Football In Pads

Nick's team got their pads last week and got to start using them this past Monday. The bottom line: he still likes football. Despite taking a few big hits, he is having a great time.

First, you have to stretch.


Then some sprints to get the heart rate up.



OK, time to play running back and take a few hits.

Maybe taking hits is not so much fun.


It's better to give than receive.
Just be careful the tables don't get turned and you end up on the receiving end.


You have got to hit the guy low.


And sometimes your plans don't work out.

And you reach out and grab air.


Of course, running the ball is fun too.


And one last good one to end on for the night.

Center Hill Lake, TN

School starts tomorrow morning. It's hard to believe that summer vacation is over. I am careful to say that summer is not over, only summer vacation. The heat here has been pretty intense lately, so we took a trip to the lake to cool off. We met some friends about 2 hours west of here for some fun on the lake. We started the day off right with a trip to Cracker Barrel and then drove the rest of the way. It was hot when we got there and we started launching the boats right away. Between all of the people there, we had 3 nice boats, 2 ski boats and 1 pontoon boat that we used that as the mobile base of operations. We tubed for a long time and when it got dark, we headed back to Knoxville. We stopped at a Cheddars restaurant and had a great dinner. We left stuffed and tired and soon the kids were both asleep, making for a nice peaceful ride home.

On to some fun pix.


Nick is styling on the tube.


Two's company, three's a crowd...



Sarah had some fun too.


Sometimes, Two's a crowd...


Dad, can you get some goggles for us?


Hold on tight, were gonna go a little faster now.

On to some cliff jumping. Start low

and then go higher.


Hope you enjoyed reading and looking.

Hopefully soon I'll get some more football pix up as they are playing in pads now.