Final Game, Final Day

The final day of our visit here was packed with - you guessed it - football. The twins left early to get to their final regular season game which started at 9:30 AM. It was a home game played at the stadium at Benedictine University in Naperville. The game was another massacre, as the twins' team - the Patriots - scored early and often again. Here's another picture of Jordan kicking for a point-after-touchdown:

and a shot of the twins on the bench (#8 and #23):

Part of the festivities for the final game of the season - and being their homecoming game - all the players presented their moms with a corsage at halftime. Of course, Patty was the only mom that received 2 corsages - one from Brandon and one from Jordan:

The team played a great game for their finale. Brandon caught a pass and ran for about a 39 yard touchdown and Jordan was again the kicker for all kickoffs and played the outside on the defensive line. Brandon also played safety on the defense. The scoreboard at the end looked like this:

Yes, it ended at 40 - 0. Following the game, there was a luncheon/party for the team in the boxes that were above the playing field. It was a happy celebration for the whole team, coaching staff and parents:

It was also a happy ending to our visits at the boys football games. Except for the first game disappointment (loss) we had at the first game we saw Austin play, the teams were dominant and victorious. The boys have all worked hard all season and deserve all the accolades that I'm sure they will receive when it's all done following the playoffs. We will certainly be anxious to hear the reports about their playoff games. It is almost a guarantee that Austin will be a star player again next year and we hope that he stays healthy and continues to improve.

This morning is a little sad as everybody is back to normal for the work week and school week, and we are gathering up our things for our departure around 8:30 AM. It has been a wonderful visit and we are thankful to Patty and Mark for all their hospitality. The boys will all be missed, and we hope to see everybody again very soon. We will try to come through here again in less time than the 2 years or so that it took for us to come this time. We will be in LaGrange, IN, tonight, and depending on how long it takes to complete repairs on our fifth wheel, we will either be there a second night or head south toward Nashville.

So long from Naperville...