The END!

Our invitational game...Everyone played....Alex got to be the official extra point holder. He was very nervous..but he did perfect. After the game he said "grandpa I kept saying to myself Alex you can do it Alex you can do it...and I DID IT!"

He got to call the play on the field. So for that single play Alex was the "acting QB"He told me he said

" Tomahawks DOWN........SET.........HUT"

The ball is then hiked to him he holds it and the kicker kicks it....( for those of you that dont know what goes on)

He did this twice in the game..the first one was perfect...the 2nd one the hiker snapped the ball over his head. new hiker! He also played offensive guard and defensive tackle the whole game.

He was so excited after the game .../we came home and ate canned spaghetti, rootbeer floats and homemade Grandma Terri coffee cake that Alex loves

Alex had a lot of family there

Stephanie and Payton showed up

His other grandma and grandpa showed up

Grandma Terri showed up with coffee cake

KK called from college before and after the game

and I was there of course!

Alex already wants to sign up for next year...we will do this Monday and then Thursday he starts wrestling

Im either nuts or dont have a life! and Ive never been known as nuts you do the math

holla...cya soon

Oh yea we won the game 28-0 and I forgot to mention the game was taped it will be televised ...dates to be determined!

Championship game ...finally

Well here we are...the championship game against Team 2 who has not lost in 2 years...... well 3 now...yep we lost 21 - 6...The score doesn't reflect how tight the game actually was..at half time the score was 8 -6......Alex was not there because he was on a family trip...but I called him and gave him the news......It was upsetting that we lost because as a team we were as good as they were...we just made a few bad plays...and with 4th graders and a running clock that doesn't take long for a game to get away from you.

Nevertheless it was a banner season we were undefeated all year! We got a huge trophy...and we play our invitational game next week under the lites and televised...We are going to crush St Susanna.

Holla

One More Week...and the fairy tale ends

Weds Practice before the Championship

Well another freezing night...Alex had a great practice even if he did say"Grandpa I cant feel my fingers " He was clearly very cold but he warmed up quickly after practice on the way to McDonald's

This was his last practice before the big game that he wont be at because hes going on a family vacation to Gatlinburg.

He did tell one of the assistant coaches that he wont make the game and the coach says " lets keep this a secret for a while Im not gonna tell the head coach just yet but have a nice trip we'll cya when you return and dont forget you will be our official holder at the invitational game"

So that's it Alex is officially done with the hard stuff hes off to vacation and will return after the championship game to play in the final game of the year "The invitational televised game' Its a BIG deal.

His football story is not totally over yet we have one more week ..........................................................and the Team still has to win the Big championship this week without Alex there...

I promised him I would call him at halftime and at the end of the game with all the details...It wont be the same without him there.

holla :(