Capturing our adventures one photo at a time...
On the day after Super Bowl Sunday the boys got to wear their Super Bowl shirts to school. Each one had the names of the kids on the team that played for their grade. Pretty neat!
Of course Maxwell was sure to tell Spencer that he couldn’t hold up a #1 because his team didn’t win. Brotherly love.
There were a lot of football posts last week so let’s start this week off with a good dose of Miss Smiley!
Make it a great week!
Back to the Super Bowl! Maxwell’s game was at 4:00 on Sunday afternoon and Raider Nation was ready!!
We were all excited for the big game!
True to form, the Raiders got it done with a huge win! Maxwell played great and even busted up a pass play that was a big turning point in the game. Woohoo! These guys earned those championship trophies!
I am incredibly proud of my Raider. It was also a pretty proud moment to get a text from one of his coaches that said: “I wouldn’t tell any of the other kids this but Maxwell was my favorite one to coach. He came prepared every day and did what he was told with no complaints. You guys have raised a good one.” Man…that just makes me burst with pride. Maxwell later got this note from his coach:
Pretty cool to find out that Maxwell led the league in interceptions this season! Wow! I’m so so proud of this kid.
What a team! What a game! What a season!! Raider Nation!
A little pause in the football recap to honor our veterans! Yesterday the 5th grade at MBE put on their Veterans Day program and it was fantastic. They honor all the veterans in the kids’ families in a slideshow and then the kids sing patriotic songs and honor each branch of the military. We are so proud of all of Maxwell’s veterans:
Guy Willis, Army, Bugle Sergeant (discharged in 1919). Pictured 3rd from the right. Great Great Grandfather to Maxwell Brown.
John Beard Keath, Flight Lieutenant in the Army Air Corp (discharged in 1945). Great Grandfather to Maxwell Brown.
John Watt Keath, Sergeant in the Air Force (discharged in 1973). Great Uncle to Maxwell Brown.
The program was great. Maxwell got to carry in a flag in his scout uniform…
and then took his place on stage for the rest of the performance.
As I have learned through the years, Maxwell is not made for the stage! He has the amazing ability to sing without even moving his lips!! haha! Regardless of his (lack of) stage presence, it was a wonderful day that made you very proud to be an American!!
God bless the USA!
What a season for this awesome group of 5th grade boys!!
Football sure is fun when you’re on the winning team!! The Raiders won won won and ended up as regular season champs with only one loss! Maxwell did his part as cornerback on defense making tackles left and right!
He also had at least 3 interceptions which were so exciting!
Of course, being on the team with some of your best buds is the best part!
The Raiders narrowly beat the Bill 7-6 in the final game of the season securing their place as Regular Season Champs!
They got a bye in the first round of the playoffs and then took on the Cowboys in the second round.
Maxwell played fantastic with some big tackles and had a huge interception that really turned the tide of the game! Woohoo!! The Raiders won and secured their spot in the Super Bowl!! There were plenty of celebrations after – including their season champ trophies!
I’m so proud of my Raider and I sure do love to watch him play!
Raider Nation!
At school the kids can apply to join the robotics team in 4th grade. Maxwell applied and got in but then the season got cancelled because of Covid. They came back this year stronger than ever though! He and Jack are on a team with two 6th graders, Thomas and Walker. They’ve been working so hard on their robot for weeks and finally had their first robotics competition last night. I had no idea what to expect but it was really cool!
Maxwell had fun seeing some friends too!
They had 4 matches where they put their robot on the field and try to move balls around to earn points. Getting a ball in the basket is big points as is getting your robot to hang. Team BLTC (bacon lettuce tomato and cheese!) got theirs to hang more than once!
I had to come and go to get Spencer and Samantha so missed it when Maxwell drove the robot with Thomas but they got 16 points when it was his turn so that’s great! After the 4 matches, BLTC was in 2nd place! Wow!
The top 8 teams went into the finals and it was intense with everyone watching but they WON!!! Thomas got their robot to hang and the other team on the field (that you compete WITH, not against) made a basket so that was huge! So proud of these boys and so were their teachers!
All of the teams from MBE…
Their big win earned them a bid to compete at the state competition in Auburn in February! Really cool! Guess we just got our President’s Day weekend plans set!
I’m so so proud of these boys!! Go Team BLTC!
Have a great weekend – we sure will! Both boys are playing in the Super Bowl! That’s right, not only does Maxwell win robotics competitions, but he wins at football too! Woohoo!