It's Football Time in Tennesse

Well, it is officially football time in Tennessee. I love this time of year. Yes, it takes up a lot of our time with practicing 3 to 4 times per week and then one or two games on top of that per week. But the truth is that for about 2 hours per night, I get to watch Nick play something he really enjoys and chat with some other football loving parents about not only Halls football, but also about the upcoming Univ of TN football season and maybe even some pro football. So, all that time is not wasted. Plus, it gives me a chance to drag out the camera almost every night.

The first two weeks the kids practice in helmets and there is no contact. Nick has the same coach he had two years ago when the team won the county championship and I see good things for this team too.

Nick may or may not get to carry the ball this year, but so far he is getting to play running back some. He told me he really wants to earn that spot and from what I've seen so far, I know he is working harder than most.






You can see more images of Nick and his team here: Football

Lake Fun?

The rest are here: lake fun. The will be uploading tonight, so check back later.

Some Pool Fun

No children were injured in the making of this blog.

And the rest of the pool fun is here, with video: pool fun

Making Brownies and Skate Action

The kids "helped" Yvonne make brownies today. I am not sure, but it looks like they left a lot of batter in the bowl and on then on their faces.











Here is one of Nick with his new skateboard. He has been having a ball with it and trying new tricks.

Nick, Sarah and I go for a bike ride, find water fun.

We gave mom a break today and let her stay in the cool house while we went for bike ride downtown. The city of Knoxville opened up a new playground last week to take the place of an aging, but fun, all wooden playground that we have frequented over the years and the kids affectionately call Sam's park. I have no idea how it got that name.

The new parks is bright and shiny and all metal and plastic. I think I prefer the older wooden one and wish the city had decided to fix that one up instead. Sarah said she liked Sam's park better too.

The new park is right next to the old World's Fair Park and the water fun. So, the kids had a ball playing in the water and keeping cool. After cooling off and playing for a while, we continued our bike ride. As we were cruising by Calhoun's on the river, Nick talked me into stopping to get some wings. He is wing crazy. Sarah and I got some Nacho chips and cheese and rested for a few seconds before continuing on our ride.

Bike Ride with Sarah

Sarah and I took a little bike ride today. Did not get many pix of her, but got some of the things we saw.

Happy 4th of July