Little Football Fan

Tommy's really getting into football this season. But while he will watch football for a short time on television, he's not just satisfied with the x's and o's. He wants the whole experience. In the mornings when Dean gets up, Tommy brings him into his room and has him play football with his animals and wrestlers. This morning they were the Leon Lions. Tommy immediately set up the players (he knows the quarterback is on offense and is in charge of the ball), and then went on to set up the band, the mascots, and the cheerleaders. And yes, he even had the cheerleaders do a stunt.




Yesterday afternoon, he and Dean ventured to Doak Campbell Stadium for the FSU game. A family from our church had graciously given us their season tickets for this week because they couldn't come to the game. The seats were on the second row on the goal line, so Tommy got to see all the action up close. He loved Chief Osceola and the band, and was so excited to see the team run out on the field. He sang the Florida State fight song with the rest of the fans and didn't miss a beat when they finished with "F-L-O-R-I-D-A S-T-A-T-E, Florida State, Florida State, Florida State! Whoo!" But at 3:50 I got a call from Dean saying they were already on their way out of the stadium. The game had started at 3:30. Tommy decided it was too loud. Oh well, maybe next time they'll make it through the first quarter.