Ethan was given an incredibly unique opportunity last Sunday to compete on the same field as some truly elite athletes. Keep in mind he was not competing at the same time as said elite athletes, but it was a tremendous opportunity. His team was at the top of their division in 6th grade this year. Because of their exceptional play, one of the parents reached out to the Colts and inquired about an exhibition. This led to something special.
We were given a chance to watch our boy play at Lucas Oil Stadium minutes after professional NFL players had played on the same turf. What was set in motion a couple months ago came to fruition as we (Aidan, Erica, myself, Chad, Andrea, mom and dad Melcher) were able to scream our lungs out as Ethan played in the stadium.
We were not only able to cheer Ethan on, but went to the slightly less exciting game that preceded it. The Colts battled hard to win an intra-divisional game against the Titans. This wasn't even the second most exciting thing that happened. We were very fortunate to get field passes which allowed us to go on the sidelines before the game. We were, literally, 20 feet from Robert Mathis (who is absolutely huge by the way). Chad and I couldn't help but comment about how fast these huge guys were. It was nothing short of mind blowing.
6. The boys made it on the jumbotron 30 seconds after we made it on the field.
7. We got to share this great experience with a great aunt and uncle to the boys. Thank you Andrea and Chad!
8. Grandpa and Grandma Melcher were able to be there and get excited with us. (Even if Grandma HAD to sit through a whole football game to get to the game she wanted to see!)
It was all super exciting. But this all came in a distant second to the pride our family felt being able to watch one of our own compete in a scrimmage after the game. We are so proud of Ethan and Aidan. All of the hard work they put in this year competing and cheering each other on. They are the consummate teammates. And we are so glad they are on our team.
Another amazing experience I could have never imagined being able to participate in even a single short year ago. Looking forward to everything else we will get to do as a family.
And there are some pretty big plans in the work. Stay tuned for what's still to come.
We were given a chance to watch our boy play at Lucas Oil Stadium minutes after professional NFL players had played on the same turf. What was set in motion a couple months ago came to fruition as we (Aidan, Erica, myself, Chad, Andrea, mom and dad Melcher) were able to scream our lungs out as Ethan played in the stadium.
We were not only able to cheer Ethan on, but went to the slightly less exciting game that preceded it. The Colts battled hard to win an intra-divisional game against the Titans. This wasn't even the second most exciting thing that happened. We were very fortunate to get field passes which allowed us to go on the sidelines before the game. We were, literally, 20 feet from Robert Mathis (who is absolutely huge by the way). Chad and I couldn't help but comment about how fast these huge guys were. It was nothing short of mind blowing.
The boys were the lucky ones. While we were on the field as a family before the game we saw:
1. Andrew Luck warming up
2. T.Y. Hilton stretching
3. Robert Mathis looking intimidating...just standing there
4. Jeff Saturday (whose autograph was gotten by the boys)
5. Trent Richardson (Erica and I saw the preseason game when he was on the Browns pre-trade, it was the second uniform I have seen him in this year).
1. Andrew Luck warming up
2. T.Y. Hilton stretching
3. Robert Mathis looking intimidating...just standing there
4. Jeff Saturday (whose autograph was gotten by the boys)
5. Trent Richardson (Erica and I saw the preseason game when he was on the Browns pre-trade, it was the second uniform I have seen him in this year).
7. We got to share this great experience with a great aunt and uncle to the boys. Thank you Andrea and Chad!
8. Grandpa and Grandma Melcher were able to be there and get excited with us. (Even if Grandma HAD to sit through a whole football game to get to the game she wanted to see!)
It was all super exciting. But this all came in a distant second to the pride our family felt being able to watch one of our own compete in a scrimmage after the game. We are so proud of Ethan and Aidan. All of the hard work they put in this year competing and cheering each other on. They are the consummate teammates. And we are so glad they are on our team.
Another amazing experience I could have never imagined being able to participate in even a single short year ago. Looking forward to everything else we will get to do as a family.
And there are some pretty big plans in the work. Stay tuned for what's still to come.
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