We just wrapped up Senior Week for football. A senior. Wow.
We had all kinds of fun surprises for the guys every day of the week. It was a lot of fun planning and making it happen...starting with last Sunday night when we (all of the senior's parents) decorated their lockers in the locker room.
Handmade penants for our guys..
I hung this in his locker...Mark & Riley as Senior Greyhounds...27 years apart...
I also made a special candy story for Riley's locker. I did something similar to this for Mark when we were in high school and he was on the team.
For the past few weeks i'd been buying different kinds of candy that i thought would work well with a football story. Then, i just put it all together like this...
It was a hit the next day when he found it in his locker. i had a lot of fun making it!
Each week 5 seniors give a speech to the entire team about their football experience and what being a greyhound means to them. This week was Riley's turn...so proud of him!
There were treats or dinners every night after practice.
And, surprises like pictures of their moms (and some dads) wearing their helmets (a senior week tradition!).
The week culminated with the big Friday night game against one of our biggest rivals. We lined up for pictures with our seniors and introductions in front of the stands. The boys gave their moms roses...
It was a rough game, but ended with a WIN for our greyhounds!
and celebrations with Riley's "brothers"...
and Katelyn & Griffin...
and PawPaw...
So proud of our senior and all the boys. I cannot believe how fast it's going by!
Next week will be our last home game of the regular season and it's being televised on ESPNU! These are exciting times!
Memories in the making here...
GO HOUNDS!!!
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