The Badgers

The one nice thing about a large school district is the opportunities available. Gerrit had the opportunity to play flag football as part of the after school program. Because there were not enough kids signed up at his school, he was able to combine with others from the district and play at a neutral site. So every Wednesday (for 4 weeks), we head off to practice. 

Saturdays are game days. This week was the first game - and yes, in the rain! As we sat there with umbrellas and rain coats, we decided we need to invest in another golf umbrella because this is what our lives will be like for the next 15 years! 

We didn't complain, nor did the kids. I was able to get a few pictures once we were settled under the umbrella. I missed getting pictures of Gerrit's touch down but here are some of him on defense.

He's wearing gloves b/c he has a blister from the monkey bars - we couldn't find his football gloves (which he got for Christmas last year) so he wore his BMX gloves! They worked and protected his hand.

 Emmit thought he was left out by not getting his picture taken....so here he is in the rain with his rain coat on but not the umbrella. He didn't mind the rain and was a trooper watching the game (and every practice!)

 The game was cut short due to the downpour. The boys didn't mind and not one complained. The coach said they were getting cold so he called it with 20 min. left. Gerrit wasn't mad but said he would've kept playing if he could. There's always next week... (and as of tonight, there is a good chance of rain!) He was not sure if he wanted to be a Badger (his team has red shirts and the other team has maroon - yep, gophers!)

Here's a video from last week's practice - it was taken with my phone, sorry if its a bit grainy. Gerrit is the quarter back (red shorts, black shirt)