"Franchise"

Well...football season is officially over. We had a Pizza Party on Wednesday night to finish off a great season with a little fun! We packed way to many people into a room that was too small for us, to loud for most of us and at one point way too hot and then way to cold! But does that really matter when your there to support the greatest freshman football team in Boise?!!! Here are some pics from the night!

One of the mom's made this cake and put all the boys names on it! I was impressed! And the football was made out of a cookie! Each player got their piece of cake with their name on it!
Here is Jaxon getting his award from Coach Joe....bear with me as I brag for a moment. All of the coaches (7 total) split up the boys amongst themselves and gave them all nicknames which they presented at the party. It was so fun to hear about each kid and what they were like out on the field. So Jaxon was presented his award, Last, and by the head coach...Coach Joe. Coach Joe went on to tell everyone that he nick named Jaxon the "FRANCHISE" because after one of the games the head coach from the other team came over and asked Joe "who is #20?" And Coach Joe said "that's Jaxon". The other coach turned to Coach Joe and said "I'll give you 5 of my players for Jaxon." And Coach Joe just smiled and said "Never". So he named him "Franchise". Jay had to explain to Kenna on the way home that a franchise player is a player that the team will not trade to another because they are so valuable. What a tribute to how hard Jax worked this season! We are so proud of you Jax! And I cant wait till next year! GO COUGS!

Proud Mama!

What kid doesn't love getting a trophy AND a certificate with your new nick name on it!

Benny, Mitch and Jax

Mitch and Jax....friends for their whole lives!

Last team huddle....."On 3.....1, 2, 3...COUGARS!"

These are the practice jerseys that the kids got for next season....this was a HUGE hit!

Here's that special piece of cake I was telling you about....one kid said it tasted better because it had his name on it!

White Country!

Instead of making at trip to the Berry Patch (a pumpkin patch we have gone to the last 4 years) We decided to change things up a little. Michael & Ruthie White invited us over to be a part of their first pumpkin patch pickings with all of their grand kids. They planted a huge garden with all sorts of produce! The kids got to pull carrots & onions out of the ground, they picked corn, peppers, squash and pumpkins! It was obvious that my kids were not accustom to pulling food out of the ground and actually eating it, but they thought pulling it was fun! Michael gave me dried corn stalks for my front porch and the kids all picked their own pumpkins out to put on the porch too!

Who new an onion had such a cute white pom pom flower on top!

Huddy swinging under the big trees!
Here's where the corn stalks came from!
Carrot!
Jaxon found this tiny little watermelon that didn't quite grow like the rest.
What kid doesn't love climbing trees?
Here's Kenna learning that if the corn is ready to eat you will usually find a worm in the top of the corn husk........She was NOT thrilled about this!
Jax picking corn.
Michael had all the kids pick a number out of the basket to see who got to go in what order to pick their pumpkins. Here they are all lined up.
Kenna picking up her prized pumpkin!

Jaxon searching far and wide for the perfect pumpkin.

Its Huddy's turn....any thoughts on which one he will pick?.....
That's right folks....the GREEN one! And there was NO convincing him otherwise...but it was funny to see Michael try and convince him to pick an orange one.
Here they are...all13 kids...9 of them are the Whites grand kids...we just get to tag along...not like they really need anymore kids around! =)
It was a fun day! Thanks Michael and Ruthie for letting us join in on the fun!

Game day! This was the best game yet! The Cougars won 26 to 0 and it was action packed! My brother Chad took pictures and they turned out awesome! If you'd like to see the rest of them click here!

I'm going to be out of town for the next two games (sob, sob, SOB!) so on the way to Saturdays game I told Jaxon if he's gonna score PLEASE let it be today! =) (no pressure!) He laughed and said "I'm GOING to score today mom"! (not in an arrogant way, but in an "Id do it for you mom" kind of way) And sure enough....he had his first touchdown of the season and I was there to witness it, scream and holla for it, and praise God for it! I know it seems like a silly thing to ask for but I'm glad God gives us little pleasures like seeing my son score a touchdown! After the game he gave me a big hug and said "I got you your touchdown mom!". Then we talked about it the whole way home! I love football! My brother got his touch down in motion which makes it even more sweet! I told him he was free to score as many touchdowns as he could even if I wasn't there! =)

Game day: September 27th, 2008

Here come the Cougars! Its a little scary holding the banner when you have 20 crazed nine year olds running in your direction! I did all I could to not get my tootsies stepped on!
Proud Mama!
Fumble recover!!!! Way to go Jaxon! He recovered 2 fumbles in this game! I just think its so awesome that my brother got it on film...or memory card...whatever.
GO JAXON!
This is the beginning of the TD!
Jumping through a few guys.....
He finds a hole....
TOUCHDOWN! And the crowd goes wild....well at least his mother went wild!
Final score
Way to go Cougars! You Rock!

3 games in one post...I cant hardly keep up!

The Cougars are 1, 1 and 1! (1win, 1loss, 1tie)

The last 3 weeks have been electric! I tell you what...I LOVE football especially when my boy's playing! Here are some highlights from the last 3 games.

These pictures are of the posters we (we being some of the mom's of boys on the team) made for the players to run through at the beginning of the game. So fun! Took me back to the good ole' poster making days at IKE. I was in my element...notice my giant footballs...hee hee!

Game #1: Lost 13 to 7...great game!

Here come the Cougars! Cant you just hear the crowd cheering!

Here is Jay calling plays for the offense...he loves it!

Jaxon waiting to attack!

Game #2: Tie (0 to 0) Defensive game if I ever saw one.

I can hardly stay seated at these things! And I'm sure Steph and Joanne are tired of sitting by what they now call the megaphone...its not the first time in my life! =)
Here are the sisters cheering for the Cougars! I think next year they will for sure sign up and were Cougar colors to cheer!
Jaxon's not easy to take down!

So focused!

The intensity!!!!

Jaxon carrying the ball. Go #20!
After the game the parents make a tunnel and the boys run through it...we hoop and holla...you know how it goes!

Game #3: WIN!!! 7-0!!!!!

It was POURING down rain but that wont keep us from rooting on our favorite team....it did however mean a trip to Rite Aid to find umbrellas! Me, Steph & Joanne! We are 3 dedicated Mama's!
Half time under the only covering around!

Look at Jay in his rain gear! These boys were soaked to the bone!
After the game Jax & Jay pose in the mud that Jaxon was tackled in multiple times. But one of the times it seriously looked like Jaxon's helmet did a canon ball into the biggest mud puddle on the field. When he got up you could only see his big white smile shining through all the mud that covered his entire face! There was a huge chunk of mud stuck in his helmet and his white pants were now a nice shade of brown! Jay was laughing at him and all his buddies were cracking up too! He got the award for dirtiest player! It was awesome!
This is after coach Chris helped Jaxon clean up a tad.
After the game...trying to take wet clothes off isn't easy!
After Jaxon got cleaned up we headed over to one of the coaches, bosses "cabin" (14,000 square feet!) to watch BSU take down Oregon! It was a fun filled day to say the least!

Happy Birthday Mamo!

I just want to say Happy Birthday to my wonderful mom! I hope you were able to do a little celebrating since your day was so packed! I think its great that you were willing to give up your special day to make someone else's special day fabulous by using your decorating gift to beautify her wedding! I'm sure you enjoyed putting the pieces together to make everything gorgeous! You've always been excellent at the creative details! Wish we could have been with you to give you a big birthday hug! We send our love from Boise! Happy Day!

A swinging time!

This was just a fun video!