Havin' A Ball

Football registration has begun for the fall season, and the little man is way excited. Last year, he was too young to play, so he had to settle for watching from the sidelines as his big sister tore up the field. Well, not so much tore up the field, but she really enjoyed the juice box and snack she got after the games. Apparently, you can really work up an appetite standing in the middle of a pitch, watching all the other kids on your team run back and forth. But this isn't about my girl. This is all about the little man. And his bubbling excitement, because this year he is finally old enough to play. He found the football in our garage the other day and insisted that it belonged in the yard, and that I play with him right there and then.

We're still working on the whole "don't use your hands"concept. But he's pretty good, not that I'm biased or anything. He did demonstrate some of his sister's skills, however, and after only a few minutes, he asked for a snack and some juice.