Football!

Will had his first game of the season today.  This is his second year playing, and it is amazing the difference a year can make. Last year he was one of the youngest on the team, and didn’t see that much playing time.  Today, he played both sides of the ball, nearly the whole game.  Even when he was supposed to be on the sidelines while another group was out, the head coach would yell for Brown to come in, because he is such an awesome blocker, and tackler.  On offense he plays center, not really the position you think of when you see Will, but he is the only kid who isn’t scared of the line men and can hold his blocks in order to keep his QB safe.  The best part is seeing him give everything out there and then get to reap the rewards of performing well.

While Will was fighting off this kid to reach the runner…

The rest of my crew were doing this.  I was grateful that we had a big thunderstorm roll through and gift us with these puddles, because I didn’t know how else to occupy them for two 40 minute halves.

Way to go #8!  You were awesome today!

Best Walk of the Summer

 

We took a lot of walks over the summer, but this one was probably the best.  The boys are back in school!  The first week went better than it usually does.  Their attitudes about it have been good, and even though they would deny this upside down and inside out, they seem to be happier now that they’ve gone back.  Overall, life got better around our house this week.  It may be better for some than others.

We may have lost the boys this week, but we gained our dad!  For two solid years Josh has had the pedal to the metal finishing his PhD, and now completing his 3rd year of medical school.  Finally, after all this time, some of the insane pressure he’s been under has been lifted, and he has more time to be at home.  I’m proud of him for getting through it, and accomplishing so much.  We welcome our daddy home!

It may sound crazy, but him being able to just sit and hold his sleeping daughter wouldn’t have been possible even a week ago, so it’s a real treat that he can now.  Even with all that time away, he hasn’t missed a beat. 

Here he is, running a baseball game in the front yard.  Never mind the rain, they were making up for lost time!

I, however, did mind the rain, so these pictures were snapped through the sliver between trees from the front door.  Don’t judge me for not jumping in—while he has been working for two straight years someone had to constantly be with these stinkin’ kids!  I’m happy to make room for him.