Pro Bowl Weekend...AKA Jared's Birthday Weekend!

For Jared's 14th Birthday this year, he only asked for one thing. This was surprising because for Christmas all he asked for was $$ for golf clubs. Jared wanted to go to the Pro Bowl in Miami! So Jared and I took a quick trip down to Miami Sunday morning to attend the Pro Bowl Fan Plaza. There was a lot of stuff to participate in! Jared did the extra point kick and the football toss where he had to try and throw the ball into a net. We also waited in line for 30 minutes to do a field goal kick before the worker informed us at the end of the line that we had to have a wrist band! Somehow Jared was able to perform the extra point kick without a wristband, but not the field goal kick. We were also standing in line for autographs for about 30 minutes when we found out the line reached really far around the parking lot and that the wait was about 2 hours. Luckily, Jared decided we should do the other stuff instead! The Pro Bowl Game was awesome! We had a great time even though it was drizzling off and on the whole game. The AFC won 41-34. We didn't quite make it for the kickoff as parking was crazy! We were sitting in our seats at exactly the point where the first TD was scored. All in all, it was a great weekend and I sure hope Jared had a great B-day!

Us standing in line waiting to get an autograph...until we decided it was too long of a wait!

Jared wearing a Vikings jersey.

Jared and I standing in front of the Lombardi Trophy. The actual Super Bowl Trophy!!

think these things were made more for kids, so they could stand behind and not be seen quite so much.

Jared standing in front of exact replicas of all of the Super Bowl rings worn by the players.

Jared's favorite quote!

Me standing in front of a football used for the last Super Bowl that the Colts played in 3 years ago!

The Touch Pass where Jared threw a football and "tried" to get it in the net.

And by "tried," I meant he didn't quite make it!

Jared enjoying the game.

Our view from our seats.

Jared's favorite player, Adrian Peterson, right in the middle of the screen.

Peyton Manning (in the red) sitting next to a bad, bad person (Drew Brees, from the Saints) , getting interviewed during halftime.

One of the many pictures Jared took of the cheerleaders.

Almost every time a player made a great play, this is what we saw all around the stadium. They showed the player's eyes..the player who did the play. It really freaked Jared out!

The quarterback from Houston, Matt Schaub, receiving the MVP trophy after the game.

The NFL network guys getting ready to go on air.

After the game, Jared and I went down closer to the NFL broadcast booth to get a better view.

Jared at our hotel the day after the Pro Bowl.

Jared talked me into going to a golf store so he could spend some of his B-day money....spend it he did!

For lunch on Monday, we stopped and ate at The Pit BBQ restaurant. I've eaten there once before and it's soooo good!