DA BEARS!!!!!!!!!

Several months ago, I bought pre-season football tickets for Phil for Father's Day. The game? Denver Broncos verses the Chicago Bears. The Bears have been Phil's favorite team for quite some time, and thankfully Timothy shares his enthusiasm! It was a long wait from May until August 30, but it was worth it!

Timothy has his very own Urlacher jersey. He enjoys a friendly rivalry with some unnamed fans of the competition--hmmm, as in Packers, Vikings and of course the Broncos.

After attending the early service at church, we loaded the Yukon XL (less Savannah who had SO much fun hanging with the Sandberg family) and took off towards Denver for the Sunday night game.



Timothy could barely contain his excitement.


The stadium is in sight.

We met up with the Baldacci family (aka Bronco fans) and spent some time tailgating.

It started to sprinkle for a very brief time, so we huddled in the Baldacci vehicle.

Like father, like son.

Timothy and Collin practiced some passes in the parking lot.

......and we're off!

The parking area was about a mile away and you can see Elitch's and Cirque de Soleil in the background.

Family shot in front of Invesco Field.

Bears huddling up after warm-ups.

Family shot inside the stadium. The excitement was building!!

Our seats were REALLY high up, but the view was amazing. Phil looked like he was going to throw up for the first 10 minutes, but eventually acclimated to the height. Poor Timothy still has finger marks on his arm because Phil was sure he was going to fall all the way to the field.......

Here he is just lightly grasping onto Tim's hood.

Another view from our seats.

Here is a video of part of the National Anthem.

Once Timothy realized he wouldn't actually get to talk to Brian Urlacher, he decided to eat peanuts instead.

Right before the game, a team of skydivers dropped onto the field.

To say that there were feelings of animosity toward Jay Cutler #6 (formerly the Broncos quarterback, now the Bears quarterback) would be an extreme understatement. However, it was quite enjoyable to hear the booing and hissing cease when he connected with his receivers.

Some more sights and sounds from the game.