Football Season

It's September and Johnny has started football. He came to me a few months ago and asked me if he could get in. I told him if he would be serious about it. He said he would. Now everyday, he comes to me and says, "Mom, why did you make me sign up?" I just laugh and say that it was his choice and he was going to go through with it. He goes to practice and decides he loves it! It is this way every day before practice and after. It is pretty funny!
Johnny is on Skyline's "B" team. This means that he is not on the team that the best players are on... I am actually glad that he isn't on the "A" team. He gets to play a lot, his teammates are wonderful and he has incredible coaches. I don't think it is that way on the "A" team.
This last week, Johnny's team played against Riverton. I don't know what they feed those boys there but OH MY HECK!!! These boys were huge! Johnny got up against number 98. This boy had to weigh almost 300lbs. Johnny is one of the bigger players on the team and he looked half the size of this boy. I was so proud of the team though. They scored a touchdown and only let the other team score three. I know that sounds funny but if you saw the size of these boys you would understand.
Riley Gilliland is the quarterback of the team. He is amazing! When I saw the boys that they were playing against, I thought, "I hope Laurie doesn't see this." Riley is not a big kid. He didn't let that get in his way. He took those boys on like they were nothing. He really is great!!!
We do have fun at the games. It is so fun having friends there. Zach and Eli Gilliland got together and ate ring pops and all other kinds of candy. They chased each other around. It is nice to be able to spend Saturdays with friends and football makes that possible.
Krissi and I took care of Clara. The game was during her nap time. She was not happy. We took her over to play with a couple of other babies. That kept her busy for three minutes. We finally took turns going to the car while she slept in her car seat. It was probably better that way. Watching the Riverton Boys against the Skyline Boys made me a nervous wreck. The good thing is... They SURVIVED!