Kellen's fball games

Kellen is our 3 year old, free spirit with a tremendous imagination. Our most willful and risk taking child, he also has an incredibly sweet and tender side which endears him to many, including me:) For quite a few months now he has been obsessed, you could say, with football jerseys, helmets, one particular football and having "his games."

He changes his clothes in his "locker room" at least 5 times a day on the days we are home. At night he lays out his team's clothes and his clothes for the next days games. Now let me tell you that Kellen is no where near A-type personality, there may not be an organizational bone in his body. However, when it comes to this one area of football gear he has things lined up and organized quite precisely. It is also amazing that he has kept this focus for months because normally, he can't keep focus for a minute. He has too much energy and too many plans to stay focused on one thing.

Recently when Grady and Connor have started their pop warner or flag football practices, Kellen brings his gear with us to the practices. Sometimes it is in a backpack and other times just carried by him. He goes to this special spot by the bathroom and changes into his gear for his game. Then later changes back into his clothes, then gear, then clothes, then gear, then clothes...you get the picture. He even does this now, at Lost River's home games. Twice he has changed into his "game pants" out in the middle of the practice field, taken off his shoes, left them there, and we can't find them because it is dark. We always find them the next day, but it gets a little annoying.

After his games are over he always tells us who wins.... and yes it is always his team. Lately the mascot has been the coyotes, but it does vary between the Tigers, "Buckin' Horn", or the Raiders. At night times prayers we have to thank God for his game. Grady and Connor just look at him like he is crazy, but we thank God for his game anyway. In my mind I am thanking God for my active, fun, creative little cotton-top boy who always keeps things interesting around here.