A full day of football

This morning was the first game of the flag football season.  Handley was SO excited about cheering this morning and had been practicing her cheers all week long.  She got dressed in her uniform and certainly looked the part.  Today is also Robby's birthday so we gave him his gift before heading out to Chick-fil-a for a quick breakfast on the way to the game.

Handley and her school-friend, Avery, excited for their first game

Big girls with their little sisters

 Before the game began the cheerleaders got to run through the tunnel as everyone cheered for them.  Then they cheered as the football players ran through.  I think this was everyone's favorite part of today.

Next it was time to start cheering.  All of the girls did a great job, cheered as loud as they could, and had fun using their pom-poms and megaphones.

At half-time they got to go to the center of the field and do a cheer for everyone and then during 3rd quarter of the game they had a little break before cheering 4th quarter.  While some of the girls seemed to loose interest after half-time Handley was really into it the whole time and stayed focused on the game.  After the game they get a snack and the coaches give out star stickers for their megaphones based on what characteristics each girl displayed. Today Handley got the leadership star and we were so proud of her!

When we got home Harper was eager to show me her cheering skills too.  She wants so badly to be out on the field with Handley and knows a lot of the cheers they do.  She's also really good at calling the Dawgs. :-)

Next it was time to get ready for our birthday party for Robby.  We had some friends over to grill out and watch the UGA game.  We love cheering for the Bulldogs and any chance to wear our red and black.

As Robby was grilling burgers, Handley and Avery noticed the smoke coming from the grill.  They decided that they needed to be fire women and put out the fire.  Next thing I know they had on fire hats and tutus and were using a light sword as their fire hose.  Talk about creativity!  

Even though the Dawgs couldn't pull out a win tonight,  everyone enjoyed watching football, playing outside, and visiting with friends as we celebrated Robby's birthday.

The girls singing Happy Birthday to their Daddy