Pink Out....these girls ROCK!

 

Our cheerleaders work so hard all season long, week in and week out.

Every pep rally. Every sign. Every goody bag.

They go all out for each game. And pink out was no different.

These girls are some of my favorite little people.

Friday Night Lights: Edition #7 BHS @ Brilliant

Middle Child and a good friend visiting in the stands

 

Well, we had a first for Elder Son during his game.

 He got his first ever (and I hope his last ever) personal foul flag. 

So, we were winning, pretty handedly, like 50-6 at the time, which obviously

 brought out a lot of angst and frustration from the opponents.  During one play,

Elder Son's best friend since Kindergarten made a great defensive tackle and while

on the  pile on the ground, this friend was hit in his privates area more than once.

 

Elder Son was standing there and saw this happening. He was also standing right

 next to a referee, and felt like said referee should be reminded of what he had just

seen as well. So, Elder Son may or may not have repeatedly informed the said

referee of the offense happening in the pile to his friend and teammate.

Please refer to the picture below and look closely to see Elder Son RIGHT in the ear of the ref.

Saying something along the lines of

 "He hit him in the nuts. Did you not just see that?  he was hitting him in the nuts."

"Surely you saw that, he hit him in the nuts. How did you not see that?"

 

And so, the referee, after hearing this in his ear repeatedly,

 decided he did not need Elder Son's help in calling this ballgame.
And furthermore, Elder Son did not need to speak so loudly in his ear.

And thus, a yellow flag was thrown.

 

Elder Son's grandmother bragged on him after the game for getting his personal foul.

I tried to explain to her that it's not a good thing, it was a futile effort on my part. He does no wrong. You don't believe me? Ask her.

In basketball she loves for the kids to get their allotted fouls on the court. She thinks you shouldn't waste them, use them. At least get 3 or 4 of your allotted 5. I tried to explain to her that isn't how it works in football. You don't have 5 fouls to play around with. Again. It was no use. Finally, I joined her camp and just said, "good job, Elder Son, way to stand up for your teammate on the field".
Because sometimes it's easier to just go with her flow. :)

 

There's a leader inside that #6 jersey...

Another moment maker. Elder Son is captain this week.

 

 

It's the second time this year he has been chosen to lead his team.

I am not surprised by it one little bit.

He has always been a leader,

a quiet leader, but effective with each word.

 

And this week he was chosen as "head captain".

That means he had the privilege to speak

 for the entire team during the meeting at midfield.

 

I couldn't be prouder.  I know what a great guy he is, in and out of that jersey,

and I am so fortunate that so many others are getting to experience it as well.

Friday Night Lights: Edition #6-BHS vs. Hub

Our two schools may be big rivals,

 but our bands come together to perform the National Anthem.

 

It's a bird...

 

It's a plane...

It's a helicopter!!!

Here to deliver the game ball

to our football captains!

Really neat having this moment on our field.

Elder Son and his best friend since Kindergarten.

First ever punt in a game. Ever.

Student Section full of spirit!

 

We didn't pull out the win we wanted. But, we certainly played a good game.

And Elder Son played great, with 11 tackles on the night! So proud of him.