One of the best parts of living in Nebraska is watching the seasons change: seeing the ice and snow and dull brown of Winter melt away into the fresh, bright palette of Spring, watching the heat slowly climb on the thermometer until Summer arrives with that first taste of sweet corn, witnessing the green in the fields slowly turn gold and the trees become splotched orange and red. And of course, the start of Husker football season, and with it, tailgating.

This past weekend we made our way out to our favorite tailgating spot by the National Guard Armory, a few blocks North of the stadium. Some games we have tickets and we tailgate for a bit and then head in to find our seats in time for the tunnel walk. Some games we just plan to tailgate and then watch the game at a fellow tailgater’s RV, at Brewsky’s in the haymarket, or back home once those with tickets head into the stadium.

This weekend was little Aidan’s first tailgate, and a lot of family and friends made it out. I’ll let the pictures tell the rest of the story.