Wrapping up the Rookie Season

It's a wrap! Connor and his Texans played their little hearts out this season and earned 3rd place out of the 8 teams in the rookie division. It was tough for them to lose out to the top teams again this year -- the Mighty Dolphins and Saints -- but they played so great and it was another awesome season of fun, family, and football for everyone.

The entire Texan team and cheer squad.

Not to be left out, Kaitlynn had an awesome season as well and we enjoyed every second of her cheer experience. She learned SO much about being a part of a team, persevering through various obstacles (weather!), and most of all, the joys of performing on the sidelines and field. She did AWESOME!!

Here are the kids' official photos from their season on the 2014 Rookie Division Houston Texans.

Since our Rookie Texans ended up in the semi-finals, our players were able to attend the "Super Bowl" of the season, called the Turf Bowl, at the huge Rhodes Stadium in Katy where everyone was presented with their semi-finalist trophy. The boys' names are called out over the loud speaker and they get to run across the field and be recognized. Such a neat honor for these guys! And even better, the cheerleaders were recognized in the same way! Oh my, Kaitlynn was overjoyed when she got her trophy -- ecstatic doesn't even begin to describe it!! There's just nothing like a trophy to get the kids excited and feeling proud of themselves for such a great season.

I took a video of Kaitlynn receiving her trophy and just had to share. She was just so cute, shaking her pom-poms as she ran across the field to get her trophy, and then lining up with the team for photos. She stood back and stared at her trophy in pure AWE, and then she started twirling around with it! I chuckled when I watched this back, hilarious!





Kaitlynn's cheer squad performed their Hello Cheer before the Turf Bowl game, and then they also performed at halftime with the other semi-finalist cheer squad. They danced a routine to the Prince song "1999", which is why they were wearing 80's accessories like the leg warmers and neon-colored bracelets. The dance was really cute and Kaitlynn did great; unfortunately I can't share the video because apparently the song is copyrighted content and YouTube won't play it, ha! Here's a photo of the girls on the sidelines before the game and a video of their Hello Cheer. Parents weren't allowed on the field or the sidelines, so these girls did it all on their own with just their cheer coach by their side!

Prior to the Turf Bowl, our team participated in the semi-final game versus the Eagles, and I had a chance to take some last game photos and videos of Kaitlynn's cheerleading. These were my favorite of the season, including their precious dance to Iggy Azalea's I'm So Fancy.

We are SO proud of our Rookie Texan and our Rookie Cheerleader for their awesome performance in the 2014 season. The memories we've made are priceless, and we already can't wait for next season! Go Texans!!