Saturday Morning Football

Yesterday was the last football game. I'm going to miss it! I won't miss the cold though. It was so cold yesterday I hardly took any pictures at all. I didn't want to pull my hand out of my pocket! The cold actually hurt. I'm so not looking forward to winter.

Anyway, it didn't matter that I didn't take many pictures because I hadn't blogged last weeks yet! So I still have plenty to share ;)

 I love Brandon's smile here. He loves this game so much.

 He caught it just as I snapped. Great timing cause right after, I nearly dropped my camera cheering!

 He's a little flag-puller ;)

 Nick's smile. I love capturing how much fun they're having out there. Even in the bitter, freezing cold. They love it.

We're already planning for next year. I can't wait!

Saturday Morning Football

It was another great football morning for our guys! The weather was so very fall-like too. Plus we weren't getting blown away with crazy wind! Chilly, but not too bad, and beautiful :)

Brandon was first (his team always goes first) and they won! This was their first win of the season and those boys were so excited! Me too! I'm a big supporter of playing for the fun of it but it's so hard to get crushed week after week and still enjoy yourself ;)

 I love this picture. Brandon was quarterback for a quarter!

Brandon's team won by one point in the very last second of the game. Talk about a nail-biter!

Nick was up next.

He played center.

 His team also won by one point :) What a great morning!

Two more games. I'm going to miss these mornings.

Saturday Morning Football

It was really hard to get up this morning. I'm drained. I practically had to drag the kids out of bed too. And we got to bed at a normal time! I'm blaming it on a busy week and too much sugar lately. Pumpkin bread might sound healthy but you might as well have a big, frosted cupcake! Good grief...

Anyway, Brandon's team is always first which means we leave here at 8am every Saturday. Ugh.

Brandon's team is really struggling. There are only two teams in his age group and they are supposedly divided according to skill level, but Brandon's team loses every game. And not just lose...they get annihilated. It's so bad that last week the coaches of the teams got together and swapped out two players. The coach on Brandon's team was always playing his own son and quarterback and the boy threw one interception after another. Someone must have said something to him about his nepotism because his son got traded to the other team. I wish it had been Brandon. They lost again this week.

The teams in Nick's age group are more evenly skilled. They win some, they lose some. Today, they won :)

Hiking the ball:

I love Nick's face in this one as he goes for the flag!

 I caught him leaning into the wind more than once...such a funny boy!

And who ordered this wind?!? It was crazy windy out there this morning! This guy is actually holding down the inflatable tunnel the teams run through:

 When he walked away the tunnel lifted right off the ground many times threatening to blow away, then it did this:

 Yep, it just collapsed! And this is poor Megan:

 She was completely covered in that blanket most of the game. We were freezing! We had an hour to wait from the time Brandon's game ended and Nick's began so we warmed up in the car and when Nick's game played out Megan and Brandon watched from the car (we can park nearly on the sidelines) while I stood closer to cheer and snap pics of our little guy :) We're all hoping next week is warmer and NOT WINDY!

Saturday Morning Football

It was a football weekend around here! Brandon and Nicholas had their first flag football games of the season Saturday morning and we all had a great time!

Megan still has a couple of soccer games which are at the same time so I wasn't planning on being able to see their first couple of games, but she had a bit of a sore throat (everyone has some sinus stuff going on right now) and didn't feel like playing so we decided to bundle up and watch the boys!

And I do mean bundle up:

It was chilly! And the wind...brrrr! But we were happy to be out there. I love the location of the church that hosts their Upward football. It's a gorgeous drive!

Praying before the games. I love Upward!

Brandon was up first.

 Then it was Nick's turn.

They both looked good out there and had a really good time! Looking forward to a football-filled fall :)

Last Game of the Season

It was freezing! We woke to this:

Snow? Seriously??


So this is where most of us stayed for the games:

Not me though. The van is close to the field but not close enough! I wanted to cheer them on! Brandon's game was first and he had to be there early for a little bit of practice before the game so Todd took him while I finished getting Nick and Megan ready and gathered snacks. We got there in time to catch Brandon making a great play for his team. And I was sitting in the van. He couldn't hear me cheer. I couldn't get a good picture of him. That did it for me! Out I went! And this is a sample of what I caught the rest of the morning:

 Look at those arms up! Good job!

 Brandon's team won.

 I love this picture of Nick. Determination!

 Flag football isn't supposed to be full contact, but that doesn't stop Nick from diving for the flag!

Nick's team lost. It would have been nice to win one more but he had fun anyway :)

We all had so much fun with flag football! I've decided fall is the perfect time for an outdoor sport! ;) But we are looking forward to a little break in sports. We've been on the go since the beginning of July when Megan started soccer and we've had Saturday morning games since the beginning of August! For us that means an early bedtime on Friday so we're looking forward to staying up a bit this Friday and having a relaxing Saturday morning! Yippee!