Football Jamboree

This past Saturday morning we had to meet to carpool at 6:30 am...ugh! We had the football jamboree in Weddington, NC and even though it is not real games we did well and had fun!  Mom got a few pics but everyone was off their games as it was early and a bit confusing...LOL.  Thanks to Didi and Grandaddy for making the trip to TN to cheer me and my team on!   PS, we are wearing Queens University lacrosse pennys as we are waiting on our official uniforms.

yesterday was my first real tackle football game...and we won!

We had our 1st game and even though it was a scrimmage it was so exciting.  We played the Clover Nighthawks and beat them 21-7.  I played on defense the entire game as a defensive end and I am also on the kick-off team.

Football practice video...I am #30 on the left

POP WARNER tackle football..........

....let the games begin!  well, at least the practices for now.  I am so excited to finally be able to give tackle football a go.  I will be on the mighty mites Steelecreek Seahawks.  We have only had 3 practices but check it out, I got my helmet!!!  Rules are strict so I cannot get my shoulder pads until we have been on the field something like 20 hours but I cannot wait!  I must admit, these 2 1/2 hour practices are rough.  We run and run and run as well as throw, catch, tackle dummies, pass and do all sorts of drills...then we run some more.  

A week of wicked fun!

This week I have been at "soldier camp" at the Latta Plantation.  I was on the Confederate side and as you know we were against the Union side!  We have learned all about the Civil War and today had a battle reenactment for the parent.  This was super awesome and I did not get wounded or die!

Man this is a busy Summer...I apologize for not keeping you in my loop!!

I am gonna go with the most recent as my pic editor is way behind(I love you Mom-:)  So this past weekend was AWESOME...we were invited to a place in the mountains with 3 other families...10 adults, 8 kids and 3 dogs.  We slept in teepees, hiked, built fires and just had a blast!

WAY BEHIND...must catch everyone up!

I am actually going to start with the latest event and work my way back...swim team is over for the Summer of 2015.  What an awesome season this was for sure.  I moved up this year from the "shrimps" and got to really branch out and challenge myself as a swimmer.  I am so excited to say I finally got to swim butterfly and did an awesome, "legal" job...I was the only 7 year old boy to master this until the end of the season when a few more joined me.  I was in at least 5 events in every meet and this included both the medley relay(which I was #3 and swam butterfly) as well as the last event of every meet which is the freestyle relay.  I completed my 1st individual 100M medley which is no easy task!  All in all it was a great season and in the end I was awarded MVP of the 7-8 year old boys.  Mom and Dad were pretty excited nobody beat the new records I set last year for freestyle and backstroke so my name is still on the board going into next season.