Superbowl

Nolans football team has had a great season, and they were so excited to be heading to the Superbowl game.  Lindenwood university hosted all of the games that day.  Nolan was really excited to play on their field.  They had great practices all week preparing for the big game.  Nolan was worried about his kicking.  They had another kid try to kick in place of Nolan.  Nolan was a little sad to think about being replaced.  He got in some extra practice with JJ.  During the last practice of the week Nolan was kicking great.  The other kid wasn't even close so clearly Nolan was not going to be replaced.  We got to Lindenwood early so the boys could practice. It was a chilly day but not too bad, perfect for football.   I was thankful to not be sitting by myself for the game.  Garrett came, the Munsons came and Christy came with Tyler and Lainey.  It made me so happy to have friends and family there to support Nolan.  This was going to be a great game.  They were facing Holt, who they beat last year in the commissioner's cup game.  The boys would face a team who would challenge them for the first time all season.  It was a close game, and it took them a while to score. It made me nervous!  Nolan had a few plays get through his hands and he felt bad about that.  One resulted in a touchdown for Holt.  Nolan had the chance to kick when we did score.  His kick was no good, but the other team illegally tackled our center which resulted in a penalty.  We got to redo the play, and we chose to run the ball instead of kicking it.  They weren't successful but I was glad the pressure was off Nolan for that play.  It came down to the last few minutes of the game, and it was stressing me out.  Our boys played so well on both defense and offense.  We scored and it put us ahead by one point, but Holt still had the ball to end the game.  Our defense was amazing and didn't let them score.  Nolan pushed the player out of bounds the final play of the game to win the game for us.  It was so exciting!  We all went crazy.  What a season for the team, they were 9-0 and outscored their opponents 325-13.  It was such a fun game, and I was so proud of Nolan.  He had some great plays and tackled that really helped his team.  I hurried down to get some pictures of the team with the trophy.  Nolan was so cute and so excited!  It was fun to have JJ down on the field with the team.  He got some fun videos and pictures of them down there.  We took some pictures and then went to Canes with Christy, Tyler and Lainey for some late lunch.  It was such a great game and so fun to share that with the friends and family that came. I really have loved football this season.  Being able to watch both Nolan and Garrett have been a blast.  I have learned a lot about football but still have so much more to learn.  These days and special moments like the ones we had today will be things I will always remember!  Maybe not the exact plays and details but the feelings of happiness and excitement for Nolan and his team.