It’s beginning to look a lot like you know what and it makes me so happy!
Let the Christmas season begin!!
School pictures
School picture time!! Growing up before our eyes.
Starting with Maxwell…2011 in the nursery…
2012 in Older Toddlers…
2013 in the Twos…
2014 in the Threes (good hair day! ha!)…
2015 in the Fours (this one was a winner!)…
2016 in Kindergarten…
2017 in 1st Grade…
2018 in 2nd Grade…
2019 in 3rd grade…
2020 in 4th grade…
2021 in 5th grade! Handsome!
2022 with Big Man on Campus 6th grader in his coat and tie…
and now 2023 good looking football player in 7th grade!
On to Spencer…
He started off strong in 2013 in the nursery….
Then we didn’t get one from Older Toddlers in 2014 because he wouldn’t sit for the photographer. Oh Spencey!
2015 in the Twos (such a cheerful smile)…
2016 in the Threes showed major improvement! Love that little smile!
We also got a belly laughing Spencer…
2017 in the Fours – with a new scar on his cheek!
2018 in Kindergarten…
2019 in 1st grade…
2020 in 2nd grade…
2021 in 3rd grade…So cute!
2022 in 4th! A winning smile!
and now 2023 in 5th grade! Keeping the blue collar shirt streak alive!
Now, on to Samantha…
2016 in Older Toddlers…
2017 in the Twos…(how badly do I want to fix the rubber band in her hair?!)
2018 in the Threes…
2019 in 4K…
2020 in Kindergarten…
2021 in 1st grade…Cutest ever!!
still just as cute in 2022 in 2nd grade…
and, yep, still cute in 2023 in 3rd grade!
Love to watch them grow!
Bible Club
That’s a wrap on first semester of Bible Club for Samantha and Spencer. Some group pics…
The mornings are early but it’s a nice way to get to know the kids in their grades better!
Super Bowl
The Raiders made it to the Super Bowl! Woohoo!
There were two photographers there during the game so we got some great pictures!
Unfortunately, the game didn’t go our way. The Jets – who we had beaten twice before! – scored in the second quarter and got the extra point so it was 7-0 going into the half. We finally scored in the 4th quarter and went for 2 to try and win but…no luck. We lost 7-6. Such a bummer but I am so incredibly proud of Spencer and how well he handled himself not only in that game but the whole season. He was a strong leader for the team and made some fantastic plays.
Way to go Raiders! Regular season champs and Super Bowl runners up!
Raiders
Spencer was a Raider this year. His team was a bit of an unknown at the beginning of the season because we just didn’t know a few of the kids on his team but…man, it turned out to be a great season! He had the absolute best team of young guy coaches that were so committed – 6 coaches that all showed up to every single practice and game! He had a fantastic group of boys that really worked together and got along. Of course, the Raiders were the luckiest because they had the best QB in the league – Spencer Brown!
Had a little bit of a bum ankle for part of the season but he fought through.
They had a winning season – only lost 2 games and ended the season as REGULAR SEASON CHAMPS! Woohoo!! They lost once to the Bills and then got blown out once by the Saints. No one is quite sure what happened in that Saints game but I know why they lost – I was out of town. Spencey just didn’t play as well without me cheering him on from the sidelines! ha! Overall it was such a fun season with way more Ws than Ls!
The best part was watching Spencer step up and be a leader on his team. He’s so poised on the field and never gets frazzled. He made some amazing completed passes this season which is pretty rare for 5th grade. He called the plays and motivated his team and was just generally awesome all season. So so proud of him.
The Raiders had an easy win over the Saints in the first round of the playoffs and then beat the Vikings in the second round to make it to the Super Bowl!
A great team, a great season!
Super Bowl bound!
I sure to love to watch #7 play!
Raider Nation!