Saints Mid-Season Update

We're past the midpoint of our Saints flag football season so I thought I'd provide an update. If you asked Connor how his season was going, he'd tell you it's awesome! He is having so much fun playing football that he hasn't even noticed that his team is losing (badly). Ha! But the boys are just so darn cute. They are really learning a lot about the sport, and they have formed great friendships throughout the season.

I have become the unofficial team videographer and created a YouTube channel for our team plays. I wanted to share a couple of my favorite videos from the season so far, mostly so the grandparents can see their grandson in action. All of them are very short, I promise! This first video is from one of our rainy day games. It was raining SO hard that day -- I couldn't believe they were playing! This wasn't a big play but it has a great view of Connor at center hiking the ball (and it's short, only a few seconds).




Here's another video with a great view of Connor at center, and his quarterback Gabriel runs for a touchdown.




One of my favorite things to watch during the games is how the players encourage each other and congratulate each other after big plays. Here is a video showing a big defensive stop by one of our favorite teammates, Colton, and you can see his teammates congratulating him afterwards. Love!



Another storyline of this flag football season has been Coach Jeff. He is the offensive coordinator for the team, a role which he kind of just fell into. He's never coached football before, much less flag football, much less on the offensive side. It has been very interesting! He has really enjoyed designing plays and coaching the kids, although it tends to be far more stressful than he bargained for. The kids play their hearts out but just can't manage to get a win, and by the end of each game, Jeff's blood pressure seems to be at a high, ha! I took this video of Jeff "calming down" after another tough loss.



Kaitlynn is enjoying the games just as much as Connor. Several of Connor's teammates have little sisters and they all LOVE playing together on the sidelines during the games. Our must-have toys at the game include Kaitlynn's tea set, and the girls also love cheering for the team alongside the Saints cheerleader squad. Here's a video from another one of our night games showing Kaitlynn and her sweet friends cheering on the team.



Finally, here are some photos from our Saints flag football season so far.

Kaitlynn and her friend Kaylee enjoying a game snack.

This is what an 0-5 team looks like. :-(

Running through the post-game tunnel! 

Love Kaitlynn's game shirt!

Backside view, so cute.

Coach Jeff

The Saints team and their cheerleaders wearing pink for breast cancer awareness.

Connor loves his pink accessories, just like the real NFL players.