Football!

Sunday afternoons in our house consist of family, food, fun, and football!  Ryan is becoming quite the football aficionado.  Although he is starting to learn the basic concept of the game, he does cheer whenever anyone scores a touchdown, regardless of which team the player is from.  I hope as he gets older he maintains that same sense of graciousness in both sports and life. 

He's also becoming quite the little Ravens fan, donning the team colors for every game and chanting, "Let's Goooo Ravens" at kickoff.  However, in all honesty, his loyalties each week appear to be influenced by the team mascot.  For instance, last week the bengal tiger trumped the raven.  I know that Mom Mom and Uncle Scott are big Redskins fans, but we decided to root for the team that had a better chance of having a winning record this season (or any wins for that matter!).


Ryan and Daddy snack on nachos and buffalo wings during the football game. Nachos are part of a healthy diet right?! I mean they do contain foods from most of the six basic food groups! 

     

Ryan pretends to kick the ball like he sees Mr. Sam (Koch) do on TV.  We figure it's never to early to start perfecting his kicking technique since we're hoping he'll finance our retirement someday!   

Mommy takes a break from housework and her endless to-do list to watch the game with her boys.  During halftime, Ryan decided to start working on his Christmas list.  He pointed to practically everything on each page and said, "Me want this, and this, and this..."  In fact, the only toys that did not make his wish list were the baby dolls!

Daddy schools Ryan and Gavin on the finer points of the game.  Daddy is thrilled to spend the afternoon with his favorite guys, especially since he doesn't get to spend as much time with them as he'd like.   

Gavin finds his red monkey rattle far more entertaining than the football game.  In fact, he giggled for the first time last week when Ryan shook the rattle in front of him.

Gavin strikes the Heisman Pose in his sleep.  Although the game was a nailbiter, Gavin found it a snooze and fell fast asleep on Daddy's chest. 

Ryan assumes his quarterback stance and launches the football with the precision of a future Peyton Manning!