Tonight, our Packers scrimmaged the Steelers. Zach’s hand is really hurting but he played great! This is his week for playing running back and he was excited! I also got a Packers jersey so Zach and I can match! 🙂 Toward the end of the scrimmage, he had to ask the coach to put him […]
Happy Labor Day! today, we only had the boys with us during the Labor Day Parade! Sarah and Brittany marched with the Metea Marching Mustangs, and Kirstyn participated with Anderson’s Bookstore. Sarah and Brittany looked very professional as did the rest of the band! We caught Brittany at a moment of smiling which was kind-of
Tonight was the first home football game of the year and more importantly, the first marching band performance! The girls did a GREAT job! Their Elvis show is really coming together and they sound great! The group finally has enough band members that instead of doing a single file “MV” on the field, they are
Today, Zach got to scrimmage against his old football team from last year (the Broncos). They came over to our field to play and it was fun seeing all the coaches and players from last year. They have matured quite a bit as they don’t have as many kids who are brand new to football.
Tonight, Kirstyn had a few of her friends over for a back-to-school get together and they had a great time! They decorated cupcakes, played games, and watched a movie. They also had a fun time trying to scare Zach, Ben, and I, who pitched the tent out in the back yard and were having a
Today, Zach got his football jersey and his helmet stickers! He’s pretty excited, although he gets teased a little bit from the die-hard Bears fans on his team and in his class for liking the Packers. 🙂 While Zach and I were at football practice, Sarah and Angela were up at Metea at Senior College
Tonight we had a date night with some friends at a Kane County Cougars ball game. Angela found out that it was “Country Night.” with a band playing before the game, and fireworks to country music after the game. We had a great time! Unfortunately, the Cougars lost, but the music and the fireworks were
Football practices went much better this week. Zach really has enjoyed tackling. I like the way that things are run this year with the team. We have a green team and a gold team, and each gets a chance to play on each side of the ball. We also have a set number of QBs
Tonight we had the Anderson family over for dinner. They are good friends of ours and moved awhile back from Naperville to Long Island, NY. We miss having them here and I think they really miss being here too! 🙂 We had a great dinner of burgers, brats, chicken, and all kinds of stuff. Then
Today, Kirstyn, Zach, and Ben went to Phillips Park (and the Zoo) with Angela. They had a GREAT time playing in the park, getting wet, and really enjoying themselves. After getting worn out by all the playing at the zoo, Zach had his first football practice, with me as an assistant coach! We have a
Today was Angela’s 29th birthday! 🙂 We so many things going on that we really didn’t even have time to celebrate much, of which we feel really bad. We had a great day, though! Sarah was gone all day to a Marching Band leadership camp. They went canoeing down the fox river for a couple
Today kicked-off the official start of the St. Raphael Football season! Zach went to the first day of his “hitters” camp for the 1st and 2nd year players. He is very excited to be playing again this year, and I’m excited to be coaching him this year! The coach that he will have is an
