so big j is playing 5th grade tackle football this year and the husband is once again coaching. big j just barely squeaked into the lightweight division, him being 5 foot 4 and 90 pounds. a few more pounds and he would have been up with the big boys. i will take a picture and post it because he looks so grown up and cute in his uniform.

anyway, the husband has been telling me some funny stories about big j at practice. he says my shy, reserved kid has been downright jovial. here are a few lines from the first night.

they are doing a tackling drill against a tackling dummy, and coach tells them all to get mean. he says the kids are coming at the dummy grunting and growling and yelling, and big j gets up to the line, takes off running at the dummy and screams, "i'll kill you and your family too!"

a while later, coach is telling them they are going to work hard, have fun and...

big j pipes up "drink some beer!" (totally not a big j thing to say, the kid is all about rules)

coach says "what did you say?"

big j says "oh. right. not appropriate for this age group." (totally a big j thing to say)

anyway. it feels like football season out there today. gotta love it. i'll keep you posted on big j's adventures in tackle football.