Karen, the photographer, told the teammates not to squint when she said "3". Look closely at Ben's eyes....don't think he listened very well! In his defense, it was really sunny out. Will be interesting to see how Karen's pictures turned out!
Ben is #60 again this year. The second picture is of Ben and head coach Lee Carlson. Mr. Carlson is also Ben's teacher in high school and he really enjoys being in his class. I think that Mr. Carlson has a great vision for the team as a unit and not just a "winning machine" and that is what I love about sports...let's teach our children how to play fair, be gracious winners and not-winners, and to love the game! Ben has been playing football since he was quite young. In 7th grade he said he wasn't going to go out again. Every year he returns. Last year the coach had to come to our house and talk him into coming back. At the end of last year, he said to me that he needed new gloves and cleats for the following year...first time he had ever said that after a football season! The clincher was when he got a football player on his class ring. I told him now he had to play through his high school career! (Besides, I LOVE watching him play!) I have watched football since I was a baby from the back yard of the house I grew up in...then there was the sneaking under the fence years so we wouldn't have to pay to get in (thanks Dave and Todd for that great idea!)...but we were always required to sit and watch. If our dad saw us running behind the bleachers or fooling around we weren't allowed to go to the next game. And they had the greatest concession stands with caramel apples! Just couldn't watch a football game without a caramel apple from the West side concession stand...not sure what they use that building for now.
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