KICK OFF

our day today was filled with football scrimmages



although we have been practicing for a few weeks
today was the REAL kick off

we started out with ben

he scrimmaged against 3 different teams
AND
what was most exciting ...
for him ... but made me most nervous
he spent half of the game at QUARTERBACK!!



to hear his little voice making the calls
and to see him starting the plays
is REALLY fun
but it also makes me SO nervous!!


#1 goal is for him to have fun
but of course i also want to see him do well
AND
hopefully not get hurt in the process :)

i feel like at QB
he will definitely have a TON of fun
BUT
the pressure to do well is SO much greater
and now he is the target ;)
SO
my need for anti anxiety meds may greatly increase as the season progresses ;)

thankfully ...
today went really well
he did great for his first time
ben even got his first paw print sticker for his helmet
to show that he made good plays and had a good game

it made me SUPER excited for the rest of the season.

and also excited to watch drew!!
his scrimmages began immediately as ben's ended

drew is on the same team as last year
16 of the 18 boys are returning
and they are coming out of the gate strong

drew is on the offensive line



a big offensive line

these 'little 5th graders'
seem so big and so old
as they walk up to the line
confident
ready to go
and
working so well together
i LOVE it!
each time they do it
my heart just melts



drew has come a long way with learning his position
and how to use his size



he helped his team have a great first scrimmage
then ended up sitting with them halfway through the 2nd scrimmage
because the coaches for the other team
decided we were 'hitting too hard' ?! and pulled their players
in 5th grade football?? really??

thankfully we ended with a fun 3rd scrimmage



i'm looking forward to an exciting lions season as well!

both boys had a GREAT kick off to their season
up until today i wasn't looking forward to football
football means that fall is really here
fall being here means school is ready to start
school starting means it is going to get cold
and we all know i don't like cold.
BUT
i do live in minnesota, afterall
and
after seeing their teams today
and seeing how excited they were
i will suck it up
because it's time
and really ...
i'm excited too!