“Team Dreadlock” wins…36-6.

 

Football FUN!!!!!

It’s THAT time again…

ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL????????

LOL

We are.

Spring Flag Football is BACK!!!!

And if you know us…..you know that we LOVE some football with Coach Matty and Coach Daddy.

We LOVE our “little Jags”.

This is Zeeks 4th season to play.

Malachi’s 2nd season.

AND

(drumroll)

SHASHAMANE is playing this season also!!!!!

Sweet GIRLY-GIRL.

I NEVER thought  I would see the day….

BUT- she decided that she wanted to play at the last minute.

Like THE DAY BEFORE PRACTICE last minute.

We were riding in the van and she said….

“I want to play SOMETHING.”

I said …”Play football.”

She got the weirdest look on her face..and said,

(as if to MAKE SURE I UNDERSTOOD)

“OK…but If it was the right TIME to get into dance…I would DANCE”

(This time of year is NOT a good time to start dance….recitals, end of year, etc.)

I said, “I know.” and called the YMCA.

She even got NEW cleats on Tuesday……FUN.

By Wed she was all signed up and ready to go.

On our way to practice she said, “Are there going to ba any GIRLS there?”

Uh-Oh.

I QUICKLY replied, “It doesn’t matter if there are girls there.  You are going to have fun and play.”

She smiled.

 

 

Practice went GREAT!!!!

Zeek JUMPED right in….as CAPTAIN.

Malachi was stoked and Shasha…

well Shasha was nervous .

The first 30 min of practice she had her arms crossed.

I think she was unsure of what to do.

LOL

But soon enough …she was right there with the rest of them.

Sweet Football Princess….

Go LIL’ JAGS!!!!!!!

 

Football FRENZY!!!!!

Today was a GLORIOUS day!!!!

We played our CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

Well FIRST…Lets set the scene-

WE started our season about 7 weeks ago.

We WON …AT FIRST.

I should say…we won the FIRST GAME.

Then we LOST for 6 STRAIGHT GAMES!!!!!!!!!!

I mean…we played HARD.

But ….WE LOST.

6 TIMES….

In a ROW!!!!!!

Which I think is ALWAYS harder for the PARENTS….

MAYBE.

There are SOMETIMES when SOME kids get upset.

Thank goodness our kids dont seem to CARE at all.

They just LOVE to PLAY!!!!

 

But TODAY…..

After 6 STRAIGHT LOSSES …..

The slate was wiped clean before the game.

(Silly…I have NO IDEA  why??????)

And TODAY after a season of LOSING…

We won!!!!!!!!

12-7

Little Jags WON the 2009 YMCA Flag Football Championships!!!

And the “SUPER SILVER LINING” is that during the ENTIRE game we watched the SWEETEST thing happen…..

Zeek would STOP and help ANYONE up off the ground …

ANYTIME they fell.

It was an amazing show of KINDNESS.

But of course…

we weren’t surprised…

It was EZEKIEL!!!!!!

What a DAY !!!

What a GAME!!!!

What A LIFE!!!!

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MVP....Again!

Last Saturday Zeek was MVP of his flag football team!!!!

AGAIN!!!!

He got 2 touchdowns, 1 safety, and 1 interception TO a touchdown!!!!

I have NEVER seen him try SO HARD at something.

He was amazing!!!!

We LOVE YOU ZEEK!!!!

My heart was SWOLLEN with pride....AMAZING!

Last weekend....

Last weekend Jay went into OP on Saturday early morning as a gift to his Mom for Mothers Day.
She had some projects that would have been UN-doable without Jay.
He is sooo amazing.
I can only pray and try and train OUR boys, so that when they are grown, they will have the same SKILLS as their father.


Anyway...we were BUSY all weekend.
We had a great game on Saturday.
Zeek has really gotten to be really amazing at football.
He runs faster, throws better, pulls flags quicker, AND has MORE enthusiasm than he did last year.
Malachi- not so much!!!
Hes one of the "little guys" on the team.
Saturday was his first game AFTER the KNEE INJURY!!
AND Jay wasnt there.
Coach asked him a couple of times if he wanted to play and he said .."Nah."
It was so interesting to see the age differences between all the boys.
Give thanks that Zeek DIDN'T go with the bigger boys- Some of them have mustaches!!!!

That afternoon, Sebastian was performing at the ampitheatre with his school group.
It was AMAZING to see all the kids being creative.
There was music, artwork, dance groups, from different schools and age groups!!
It really inspired me to start more music classes and projects with the kids.
I mean I do heve a TALENTED group of musicians at my fingertips! LOL

Then on Sunday...We ALL went to the beach, Daddy included!
He came home Saturday night with a HUGE bag of CLAY!!!!
Thats right..I said CLAY!
He was digging the fencepost for his Moms fence and HE HOMESCHOOL GOLD!!!
He hit BLUE CLAY!!!
So we brought SOME of it to the beach and let everyone go to town.
You would NEVER think to do at the beach, but what a great opportunity to get your hands dirty and then PLAY!!!!

Thank GOD for this amazing blessing of a life.

MVP!!!!

Well this is Zeek running the 1 touchdown of the season for his team!!!

Go Zeek!!! We are sooo proud of you!

Go Lil' Jags!!! Malachi comes OFF THE BENCH tommorow!!!

Go Jaguars!!!!

So we started Flag football on Wednesday.
So fun!!!
Malachi and Zeek are on the same team this year.
They cahanged the age divisions...needless to say, Zeek was NOT happy about being on the "little kids" team.
But in usual Zeek fashion-that didnt last long and at the 1st practice he set a great example for the YOUNGER kids!

Something he is USUALLY great at!!!
Jay has had them practicing throwing and catching the ball out front in the evenings and yesterday Zeek saw the "fruits of his labor".....He caught the ball OVER and OVER!!!!

Thank Goodness we still have a AWESOME coach.
Coach Matty has his work cut out for him with these "TATER TOTS" as he called them...LOL
So cool....
So proud.....
Go Jags!!!!