First Project Lemonade Activity!

We just had our first ever Project Lemonade/Mrs. Utah activity. I invited "Big Brothers Big Sisters" to come with me to a football practice at the University of Utah and watch the players practice. Afterward the players all came and signed anything the kids had brought for them to sign. We then got to play football on the field with some of the players. After that we got to get a tour of all of the football facilities and then watch a highlights film in one of the team training rooms. I can't possibly put into a blog how amazing this activity was. We had an incredible time.

Here are some of our group with a few of the football players.

Lincoln the climber.


We snapped a picture of the practice. I don't think you are technically supposed to do this...oh well we got one. Aren't we rebels!

The boys love USU and BYU. I was a little worried about what they were going to say when we were here since they call the "U" on the mountain the B Y "U". Hunter kept yelling BYU the entire time we were there and so did Lincoln. Coach Whittingham asked Palmer which team he cheered for to which I immediately cringed not wanting him to be offended. Palmer yells "Your team!" He didn't even know who they were, but he quickly learned and has been talking about the Utah Utes ever since. I think Josh is in trouble!

The boys have wanted to be football players for Halloween and after I bought their costumes, Lincoln decided that he wanted to be Spiderman. He has been bummed about the whole thing since I wasn't going to buy a new costume. I think after this experience he is excited to be a football player once again.

Hunter looked so small next to all of these huge guys!

The boys were checking out all of the signatures on their footballs. A funny thing was that we brought a Utah State football that we got at one of the games from a player. We were just planning on using it for the kids to play football afterward on the field. Josh had to have everything signed so there was a huge USU insignia on the side of it. The players were so cool about it and just laughed and signed it.

I can't even fully capture how amazing this activity was. They players were so great with all of the kids. They all crowded around them to sign their footballs, papers and shirts. We couldn't keep find Hunter and we found him in the middle of a circle of football players throwing the ball and giving them five. Josh and I couldn't stop saying how amazing this experience was!

Here I am with Louie Sakoda. He was so cool! He had me sign his jersey, wasn't expecting that one. But he was really nice to all of us. I don't know why I wasn't expecting them to be so great!

Here we all are with the head coach Kyle Whittingham. We were all so impressed with how nice he was. He really took time to talk to us and was so genuine. He actually saved Lincoln's life! Lincoln was sneaking up to where we had left the refreshments for the kids and he got in the way of a car. Kyle ran up to him and picked him up. I was so embarrassed, but grateful to him for helping Lincoln.

After we watched practice and got to talk to some of the players the kids got to play football on the field. Some of the guys stayed after to play with them. Serious moment in their lives!

Lincoln was just determined to climb everything in sight. I think he is part monkey.

This is the indoor football field. It is the length of an entire football field. It was huge!! The kids kept running up and down it. I couldn't believe their determination, since it wasn't a short run. They were very tired that night.

These players were practicing in the indoor field. They were so cute with the boys. I was so impressed with these football players!

These footballs are as big as the kids! We had the funnest time. I think Josh is going to have a tough time switching them back to BYU!