line!! What is going on with our defense???" I was proud, yet scared at the same time. Proud, because I have a little Texas Longhorn fan that will sit and watch the games with me, and scared because I realized just how much these little ones absorb from us. It is amazing!!

2 comments:

gmakatz said...

Precious story! Thank you for sharing. How true, how true what little sponges they are. Go Horns!

Erica said...

Hook 'em, Jay! Way to stay true to your Texas roots! Now, just don't repeat any 4 letter words Mommy and Daddy say....