No practice tonight, well, at least not at the football field. . .

Last night the boys were already excited for tonight.  Why?  So they could play with the neighbor kids (girls) :~)  You see, here is how our nights go when it's "football night".

3:40 the buses drop the kids off at the corner
if the boys have homework, they need to complete it now ~ Taite is somewhat distracted by the neighbor girls vying for his attention.
4:30 we plan to eat supper so the boys don't throw up at practice or anything
5:00ish we leave for practice so the boys can get there early to play around
5:30 - 7:30 they have practice (the head coach is in his first year in this program and prior to this, he coached the semi-pro team in Sioux Falls so he's used to intense practices and people who listen, but he's very enthusiastic with the boys)
7:45 we arrive home and Bray gets in the shower first while Taite has a snack
7:55 Bray grabs a snack while Taite showers and they are in bed by 8:30 and 9:00. 

Taite is still adamant that he doesn't need to go to bed before 9 even though he's worked hard at practice ~ it's a mind thing :~)

Tonight I finally wrote a letter to my Grandma and I'm ashamed to say it's been overdue because she's already sent us 2 letters.  Ironically, she called as I was finishing up.  I so wish she had our calling plan because she could use the free long distance way more than we do!  She called because she'd dreamed about me last night.  I had come over to cut her hair in her dream and I too had thought of this today as I was getting my hair cut.  It brought tears to my eyes to know that we're thought about and wished well by her. 

I'm happy to say that yesterday 2 new kids asked Brayton to play at recess and another new boy asked him if he wanted to play soccer today.  I wasn't sure how much we should try to explain about him associating with the "mean" boy, but it all seems to be working itself out and for that I am grateful.  Thank the Lord.

Tonight we didn't have "official" football practice, but a little backyard practice with the boys and I throwing around some balls and then Chris joined and it eventually went to practicing plays.  Taite has been praised as a center (he'll be the back-up) and Brayton wants to be a running back.  They worked on snapping the ball and Brayton's hand positioning for receiving hand-offs and how to fake the hand-off and then go for the pass.  It all seems confusing to me, so Baby and I sat on the steps of the deck and watched.  Oh, and I brought out ice water for the boys.  Brayton was proud that he had PE today and really got good exercise both at school and at home (when I got home from work, his whole face was beet red and sweaty)!  I was going to take pictures of them in the backyard, but I'm not sure where my camera ended up after last weekend.  I never took it out, but am pretty sure I took it along and now I can't find it. . .