Thursday, 8 August 2019: By the Bay then Green Bay

The electricity came back on somewhere about 3am.  Of course all the lights came back on and things started beeping everywhere.  Earlier in the night Lilly had come in to bed with Justin and me and she slept right through everything coming back on.  

Even though the electricity was on, we still needed to go to April's for breakfast.  And, even though the electricity was on, there was no work going on the breakwall today.  

Thankfully, the weather was all clear in time for the game this evening.  Erich found tickets for all of us for $30.  P
reseason and $30 tickets is only time we'd get to take an 8, 4 and 2 yr old.  THen I learned this was Holly's first Packer game too!

 

Pre-game warm up -- the stands were still rather empty

Brian Balaga, as right tackle, usually leads/blocks.  

But, this evening, returning to the locker room before kick-off, 

Aaron Rogers is in the front.

Holly and I pushed together to ensure we were there in time to see pre-game including watching the team enter the field from within the tunnel.  And, as expected, many of the starters didn’t start or even suit up.  We didn’t get to see Sternberger at all and minimal play by Kumrow early in the first quarter.  We learned later that Sternberger is in concussion protocol from a kluflufal during practice -- really bad form -- IMHO.  And, IMHO, Stenrberger and Kumrow are players to watch as they are "my guys."  I still haven't forgiven management for letting Jordy Nelson go -- grrr!

The kids lasted the WHOLE game. They were incredible.  Yet another piece of evidence that setting limits and expectations for kids pays off.

Finn might have needed his Nuk for the game but Lilly definitely had her groove on!

I am one cute kid!

Don't bother me with football when I have cotton candy!

The rosters are at 90 now.  They'll need to be down to 53 right before the season opener against the Bears.