I wasn't able to go to the game this weekend (these pics are from last week). I asked "did you win?" Her answer, "Duhhhhh, 5-0." She scored 2 goals out of the 5.
I have said it before, I love watching this kid play.
On to Anthony. This Friday nights game was his last home game and yes I did get teared up when I thought about it. Since he isn't playing in college, these last few games will end 12 years of football. Holy Cow, and 16 years of playing some kind of organized sport.
Friday night started at 4:30pm with the homecoming parade.
I like that this year they did the parade during the day. Much easier to take pictures. The little creep wouldn't smile for me.
Then it was off to pick Megan up from practice then home so she could get ready to go to the game. I miss the days of her just changing and being ready in 5 minutes. Now it takes at least an hour. We dropped of Jason at Kids Night Out. The best thing ever. The college girls basketball team puts it on and the Jason has a blast. It was great because Jason hung out there and we didn't have to worry about him at all.
On top of homecoming, Friday nights game was senior night. They call the senior football players out on the field and they escort their parents. The boys give us a flower and we give them a gift. Our gift to him was a collage I put together of pictures from the last 12 years of football. I plan on doing a much bigger one after wrestling season is over of his high school sports.
While the boys are walking us onto the field the announcer tells the crowd the boy and parents names, his favorite football memory (beating Roosevelt last year), plans after high school (college) and the most insperational person in his life (his father). This all typically happens during halftime but this year they had to do it before the game. My dear friends (I love you guys) got there early, grabbed my camera and headed to the field. Poor things, I never showed them how to use my camera. "A" doesn't mean auto. Steve ran off the field helped them set it up and they did the best they could. I never showed Steve how to use my camera either. Poor Jason (not my son) put my lens cap in my bag and it somehow fell out. My Jason loves (but not allowed to) crawl under the bleachers. After the game he was thrilled to be able to climb down there and found it.
Thank you Jodi, Jessie and Jason. You guys have made this season so much fun. Next weekend will be a blast. Even though I won't have a kid playing next year I plan on hitting all the home games to cheer on Micheal and the band. And keeping an eye on my daughter.
We also made banners for our sons. They lined the walk way.
It was a great game and a great way to end our home games.
Anthony edited the picture above.
He made some great plays.
At the end of the game, the boys line up in front of the crowd and do a small cheer while doing jumping jacks. After they lost their first home game and they lined up (first time they had done this) we joked that it looked like a public exacution. Now that they won, it looks very cool.
The final score was 42-21, a great game.
