down, set, HUT!

alot and not much as been going on. we've been busy with football practice mostly. it's 3 times a week in the evenings. and on practice days, i don't let kurtis do alot of physical activity. it just drains him too much. i let him go swimming the day of the first practice...lets just say that it didn't go well. so now we are staying indoors alot more. kurtis is an awesome football player so far. his positions are right guard and right tackle. he uses his brute strength...and is very successful. when they are practicing, they line the kids up facing one another. they get into the 3 point stance, (when the bend over with one hand on the ground and their butts in the air) and then the whistle blows and they tackle each other. kurtis is always the last one standing. it's really fun to watch. i mean, i don't mean to brag, but my kid is tough!! they were teaching them plays the other night. 3 times in a row, this kid in front of kurtis (the one he's going to tackle/block) turns high tail and runs the other direction!! kurtis just put his hands in the air like, "what the heck?" chuck and i were cracking up. the coach was telling the kid that he had to engage kurtis and try to get him down, but he turned and ran instead. i do feel sorry for the kids that kurtis tackles. i can hear the sounds they make when they hit the ground. poor little guys. in this video, kurtis is going against the only other kid that is bigger than he is. you'll see at the end, i cut it off too early, but the kid goes down! yes, i'm very much getting into this!! kurtis is the one that has red tape on his helmet, and black cleats.