Andrew John

Andrew is growing up....As you know, he played NFL Flag Football in the past. Well, as that season was ending, his Coach talked to us about Conditioning Camp over the summer. Because of the way that Andrew has responded to hard workouts in the past, we talked about it....that if I payed for it...then he was going to have complete it...he wanted to do it. SO the last two weeks of July, Andrew was in Youth Fit 4 Life....and it was very, very difficult...along the line of Jillian in the Biggest Loser!!! I tried it for two days...and I thought that my heart was going to quit....literally! And in the heat of summer on top of that!!! After the second day, Andrew didn't want to go back....but we talked that he had promised me before...that he was going to call his Coach and let him know....well, he went back...and by Fridy of that first week...he had convinced himself that he could do it...and he stuck it out...very, very sore...but now has the confidence that "pain" won't get the best of him. I am so proud of him for not quitting!!!

This season he will be playing Pop Warner - tackle football....I am little nervous...he is smaller and most of the guys have played tackle before...but as his coaches said...Andrew works hard...his attitude is great...they can teach him the rest!

Below is a picture of him in his practice uniform...I think that he looks cute...though I'm not sure that "cute" is the wrong word to use to describe a young man in football gear...so I'm not sure what word to use now.