Willie the Wildcat!

We K-Staters love our Willie the Wildcat. During games he is entertaining as he tackles the opponent's mascot, does push-ups after every field goal or touchdown, and leads the fans in the KSU cheer.

At the tailgate before the Texas A&M game last weekend, the Gaskill grandchildren joined us. Anistyn, in her KSU cheerleader outfit, Powercat tattoo, and pompons was excited to meet the "real" cheerleaders, and Garrett, in his KSU jersey, was fascinated with the footballs that were flying around the parking lot. Garrett was a little overwhelmed by the hubbub, but the kids seemed to enjoy the goings-on.

Willie the Wildcat was visiting a tailgate party several RVs down from us. The Gaskills decided to take the kids down to see Willie. Anistyn was ready to go, but Garrett . . . well, he wasn't real excited about seeing Willie. "No, Mommy, no." Eventually he conceded, as long as his mom would hold him. Pictured is the family with Willie . . . and amazingly, Garrett was willing to get near Willie for the picture, but only for the picture! (If you look closely at Susan, she has black tattoos under her eyes. Garrett didn't want to wear them, so he put them on lucky Nonna.)