The Boys of Fall



Sixth Grade


Tonight we attended our final Football Banquet.  G2 started playing club football at age 11.  This year his final season was cut short by his truck accident on Oct. 10.  It's hard to wear a mouth guard when you have 23 stiches inside your mouth. Known more for his strength than his speed, he has always been a lineman. Football gave him a head start on making new friends when he made the transition from elementary school to middle school.  Football gave him a sense of belonging.  Football taught him about hard work, self discipline, and teamwork.  He loved being a part of it.







In Action at the Homecoming Game.




G2 is #73. His buddy here is 6'4" and weighs in at 315!



The Seniors who played all four years of High School received their Helmet Awards tonight.

Boy the time went fast.  It seems like yesterday when I was arranging carpools for those first practices.  Now it's only a memory. We will miss those beautiful autumn evenings spent in the stands cheering on the boys.  We will miss our football family - the parents of all of the other boys.  We will not miss the inevitable game spent huddled under three blankets and an umbrella!

This is just one of the many "lasts" during G2's Senior year.  We are encouraging him to enjoy them all.  And I'm trying to hold up and not dissolve into tears at every event...