Flag Football

Carson has been playing flag football since the middle of September. He is on the Chicago Bears and his daddy is his coach. It's been really fun to see how much he has improved since last year. I think Derrick was ready to kill him last year because he didn't even really have the fundamentals of catching or running with the ball down. He discovered a group of boys at recess that play football and he has fallen in love with the sport. This year he is so much more coordinated and so much better at the game. It makes it really fun to watch him. Last night he did really well defensively, pulling a lot of the other team's flags. He scored one touch down and had another called back (flag guarding, but honestly it wasn't-- the other kid grabbed Carson's arm and pulled it down by the flag before Carson shook him off). He also scored on the point after attempt.

Football has been really good for Carson. It has given him a good outlet for all of his energy. It has also allowed him to be the center of attention in our family. Hallie has a way of being the focus, but with football, it is all about Carson. As hard as it is to make sure he is to games and practices 3x a week, it has been a good thing for Carson, so I will be looking to put him in basketball for the winter. If anyone knows of any good basektball programs in Sparks that take 2nd graders, let me know.

Carson loves this picture-- he thinks it makes him look really fast!

And what is football without Tucker thinking that he is part of the team? He has to wear Carson's flags from last year every game and tries to escape onto the field all of the time-- put him in coach! Luckily, Carson and his team all adore Tucker and think it is great fun

And this is Hallie at the games. Normally, she doesn't fall aslep, but this was a rough day and we didn't get a nap in, so she slept through the whole game.