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It may be the end of the Brett Favre era in Titletown, but for Brett and Favre Kinsaul of Palatka, Fla., life has just begun.
The twins’ parents, David and Emily Kinsaul, agreed when they married that they would name any sons after the legendary Packers’ quarterback. But they didn’t know they’d have twin boys the first time around. Or that Favre would retire days after their birth.
“I was hoping we’d have at least one year of him still playing,” David said. The twins were born Feb. 22. The Packers confirmed Favre’s retirement Tuesday.
“The last couple years it’s come up year after year, but this year everyone seemed to think he’d come back.”
Not that his retirement would have changed the Kinsauls’ plans to name any boys after his hero.
“Oh no, they’d still be named after him,” he said.
David Kinsaul is a relatively new member of the Favre fan club.
He grew up in Florida and moved to Madison in about 2000. He lived in Wisconsin for about three and a half years, and during that time didn’t consider himself much of a Packers fan. But when he moved to Houston, and then back to Florida in 2005, he discovered he had some green and gold in his blood after all.
“I missed it terribly,” he said. “There’s a whole culture up there, watching the games and being interested in the Packers. I just really missed it.
“And I loved watching Brett play. You could just really tell he loved the game, and he was fun to watch.”
Kinsaul and his wife subscribed to satellite TV so they could watch Packers games, and he started reading about the history of the Packers and Lambeau Field. When he and his wife discussed marriage, they agreed on the names Brett and Favre for boys. His wife isn’t a super fan, but adopted the Packers because of him, David Kinsaul said.
So when they found out they were expecting twins, the names were set. Brett Aaron was born at 7:55 a.m.; Favre Moses made his entrance at 7:56 a.m.
The names weren’t revealed to friends and family until the boys were born, David Kinsaul said.
“They were a little surprised,” he said. “They really liked the name Brett. They weren’t so sure about Favre.
“They didn’t have a problem with Favre personally, they just weren’t sure about that for a name. But now it’s grown on him.”
Kinsaul made sure Favre’s name is correctly spelled on the birth certificate and insurance papers. He hopes someday his sons might be football players like Favre.
Kinsaul never made it to Lambeau Field during his time in Wisconsin, but intends to bring the boys for a visit to the Packers’ holy ground when they’re older. And he plans to tell them plenty about their namesake.
“Brett is just so excellent at what he does, and yet he’s extremely human,” David Kinsaul said. “He’s had so many things he’s gone through personally and he’s still gone so far.”
It may be the end of the Brett Favre era in Titletown, but for Brett and Favre Kinsaul of Palatka, Fla., life has just begun.
The twins’ parents, David and Emily Kinsaul, agreed when they married that they would name any sons after the legendary Packers’ quarterback. But they didn’t know they’d have twin boys the first time around. Or that Favre would retire days after their birth.
“I was hoping we’d have at least one year of him still playing,” David said. The twins were born Feb. 22. The Packers confirmed Favre’s retirement Tuesday.
“The last couple years it’s come up year after year, but this year everyone seemed to think he’d come back.”
Not that his retirement would have changed the Kinsauls’ plans to name any boys after his hero.
“Oh no, they’d still be named after him,” he said.
David Kinsaul is a relatively new member of the Favre fan club.
He grew up in Florida and moved to Madison in about 2000. He lived in Wisconsin for about three and a half years, and during that time didn’t consider himself much of a Packers fan. But when he moved to Houston, and then back to Florida in 2005, he discovered he had some green and gold in his blood after all.
“I missed it terribly,” he said. “There’s a whole culture up there, watching the games and being interested in the Packers. I just really missed it.
“And I loved watching Brett play. You could just really tell he loved the game, and he was fun to watch.”
Kinsaul and his wife subscribed to satellite TV so they could watch Packers games, and he started reading about the history of the Packers and Lambeau Field. When he and his wife discussed marriage, they agreed on the names Brett and Favre for boys. His wife isn’t a super fan, but adopted the Packers because of him, David Kinsaul said.
So when they found out they were expecting twins, the names were set. Brett Aaron was born at 7:55 a.m.; Favre Moses made his entrance at 7:56 a.m.
The names weren’t revealed to friends and family until the boys were born, David Kinsaul said.
“They were a little surprised,” he said. “They really liked the name Brett. They weren’t so sure about Favre.
“They didn’t have a problem with Favre personally, they just weren’t sure about that for a name. But now it’s grown on him.”
Kinsaul made sure Favre’s name is correctly spelled on the birth certificate and insurance papers. He hopes someday his sons might be football players like Favre.
Kinsaul never made it to Lambeau Field during his time in Wisconsin, but intends to bring the boys for a visit to the Packers’ holy ground when they’re older. And he plans to tell them plenty about their namesake.
“Brett is just so excellent at what he does, and yet he’s extremely human,” David Kinsaul said. “He’s had so many things he’s gone through personally and he’s still gone so far.”
