Brian Bennett

16 years ago (last night) the Mighty Mary Sol came into our lives. She was two weeks late, foreshadowing the fact that she would be late the rest of her life. Feisty from the jump, stubborn from the get go - Thank God the lord blessed her with a humor and a smile that makes you want to be around her all the time. She's our middle kid. Our tough little rock - she'll knock your lights out on the field or with her wit. She does all of this while playing the part of a book nerd whose a really kind human - with an admirable sense of herself, her family and her roots.

Mary Sol was born in Chicago, on a Monday Night in 2010, Jen's water broke not long before MNF kick off of the Bears vs Packers. You could imagine my stress. (About the baby...not the game...how dare you think other wise???) Luckily, Hester returned a punt 60 yard and the Bears kicked a game winning FG - all while we watched the game from the hospital bed. Jen gave birth to her one hour after the Bears won. Holy Sweetness. No wonder Sol's first soccer number was 34.

To take Sol into Chicago last night for MNF for her 16th birthday (she asked for it...I swear) and to watch a 3rd string QB beat the big bad Eagles...all of it tells us there's so much more magic, that Mary Sol has left to share with us all.

love ya mary sol - keep going