Annual Iowa Football Game and Finn's Weekend

Go Hawks Go!!

Grandpa Carrithers with the boys at the game.  Thankfully, the rain held off!

Exciting atmosphere!

Ms. McWilliams and the boys (see cool story below).  The older boy in the background is a former student of Ms McWilliams who is now a freshman in college at Iowa.  He went to the same elementary school where the big boys attend and came to say hello to his second grade teacher!

The boys and Ms McWilliams

Animated Aiden with Grandpa

Getting ready to head into the game

Finn's souvenir that the boys brought home for him

Enjoying ice cream while his brothers were gone!

Fall festival at the park

McDonald's (he got enough ketchup for his brothers even though they were not there!)

John and the three older boys made their annual trek to Iowa for a football game over the weekend.  It was homecoming weekend in Iowa and the Hawks played Illinois.  The boys love doing this trip with John and getting to see Tom and Charlene along with Grandma and Grandpa Carrithers.  It is a quick weekend, but lots of fun.  The Hawks managed to pull off a win and the weather stayed nice so it made the trip even more enjoyable.  Special thanks to Tom and Charlene for hosting everyone and to Grandma and Grandpa Carrithers for making the trip.

Ironically, Aiden's second grade teacher (Ms McWilliams) was also at the Iowa game.  She and Aiden figured out they were going to be at the same game over the weekend so she gave us her cell phone number and the boys met up with her after the game.  Ms McWilliams also taught both Luke and Liam in second grade.  She told me at orientation that in her 20+ years of teaching, she has only had one other family where she taught all FOUR kids.  I told her that if she can hold off retirement for another 3-4 years, then maybe we can be the the second family!  She is a wonderful teacher and an amazing person.  We are so blessed to have all three older boys in her class.

Meanwhile, although Finn and I missed being in Iowa for the football game and all the fun, we enjoyed a very low key weekend at home.  Most of Finn's day to day involves taking his brothers to and from hockey, basketball, sleepovers, school events, playdates, etc...So, for one weekend, we did only things for Finn and he thought it was pretty awesome.  We went to McDonalds, one of his favorite pizza places, had ice cream, visited the library for new books, went to a park and fall festival,  played with his friends in the neighborhood, and we didn't have to worry about any schedules.  We both enjoyed the weekend off!