Emotional Weekend

This weekend was Hunter's end of the year football banquet for AYS & the All Star game.

Friday night we had the AYS Banquet at Woodland Hills.  It was the 2nd year it was there.  It's so weird to think that 20 years ago Rob and I attended prom in that same banquet hall.   This was a celebration of the football season but was sad for us because we have to move on from AYS.

Hunter & Coach Anthony Fox
Coach Anthony is a great guy.  He did not have a kid on the team and volunteered his time anyway.
He loved Hunter and it showed.  Thank you Coach Fox!

Izzie was so excited about the "huge Christmas tree"

 The BEST coaches in SYS

Mike Berg, Todd Roaten, Jason McKay, Darren Feathers, Clif Magowan, Anthony Fox,
Scott LaRusso

Tanner, Hunter, Logan & Reid

Amy & Izzie

Carter was so proud of his trophy

Jonah

Coach Scott giving his speech about the boys growing throughout the year.

Coach Scott announcing the All Stars

Beau & Hunter

 Hunter was awarded Offensive Player of the Year

  Logan was awarded Defensive Player of the Year

 Beau was awarded Lineman of the Year

Coach Scott presenting the Most Valuable Player Award

Hunter's face when he realized Coach Scott was talking about him

Coach Scott presenting Hunter with his trophy and his tooth

Hunter lost his tooth before a game and gave it to Coach Scott.  He held onto it and gave it back to him with his MVP trophy.

Giving his tooth back to mom

Peewees 2009

Juniors 2011

What a difference 3 years makes!!

Hunter & Coach Darren Peewees 2009

Hunter & Coach Darren Juniors 2011

The Feathers - one of my very favorite families

Hunter & "little brother" Hudson

Mamaw and Drandad we so proud of all their boys.  They wanted a picture with their boys and all their hardware.

Beau, Hunter, Caleb Nelson, Logan Feathers, Carter Berg

Boys will be boys

Hunter and Mawmaw (notice he is taller than her now)

Hunter and Logan (could be brothers separated at birth lol)

Logan, Kanon (Coach Scott's son) & Hunter

Silly sweet boys

Me & Amanda

We finished our season 8-2.  We did not win the championship but Hunter learned so many important life lessons this season.  Coach Scott is a great coach.  He taught Hunter perseverance through his own triumph this season, dedication, and determination.  His son played on the bantam team with Jonah & Carter.  He did not have a kid on the junior team but volunteered to coach our boys anyway.  He did so much more than volunteer.  He is very organized, dedicated & motivated to win!  It is very obvious he loves the game of football and his players.  We appreciate all Coach Scott did for Hunter and the Arlington Tigers.

Coach Scott & Hunter

We enjoyed the banquet and were so proud of Hunter.  We were told that nobody has every been given more than one award.  We are so thankful for the instruction he was given in his 3 years with AYS.

All Star Game

The All Star game was played at Cordova High School.  

Hunter putting on his All Star jersey

My All stars Huntman & Beau

Hunter was chosen to be one of the captains for the All Stars

I love this boy!

Beau, Eli, Hunter, Logan

Hunter & Coach Anthony

We won the game 39-6

Arlington All Stars

All Star Coaches, Players & Cheerleaders

The McKays

I wish Hunter could have these coaches again next year.

Hunter, Coach Scott & Logan

Proud momma & daddy

Hunter and Logan were so upset that football is over.  This is how I found them sitting.  They weren't even talking.

This weekend was bittersweet.  We were so proud of Hunter and the rest of the Arlington Tigers but sad that our time with AYS is over.   We feel very blessed that we have made some great lifelong friendships.  We love the Tigers!!   

Once a Tiger

Always a Tiger!!