Football Season--Official Game #1

Friday, September 11th, was the first official home game of the season. 

I love it how the team runs out onto the field before the game.

Landon played defense again this game and didn't get to play as much as he would have liked.

You gotta hydrate.

Down to business.

Westlake was winning for most of the game so it was a wee bit stressful for us fans, but miraculously the Cavemen pulled it out in the end.

After the games (win or lose) the team always comes over and sings the school fight song to the student section.

The team all wore patriotic decals on their helmets for September 11th (and the middle of the field was painted to match this A).

My mom joined us for this game.

Football Season--Preseason Game #3

I promise this isn't turning into a football blog, but since it's so hard for me to go back and catch up I'm attempting to stay current.

Adam and Tess joined us for this game since they live near Brighton High School (Amy was out of town and Bella and Megan had other plans), but I didn't get a shot of them.

Friday September 4th was our last preseason game against Brighton. They have a gorgeous stadium and it was a beautiful, breezy evening with a tiny hint of Fall in the air.

Landon lost his spot on the Offensive Line and got moved to Nose Guard on Defense. He didn't know how much he'd get to play this game, but ended up playing quite a bit.

It's still a bit surreal for me to see him out there.

He amped up his intensity (as a result of losing his spot) and played harder than usual.

He held his own.

It was an exciting game, but sadly we lost by one point because of a missed extra point that hit the uprights.

Pocatello or Bust!

The football team had a tournament in Pocatello, Idaho on August 29th so we drove up there (about 3 hours) to see Landon play.

They played in this indoor stadium at Idaho State University, which turned out to be incredibly hot and muggy. We had sweat dripping down our backs just from watching the game. Ugh.

Our game was the top game of the day and we played the Highland Rams of Pocatello (they won State last year).

It was exciting to see Landon (#55) all suited up with his team.

 I love it when they run out with the Caveman club (bat type thing) and the school flags.

Landon plays Left Guard on Offense, so he has to protect the quarterback from the big defensive lineman of the other team.

Are rare shot of his face, since he's usually too far away to really see in detail.

Landon weighs 250, so that means the guy on him was even bigger!

Every time the other team would kick off they would send this dog out to retrieve the tee after the play. We'd never seen that happen before and found it quite endearing.

After being evenly matched most of the game they beat us 28-21. Our boys were crushed. This didn't count toward our regular season record though and they were a super tough team so we're hoping we're in good shape for this year's season.

Good game, good game, good game, good game.

Friday Night Lights--Caveman Style!!!

Friday August 21st was the first home game of the season (though it didn't count toward our record because it was an out-of-district team).

Landon started Varsity! We were so excited. We never saw tackle football as a real possibility for him (remember the years of flag football?) and didn't think starting Varsity was in his future either, but booya!

He's #55 and plays Left Guard on Offense.

He's got to hydrate.

Boom!

As a fundraiser the boosters had parents write a tribute to their son to be included in the home game programs, but I gave Landon the option of writing one to his teammates instead.

It was a fun game, especially because we won!

We love football season!

We surprised Landon with these customized shirts which we will be wearing all season.

Landon with a couple of his friends.