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Posted By Katie On December 20, 2011 5 Comments

4 Generations of Basketball Fans

Filed Under: Family Values, Small Town Sports Tagged With: family 5 Comments

On Saturday night, Hunter played in a “big town”, 85 miles from our home in a local civic center. “Big” refers that they have Wal-Mart and a McDonald’s, which allowed me to eat my first McRib in 20 years and drink an egg nog shake. More important than pop culture that I sometimes miss on the prairie, there was a big game with our big family gathered to watch.

It’s was easy drive for us as there is no snow and the weather is unseasonably warm. My parents and brothers drove down from the farm, bringing along my Grandpa Sonny. Uncle Jim and Colton came to watch. Nathan’s parents, Eldon and Carol drove separately from us and also attended.

Miss E debuting her new “short and cute” as she calls it hair style with an added sweat band accessory.

We were game ready and the girls were set to cheer on their big brother. Before the game started, my brother Joe excited for the game to start said “Let’s go!” and Miss E said, “Yes! Let’s go home!”
Games get long for the girls.

Miss A, age 2

 They kept themselves hydrated….

and entertained themselves by climbing the stairs in the civic center. Jim and Colton sat high in the bleachers so the girls had an end point to come visit. Nathan and I sat at the bottom of the bleachers for the other end point.

We had four generations of family sitting together. It hit me just ahead of the start of the game how unique and special it is for Hunter to have his 86 year old great-grandpa holding his 2 year old sister with generations in between all cheering for him.

Hunter told me ahead of the game he was nervous to have so many family members there watching him and that he prayed he would have a “break out” game. (Note: all fans were sitting on the opposite side of the gym and it was large gym. Therefore it looks very empty on the above picture!)

It was not a pretty game. It was a close game. Hunter did indeed have his “break out” game he had hoped and prayed for ahead of the game. He was aggressive and learned to play with some tough boys which led to an elbow to the mouth for Hunter. There was blood and a loose tooth. He has a history of hitting a wall with his teeth. He wasn’t wearing his mouth guard on Saturday night and now has promised he will in all practices and games. Nathan told him wearing his mouth guard is like wearing socks, you wear both every game.

Our boys won by ONE point in a shoot out at the end of the game, 75-74. It came down our team’s senior guard making two clutch free throws at the end of the game. Another teammate, #23 in the photo above had 27 points. Hunter scored 25 points with 12 rebounds (which we didn’t learn until yesterday by reading the local newspaper). As Hunter said, “it doesn’t matter to me if we don’t win.” But he did have a pretty wide smile when he read the online newspaper box score.
He is learning the ropes. He makes mistakes. He is an 8th grader that needs leadership and mentorship. But on Saturday night with four generations of family cheering him on he rose to the occasion…alongside his teammates and coaches. 
We were proud.

Four generations of basketball players and fans (missing from the photo, my dad and me)

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  1. TexWisGirl says

    December 20, 2011 at 5:26 pm

    really awesome, katie! i can only imagine how good that must feel to have so much family to share life with!

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  2. Colleen Cecil says

    December 20, 2011 at 5:56 pm

    The McRib, really? You may need a whole blog post on that. I have always been scared to try it. I’m more of a quarter pounder girl. Great post Katie!

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  3. Kirsti @Lovely LaLaLand says

    December 20, 2011 at 5:56 pm

    I have to say..this makes my heart hurt a little. And to think we used to be within walking distance. Wish we could’ve been there. I can’t wait to see him play on Thursday though!

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  4. Farmchick says

    December 21, 2011 at 1:44 am

    So wonderful for Hunter that he has such family support growing up.

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  5. Anonymous says

    December 22, 2011 at 3:48 am

    Could you send me the last picture with our whole family. I would like to have it as my facebook pic. Or maybe cut Elizabeth and I don’t think I have one with her.

    Robbie

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