This year Colin has been doing tackle football. Tackle football takes kids sports to a whole other level. People always ask me how I get everything done with multiple kids in sports. Well, up until this year it was fairly easy. Colin and Evan would each have 1 1 hr practice and then 1 1 hr game and that was it for the week. Well, actually it was a bit more then that because Evan also did Tae Kwan Do during the week, but, regardless, the sports haven't been too demanding.
Well, this year Colin wanted to try tackle football. Evan also wanted to try it, but because he has now had 2 concussions (1 this summer put him in the hospital overnight because of a skull fracture), we decided he has to wait at least a year, if not longer. Anyway, tackle football had practices 5 days a week for 2 hours a day through August. And this is for 3rd and 4th graders! Now that school has started it, it is "only" 3 90 minute practices a week plus the almost 2 hr game (and 1 hr practice before game). Colin wasn't so sure about football at first. It was A LOT of conditioning. These kids were running hills, doing plank workouts, pushups and other drills non stop. He is started to like it more now that they are playing games, but I am not sure if he is as passionate about it as soccer. The jury is still out.
Another, difference with Football has been that you stay on the same team from 3rd to 4th grade, so some of the kids have already been on the team. That put Colin at a disadvantage as far as what position he was going to do and game play time. Which brings up another difference…they don't rotate positions hardly at all. They had their mind on who was going to be QB and RB before the season started and they have continued to be those positions. Other sports we have done have been all about fair playing time and rotating the kids at just about every position. So, again, this sport is completely different. Colin has enjoyed playing mostly defense. He has spent time at LB, safety, and Defensive Tackle, but he also has done a little TE and CB. He usually doesn't start, but because of a couple kids out this week, he did get to start on defense.
This year he plays on the Hornets. Today, he won his 4th game to be the only undefeated team in the league…they are off to a great start of the season!
This was also my birthday weekend. We hadn't planned on doing anything special, but my Mom called Dennis about a week ago and asked if we wanted her to watch the kids so we could go out. Never one to turn down some help, we said yes. We had a great sushi dinner and saw a movie and Dennis got me a really nice bag for fall. I was also excited to get a sewing basket with supplies and a gift card to get some sewing lessons from my Mom in Law and Robert. I have been wanting to learn to sew, so I was pretty excited about that!
Tonight, we went out for dinner for my Mom's 65th birthday. She requested for her birthday we go for an adults only dinner with her children and son in laws, and we had a great time at a nice italian restaurant, while my cousin Vicki babysat for us. It was such a fun weekend!!! Oh and we also celebrated Miranda's birthday with her at a sewing place. Colin, Evan and I went and had fun learning how to sew little bags.
I didn't post pics of Evan's game because Dennis and I had to split up and he went to Evan's while I went to Colin's. That is how it has been every game, because their games overlap. I will post some of Evan after his Tuesday game.
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