Game 13

Game 13 was December 1 in Georgetown. The kids and I made the 3 hour trip and met Nanna and Uncle Mike at the game.




Addie and her friend Megan (her daddy is a coach too) found some shade laying on the bleachers.




Around the 3rd quarter Nanna took Addie and Brock to run off some energy under the bleachers. Megan joined them and so did Zoey (another coach's kid).




The game was a very exciting one, very back and forth as far as scoring goes. The mustangs were down by 5 with 2 minutes left and made some major profess moving the ball toward the end zone. The last play of the game was an incomplete pass in the end zone. It was a tough loss, but what a great season!  We loved cheering on the Mustangs this year and can't wait for next football season!

Game 12

Game 12 Here come the mighty Mustangs! The kids and I drove to Brenham to watch the Mustangs play Austin Bowie HS. Mom and Dad caravaned with us and we had a great time together at the game.

Coach T hard at work during the game.
 
The mustangs played hard and pulled out another (easy) victory! 31-7

Keri's former co worker Reed and his brother Mark came to the game. We know Reed from Anna and his brother and family live close to us in Houston and have become great friends!

Brock loves his Daddy!

Happy family celebrating the big win!

Playoffs round 1-bi district champs

The Mustangs rolled over Conroe HS 77-7. Dad and I went to the game while Mom stayed home with the (sick) kids. Thanks Mom! We enjoyed the cold game and loved watching the Mustangs in a big win! Bi district champs!

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Games 8, 9, 10

WIN!




WIN!




WIN!


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Game 7

Game 7 was a Saturday afternoon game. I'm so glad mom and dad could be there! We had a great time!



Papa and Doak watching the game.



Brock was content to play with cars under the seats of the stadium.



Addie loved reading the catalogues and magazines that Cookie brought.



Doak snacking!



After the game Keri always has our kids come over and congratulate his receivers and give them high fives. He's a great daddy and a great coach!



Mustangs were victorious again! 7-0

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Game 6

Game 6 was played against another team in our same school district. It was a very exciting, back and forth game and it reminded me of Abilene High vs. Cooper games back in my high school days!




The Baileys met us at the game and we loved having them there! Bill and Michelle were both such a help to me during the game and it meant so much to Keri to have them there.

Final score 55-35 Mustangs win again!

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Game 5

Game 5 was another Thursday night game. The kids and I packed up and drove 40 minutes away to the opponent's stadium. Since we've never lived in Houston before and I don't leave our 'bubble' of a suburb often, most game nights are a test of my driving skills. This night we got close to the stadium, even on the correct street, but there was no stadium. My GPS did me wrong. Thank goodness my phone also had GPS and got us to the game in time!




Once we got seated Brock pulled out his cars and got busy playing. He would go all the way down the open row to the person seated at that end, look at the person and smile, and come back to me. Repeat x 1,000




Doak is most entertained by food at the game. He knows I pack treats and junky food and I guess he is afraid Addie or Brock will steal his share. Most of his food is gone by halftime! I am trying to teach him the rules of the game, how points are scored, about penalties, etc. He's very interested in the game and I like having a buddy to watch the game with me.




Addie socializes with the other coaches' kids, reads, or plays with toys. One friend has a leap pad and all the kids love it!




After a mustang touchdown these balls were thrown up into the stands. A sweet man near us gave his to Brock. He loved it!




I have accepted that this season I will not make it through a game. We went down under the stands during the 3rd quarter and the kids had a blast playing with Brock's new ball, searching for bugs, and climbing on stuff.




It was easy for me to run up the ramp to see the score of the game every few minutes. I noticed the same man standing near the ramp and knew he was a coach-he had 'that look'. He was scouting (meaning our mustangs play his team later in the season and he wanted to see how we play). Just like I knew he was a coach, he immediately recognized that I must be a coach's wife.




He kept me posted on big plays and the score and was so helpful.




After the winning game Keri was one happy guy. He loves seeing us all after the game and the kids always run and tackle him or jump into his arms.




Flying Brock!




Sweet Addie and Daddy celebrating another mustang win!

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Mustangs are 4-0!

Doak is living football lately and wants to play in the backyard most days. Friday afternoon he put on his pads and helmet (both vintage and part of his bedroom decor) and his new cleats from Kiran and was ready to tackle someone.



Yes, that little boy on the left is who Doak wants to tackle! In order to save my baby from harm I usually am the recipient of the tackles.



After a late start due to a seatbelt not working in the truck, we finally made it to the game a few minutes late. I love this little boy, but he is SUCH a handful during games. I brought bags of popcorn from home for the kids and that kept him busy for a while. Once that was gone we moved on to suckers.



And in the fourth quarter he just couldn't be contained any longer. So we packed up our stuff and I let the kids run under the bleachers and tried to watch the game out of the corner of my eye.



It was a really close game, very back and forth. After the game Keri had Addie, Doak, and Brock come and tell his receivers good job. They played so hard!



They love to run on the field!




It's all Brock can talk about, 'run on field, football game' sweet boy



Happy smiles! 4-0 feels good!



So happy for another win. Final score was 24-21

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Mustang game 3

Rainy weather didn't keep us away from the Mustangs third game.



We came ready to cheer loud!



And wearing our red and black.



Cookie came in for the weekend and, since our varsity game was on a Thursday night, arrived early afternoon on Thursday.



The game was a check in the win column. But our hearts and minds were not on the game. Just hours before the game started we got a phone call that Keri's dad was in the hospital in Colorado. He drives a truck over the road and, after not feeling good for a day or two, he ended up flagging down help on the side of the road because he thought he was having a stroke or heart attack. During the game I was getting updates from the hospital from Keri's sister. Once at the hospital, Delbert had a seizure and was taken by care flight to a larger hospital in Denver. Keri and Amy flew out first thing Friday morning and were there to care for their dad until he was released on Tuesday. After testing was done it was discovered that it hadn't been a stroke or heart attack but was a hypertensive episode combined with brain swelling due to extremely high blood pressure. (It's called PRES) He is recovering at home now and is almost back to normal. We are so thankful for the couple that stopped to help Delbert, and that Keri and Amy were able to fly up. It's a Friday night we won't soon forget.

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Mustang game #2

Another mustang win!
38-28

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