I'm Thankful for Pig Mania

This morning Bracken brought me a little, baby, eraser looking pig.  It happened to be a lost pig from the game PIGMANIA, an old Isaacson family favorite.  Seeing that pig reminded me of all the fun evenings my family would spend together playing Pig Mania.  Everyone young and old can play this game.  All it takes is the ability to roll a bunch of pigs out of a can.  It was a regular occurrence on Sunday nights.  Grandma would play when she came to visit,  the missionaries would play it with us when they came to eat.  I remember an older cousins fiancés intense, competitive, playing of the game.  He was ahead and loving that fact, yet, with a simple roll of the pigs, the future of the game played when we all saw that those pigs were "making Bacon."  He lost so bad.  We little kids were secretly thrilled!  Did he end up marrying our sweet cousin?  Yes.  But at that moment, it was as if PIG MANIA, in all it's glory, became a right of passage, a test to enter our family. 

Pig Mania was simple, easy, family fun.  When I saw that little pig this morning I was so grateful for parents who spent time with us.  I'm grateful for these moments, these memories that bound out hearts together and strengthened our family.  It wasn't the pink, plastic, eraser, looking pigs, but it was the 20 minutes sitting around the dining room table throwing those pigs as a family that made a huge difference in our lives.  I hope I'm creating simple, fun, game playing moments with my kids.  Moments that will strengthen them and create unity in our home like there was in mine growing up. 

Trunk or Treat 2014

In keeping with Anderson family tradition we dressed up for the Halloween Trunk or Treat as a family.  We love this tradition and have had some pretty awesome costumes in the past.  This year however, we stewed and thought and couldn't decide or agree about what our family would dress up as for this annual event.  Until.........(insert trumpet music here)......the night the Aggies played BYU at cougar stadium.  It was a sign from heaven, yes, being the Aggie fans we are we had to go as the Utah State University football team beating those BYU cougars 35-20.  Victory is sweet especially when you beat the cougars on their own field.   We just had to celebrate a little longer and if I do say so, it was another Anderson family Halloween touchdown. 

Yes, another stellar year for the Trunk or Treat. 

 Wow!  Look at that cute kid!

 

 

Believe it or not, Big Blue even showed up to support the team.

 

 

 As far as the players themselves we had Chuckie Keeton, Nick Vigil and an up and coming player... Jake Anderson represent.

 

Another fellow Okie, Coach Matt Wells, honored the night with his presence as well as some tag along, crazy, super Aggie fan! 

It was so much fun.  Kiddos would come to our car, throw a field goal to score for the Aggies and then get some candy.  I think we even made a few more Aggie fans that night!  Success. 

We ran up that score!

 

 

 It was a great night!  I think we only offended a few people and those are people worth offending! (just kidding, sort of....no I really am.)

 

GO AGGIES!