The Brown Brick Road

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Super Bowl! Game 1

Super Bowl Sunday sure was super!! It was a beautiful day for some football and what fun for both boys to get to play in the championship game for their grade. Spencer’s game was at 1:00 and we had a minor balloon fiasco that morning involving a popped T and some bum helium tanks, but we worked it out and had the field looking ready for the Saints! Let’s Geaux!

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I also had these fatheads made for both boys’ teams…they crack me up!

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They introduce each boy before the game starts…

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and then it’s time for the run through… (I love the pic of Spence!)

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and then it’s time to play some football! We were ready!

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Spencer played great. He had some good runs and good tackles. Unfortunately they came up short and lost to the Falcons 6 to 12. It was disappointing but, man, what a season this team had! I am so proud of all of them, especially my #7!!

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Spencer went to the team after party (we stayed at the field for Maxwell’s game) and his awesome coaches gave him the Archie Manning “Mr. Saint” award! I don’t know what it’s supposed to mean but I’m going to say he got it because he embodied the heart of the team with his positive attitude, support of his teammates, and his ability to play any position they threw him into!

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Coming in 2nd place in your first year of tackle football is something to be proud of! I sure do love to watch him play!

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Geaux Saints! Geaux Spencer!!

Raider Nation

What a season for this awesome group of 5th grade boys!!

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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!

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He also had at least 3 interceptions which were so exciting!

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Of course, being on the team with some of your best buds is the best part!

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The Raiders narrowly beat the Bill 7-6 in the final game of the season securing their place as Regular Season Champs!

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They got a bye in the first round of the playoffs and then took on the Cowboys in the second round.

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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!

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I’m so proud of my Raider and I sure do love to watch him play!

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Raider Nation!

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Who Dat?! What a season the Saints had! Spencer could not have had a better experience for his first year of tackle football! He worked hard, earned more playing time as the season went on, and proved himself at every game! I am so so proud of his hard work and hustle!!

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Spencer got to be team captain a few times and also earned player of the game twice!

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Spencer primarily played cornerback on defense and rarely let anyone get past his side. He made monster tackle after tackle and loved every second of it! He was also the backup QB for the year and got to go on on some big plays…like this end of game hail Mary pass! It wasn’t caught but it was a great pass!

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As the season went on, Spencer got to get in on more and more offensive plays. Whenever anyone would get injured, they threw Spencer in and he always took the opportunity to make something happen! I am so proud of how flexible he was to play any position asked – and to play it well! By the end of the season, it was obvious Spencer should be playing more QB and running back! They started giving him the ball and he had a handful of TDs by the season end!

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Playing at the high school stadium under the lights is pretty cool!

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Player of the game!

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They ended the regular season in second place. First round of the playoffs and they beat the Cowboys in a great game.

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Spencer got to be team captain again…

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and he showed up and showed out!! He scored an awesome TD  and would have had a second if there hadn’t been a holding call. It was an awesome game and Saints won 22-6!! Spencer played so well he even got player of the game! Whoop whoop!

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Second round of the playoffs and they faced the Packers. No problem for these guys though! Spencer showed up and showed out yet again scoring an awesome TD and great tackles on defense. He did have a fumble at the goal line but the Saints held the other team and pulled out a 14-0 victory!

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That win secured their trip to the Super Bowl! I am so proud of my Saint and how hard he has worked all season!!

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What a team, what a player!! Geaux Saints! Who Dat?!

Soccer Star

Samantha’s soccer season finally kicked off with her first game last weekend! They’ve been practicing for a few weeks but the first game kept getting delayed. These girls were ready to dominate on the field!

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Team name this year? The Narwhals! The Narwhals came to win and Samantha was leading the charge!!

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They get to have goalies this year and all the girls wanted a turn. Samantha played goalie for a quarter and quickly learned that playing goalie is not nearly as fun as it seems! Ha!

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She was ready to get back to running and kicking!

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We also had some special visitors to watch! The best!

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Love our soccer star and looking forward to a fun season!!

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Go Samantha! Go Narwhals!

More tennis

Maxwell has started doing team tennis at the club and had his first match on Sunday! He did so great and brought home two wins!! His first doubles match was with Robert and they played so well!

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He then played a doubles match with Clara and learned a lot about playing with challenging opponents. ha! One of the kids on the other team was quite a character! Maxwell held his own though and didn’t let it rattle him.

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I was so proud of my tennis player! Cannot wait to watch him play more! I’m also playing team tennis right now and am on a roll – haven’t lost a match yet! Woohoo! Hopefully a winning season ahead for me and Maxwell! I also love getting to win cardio tennis now and then still…

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Tennis is fun!