UT vs MSU

We just got pictures of the Mississippi State tailgate from my dad. It was a bit chilly but such a fun day. We were excited that Ben's parents could come up for the game and chose that week for our big tailgate of the year. Thanks to the Williams family for sharing their great tailgate spot! Dad pulled the cooker to Knoxville and did tons of chicken wings as well as some ribs and tenderloin. They were a huge hit as always. This year, we didn't even have any leftovers.
It turns out that one of the guys who dresses up as Smokey was at the tailgate earlier in the day. Ben gave him a hard time about scaring Avery at the Florida game. So he stopped back by the tailgate in costume before Vol Walk and did his very best to put her at ease. He even played peek-a-boo with her! So she is slowly but surely warming up to Smokey.
We stayed in Knoxville that night and got to spend the day with Ben's parents. The original plan was to go to the Smokies but we decided it was a little too cold for Avery and went to West Town instead :)