Scorcher in the Rock

We watched the forecasted high for Saturday creep up all week long, so we knew it would be a very hot day in Little Rock. I don't think any of us were prepared for triple digits. The last time it was this hot for a game, I was 8 months pregnant with Nathan!

Nate and Ash were the only kids at the tailgate. They did pretty well and kept themselves entertained with sidewalk chalk, the Fowlkes new Baggo game, and tossing the football.

At gametime, the kids and I waited for the sun to go down before we went in to the stadium. It was still HOT with hardly any breeze. Whew!

There was a pre-game discussion and tutorial on the controversial "throwing the A". I was completely out of the loop on this sensation sweeping Hog Nation. I like the idea of a hand signal, but think it should be simple and only require the use of one hand. We'll see if this sticks...