So last night, I capped off a perfect 4th of July holiday weekend by making my annual visit to the ball park to catch a Saints game.
Usually, I drop the family off and then have three nice peaceful hours of quiet all to my self. Sigh. That’s the real reason I’m such a huge fan of the game. But… last night I needed to see my Mini Fan in action.
As some of you may have read before, Cole took to following around the St. Paul Saints Super Fan around last year, copying his outfit and basically imitating everything he did. Turned out, Super Fan loves having a Mini Fan around, and so, the duo was born.
Last night was Super Fan night at the Saints, and Super Fan presented Cole with a brand spanking new Mini Fan matching shirt. In the past, Cole just wrote the words "Mini Fan" on a white tee with a Sharpie. But no more. He has never looked more official.
One of the great things about Saints’ games is that the ball park is a "No Wave Zone". You are not allowed to do the Wave at a Saints game. Instead, you do the Roller Coaster with Super Fan. He comes around (with Mini in tow) and tells the crowd exactly how it’s going to go down. Everyone lifts their hands in the air, then brings them down to their laps, and says, "CLICK!" Then, everyone follows Super Fan’s lead as he says, "Tick. Tick. Tick. Tick." as if the roller coaster is making it’s way up a really big assed hill. Then, at the top, Super and Mini Fans throw their hands up in the air to simulate the coaster on its way down, and the crowd follows.
But before the crowd is allowed to start, Super Fan asks Mini to measure the crowd to see if they’re tall enough for the ride:
(Notice the tiny little yardstick Mini is holding? Nice.)
Then it looks a bit like this:
If Super and Mini lean to one side, so does the crowd.
They usually just do section by section, but last night, being Super Fan night, was special. Super and Mini went out to the field to lead the entire stadium in one ginormous roller coaster ride.
Followed by what is possibly my favorite part of Super and Mini’s whole shtick: Mini Fan throws up after each ride.
I just couldn’t be any prouder of the fact that I gave birth to the Mini Fan. Seriously.
Allison says
OMG, that is the funniest thing I think I’ve ever read. I am crying here. You should be proud of that fella. Scary, that is.
courtney says
this is the best thing ever!!! How cool is your kiddo…I esp love it when he pukes after the roller coaster! You should be such a proud mother!!!
Have a great week!
Mary Lib says
that is too cool – and takes such courage to be in front of all those people. You should be proud ! and so should he!
Have a wonderful week!
Pam says
What a kick in the pants!!!!! You must be one proud mama.
Peggy says
you made my morning! Too cute!
Sara says
Too fun! I can’t believe you would want to miss that each and every game! (ha!) That is too cool–the photos rocked too! I see a page coming…
:)Enjoy your day!
Jenell says
I just love that kid of yours. What a great story and how fun was Super Fan night!!! Great pics, too! I bet Cole was absolutely thrilled to get his own Mini Fan shirt. How cool is Cole!
🙂
Heather B says
I was hoping that mini fan was coming back this year. I am so excited for Cole. What an amazing experience.
Christine Villacarlos says
LOL Cathy! your Mini Fan looks so cute, erhm, cool as always! What a proud momma moment!
Q: how fast did you have to move from spot to spot just to get those shots? 😀
purplejamie says
How COOL is he?
You must be so proud.
ROLMAO
Leigh Ann says
He is awesome! Thanks for the laugh to start my Monday.
Kat (Lovebug Kat) says
that is beyond cool!
I love how you captured it all in photos for him too, awesome!
Lucky Mini Fan
Lisa says
I was just wondering the other day if Cole was still aka Mini Fan. You have one extraordinary little guy and I can only imagine where he will take his future.
Jennifer Miles says
So. Freaking. Awesome! The fact that Cole pantomimes throwing up after the ride is priceless.
Brenda B says
What an absolutely fabulous boy you have there. A born entertainer. Those pictures will be favorites for years to come!
BTW, bite your tongue, George Michael is not gay, he just hasn’t met you or me yet 😉 I can’t believe he came anywhere close and you didn’t get a ticket!
tammy b says
oh. my freakin. god.
that is the funniest thing i’ve seen in a long time.
thanks for a great start to my day.
lisamcg says
This is hilarious.
What a great memory for you guys.
What a great kid!
Diane says
The throwing up at the end: Priceless.
Melissa says
What a cool KID!!! GO COLE!!!
Debbie says
You should be proud. Incredibly proud. This is just delightful!
sara says
Ok, I’m not saying this to be a smartass… that is SO FREAKING COOL!!!! Honest to God, tell Cole I totally want to be him when I grow up.
http://www.gitzengirl.blogspot.com
(Cathy… is it ok if I add you to the blogroll on my site? Just wanted to check and make sure before I did it)
Allison says
that kid. so cool. I want to be like Cole when I grow up!
TracyB says
Ok Cathy I think you’re a riot and it’s now obvious that it is hereditery and you’ve passed it onto your son. What a cool experience for him.
juliem says
Okay, how totally cool is it that your son has the confidence and humor to do this so well. What a kid, seriously awesome. 🙂
Las Vegas Grandma says
I mean how cool is that grandkid? Pictures are great too. Good job Cathy
Kristin says
OMG – I just love your Mini Super Fan! 🙂
katie scott says
That is awesome! Such POWER! Totally cool. I think I’ll have to take my little Mackey boy to a Rays game sometime soon – last year we went & they had him do the Jimmy Buffet Fins to the Right Fins to the Left dance, a brief but super fun moment of glory. The mini fan thing is totally great; Cole might turn out to be a rockstar after all since he’s already comfortable in front of big crowds!
Mary says
how cool is that…some of these local sports are the best venues for kids! and parents’ wallets, too! what fun!
BethW says
In my old age I’ve gotten positively maudlin over having no girls in my life-and than I see something like this and I remember why I am totally and hopelessly in love with little boys.
mary says
Too bad Cole’s so shy……but seriously, what an awesome memory for a kid to have!
Judy in Carefree says
He’ll be a big star some day even if he’s just a mini one now!
Karen B says
How cool!!!
sara (soupdog) says
I have lived in MN all of my 35 years, and am finally making it to my first Saints game later this month. I am waiting in anticipation of roller coaster waves with the mini-fan!! How very cool it is to have mini-fan as your son…roller-rocking cool that is!
Kim says
Can I be proud too?I totally love everything about this:)
Kristina says
Too cool and wonderful memories!!!!!
Thanks for sharing!
sue Treiber says
that is maybe the coolest thing a kid will ever get to do!
I love the last photo. Love iT!
Lietje says
Cathy, Cathyyyyyyyy
come back to earth !!!!!
really, really, really enjoyed your blog today.
Next year the same routine ???? and then the same shorts?????
Stephanie T. says
OMG! Barfing at the end was too damn funny!
Hubs lead a cheering section in high school:
Nut and bolts!
Nuts and bolts!
We…got…screwed!!
(not too long after that they told him and his buddies to please shut up)
Stephanie T. says
…oh I forgot to mention…that was the END of his career in cheerleading 🙂
Melissa says
OMG that is so stinking cute that I can hardly stand it!!
Teresa says
Wow..this is crazy! You got a handful there sister! He’s going to be something else! Congratulations!!!
D@nielle says
After going to my first ever “big guys” game yesterday and being totally excited by the games, Watching Chinese Taipei beat the Dutch team and USA beating Cuba over here at the Dutch Harlem Baseball Week, and being a mom of 2 little boys (peanutball players) I totally get this ! He looks so cute ! Can’t wait to see this scrapped !
Heather H. says
LOVE THIS! We were at a game a few weeks ago and I was hoping to see Super and Mini Fan but it wasn’t the right day 🙁 And we only stayed till the 3rd inning anyway since my son (2 yrs old) started telling us it was bedtime!
Kelly Byrom says
this kid is cool beyond his years
jen says
Your son is one cool kid. 🙂
Jennifer says
That is so great! Now, that is a memory! I love the schtick, throwing up at the end…pure genius…LOL
Neen says
OK so that is the coolest thing I’ve seen! Hahahha… what a super cool lil dude!
k8 says
How very cool – to fulfull your aspirations at such a young age. Every game must have him beside himself with excitement. I am envious of his passion……..
k8
Denise says
Who needs college when you can grow up to be Super Fan? I think Cole’s future is set!
lynn whelan says
That is SO cool. As if you weren’t already famous enough. It’s as though fame (and fortune) follows every aspect of your life. You best be tellin’ Dan and Aiden to step up to the plate (and that wasn’t even supposed to be a play on words!).
Ali says
Seriously. I love that dude.
Jesica says
This is SO cool. Not a long time reader — about a month or so and first time commenter. But I just had to say I love your family. Your son has a lot of personality. This just made my day.
Mini Fan is so cool! 🙂
Thanks for sharing!
Karen says
How much fun is Super Fan? Love the new banner also.
Penelope Pitstop says
Cole is a comic genious.
Maureen says
How fun is that? For everyone. Don’t ya just love America? And Baseball. You go Cole!
Erin H. says
ROTFLMAO…….OMG that is tooooo funny!!! I’m dying here…….YOU MUST be a proud mom!!! lol
Kate says
I haven’t been to a Saints game in years but I just might have to take my kids and go see this. Too funny.
Ann says
Cole – you are just the coolest kid EVER! I am 31 years old and still haven’t truly learned to just do what makes me happy — what *I* think is cool or fun, instead of what everyone else is doing. GOOD FOR YOU – you have learned to BE YOURSELF at such a young age. You must have the coolest parents ever, because that is a really hard thing to learn in life. Be cool, kid… oh wait, you already are!
Lisa says
And who is the pretty lady in pink?
Karen says
I’m not sure I’ve ever laughed so hard at a blog post. Cole is priceless!! You are one lucky mommy!
Jan says
Anyone else get the feeling that one day they’ll be voting for Coleman Zielske for President?
Rhonda Price says
That just cracks me up. He is so cool and adorable. Be proud, CZ, be proud.
houston says
What a cool kid!
jenn says
that seriously rocks!!!! hehe AWESOME!!!
Shirley Guzzi says
You crack me up! What FUN it is reading your blog!! And your son sure has grown up since I met him at CKU Minneapolis. What a great family of extroverts you guys are — keep having FUN!
Sharon F. says
wow, what a great memory for Cole. And the wonderful photos to show his own kids some day. Priceless.
diane says
OMG Cathy… this is so funny. As an aussie sports fan I love this story. I have 3 and 4 year old daughters that love to cheer the local rugby league team. Love it when kids get into supporting a local sports team!
Jill says
Oh my gosh. Cole is the MAN!
Marsha says
How super-cute is Cole? This is fantastic…that last photo looks very “I’m the king of the world!!”
Julie Mitchell from Canada says
That’s great! How did he meet up with the Super Fan? I absolutely LOVE this!
Teresa G. says
These are the mommy moments that we all wait for. My mom said to me one day, that being a mom is a lot of work and that every once in a while you get a pay day like graduation from high school, when they get married. Those are your pay days. Well, I think you just got a HUGE PAY DAY!!!
You should be so proud!
tara says
oh my goodness. this would never ever happen in socal. i love the midwest.
lisa says
That is awesome! And for some reason, it has also made me weepy. Go figure….
Wendy in MD says
This is so unbelievably cool! The story and photos brought tears to my eyes. 🙂
Anita says
How. Friggin. Hilarious!
kristie says
it’s all kinds of awesome!
Morag says
OMG… if I ever thought I was missing out on not being a mother I THINK you just confirmed my worse fears 😉 I just about peed my pants looking at those absolutely adorable life affirming photos! Thank you for sharing!
Liz says
Okay… seriously, this is hilarious! I love the throwing up part 🙂
I wish you would have had video of the rollercoaster part, lol.
Sarah says
OK, so I already thought that YOU ROCK, but now I think your kid rocks, too! Thanks for sharing… you tell a great story! What an amazingly interesting life you live!
Jen G says
freakin’ hysterical. holy crap – even I would attend a game to see that… though I don’t guess MSF will be coming to see the Giants anytime soon…
😉
Jen
Melanie says
Can’t wait to get to the Saints game to see mini super fan!
LisaW says
Stop it! I have a weak bladder!! That is seriously funny – too cool and too much fun. The pictures just make the story!
kass says
that throwing up photo made me laugh out loud literally. that’s a classic – blow it up big for his 21st birthday.
you’re friggen hilarious.
Gill says
that is the coolest story eva, go mini fan!
Tammy says
I think you have an actor on your hands! Get that boy into drama! Dan must be so proud! He is cute, you are lucky he is such a ham. And I’ll bet that that has been on the news…maybe in your area?!
Alison Beachem says
You should be totally proud. That is amazing that he is mini super fan and so hilarious about the throwing up part. OMG, I would go to a saint game just to see that! That is rad.
Lori N says
Go Mini Fan! (Love the barf bit)
Jes says
that is so freakin awesome!! seriously would have loved to be there, it looks like so much fun!!
alisa spear says
I don’t think I ever comment- I am just a lurker-(sorry!)
But this, was just too much.
I love it- It made my day!
stacey r says
It is so damn hilarious that Cole does that. He rocks. I’d be a proud mama too. And I think the fake puking would be my favorite part too. What a cool kid you have there.
Julie says
I went with friends and my 2.5 year old daughter to a game about 3 weeks ago and it occurred to me that we might see mini super fan. Unfortunately we didn’t, our area was treated to the scary “Timber” a lumberjack dressed guy with a red pleather ski mask (which looks like it was bought at a sex shop) who by virtue of only just standing in front of you in a position much like Dudley Do-Right was scaring three 2 year old toddler girls and thirty something and up drunk and sober adults alike.
I say, down with Timber and hooray for mini super fan. Hope we can catch him at a future Saints game.
Ann says
That is frickin’ AWESOME!!! 😀
Jessica Nelson says
I love this! Being a MN native, I love Saints games and I feel so priviledged to now know where ‘mini fan’ comes from 🙂
chanelD says
That was way too cute!
Great Photos!
ChanelD
Charity says
ROFLMAO — and just what I needed today. Your Cole…what a kid!!