Harrison's New Look

Isn't he cute with his new glasses? He needs them for reading and school work. They look dark in this pic because they have the transitions lenses that get dark when you go outside. He looks super smart and handsome when he has them on with his school uniform and has taken the time to brush his hair (he's a typical boy and doesn't think it is necessary to brush your hair!)

His football team was finally successful this past weekend. A good thing, since it was their first regular season game. The first two were pre-season games which they tied 0-0 and 18-18. But they won this game 48-0! Are they that good or is the other team that bad? I think it is a little of both - they are pretty good, but the team they played was also pretty bad. So I hope they don't get big heads. This week they go back to Saraland. They played them in the first pre-season game (tied 0-0). Hopefully, the few extra weeks of practice will make the difference. Of course, Saraland has had a few extra weeks to practice also, so it could be an exciting game. It is kind of funny - Harrison's coaches keep telling us that he is too nice on the football field, and that he could really be a good player if he would just get more aggressive. Chad blames the niceness on me and tells them they have to make him mad. Which is true. He is pretty much the biggest kid on the field and it is almost like he is afraid of hurting the other boys, but if one of them ever makes him mad he is almost unstoppable. I told him I was going to have to start being mean to him on Saturday mornings before the games, but I don't think I have it in me to be mean to him. So I guess he does get his niceness from me. Nice or not, he is also one of the most attentive and polite boys on the team (always a plus in a mother's book!). The coaches never have to worry about him horse playing on the side lines or not listening when they are giving instructions. He is always the first one up on the line when it is time to run the play. He always yells "Yes, Sir!" when they give them instructions, and he never teases or gets into arguments with the other boys. In fact, if one of them starts running his mouth Harrison pretends to ignore it and the boy finds himself in the dirt on the next play. I think that if he can just find a way to tap into that strength and aggression on every play without getting a bad attitude that he'll be a great all-around player.