Thursday, August 11, 2011

Training Camp

Shaun is one happy dude this week. He got to visit Vikings Training Camp with Evie on Monday. I keep trying to convince him that he should blog things himself, but no suck luck, so you'll have to hear about his time second hand from me :-)

Shaun and Evie just arriving at camp
On Monday he and Evie woke up at 5 am to pick up John and Dan and make the drive to Mankato. They were among the first people to arrive expecting a very busy day since it was running back autograph day. While waiting in line Evie and Shaun practiced hiking the ball, going long and catching footballs much to the amusement of those around them. Evie's not quite ready for the pros, lol.

Rockin the helmet
So many people tend to want Adrian Peterson's autograph that they have to run a lottery program for those who are interested in meeting him. Evie was the lucky one this year who drew a Peterson ticket! Since Shaun already has a Peterson autograph, and Dan helped us the other week when we needed our lawn mowed, Evie gave her ticket to Dan. As thanks, Dan got Evie her very own Viking helmet!

There was a break between arriving and the opening of autograph signing so they, of course, went to watch the team practice. During one part of special teams practice Jaymar Johnson, WR, missed a punt. Our darling daughter yelled at him "You missed it!" just in case he hadn't realized.

The day ended with her receiving an autograph from Toby Gerhart and a 2 hour nap in the car on the ride home.

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