all grown up

I am oh-so-behind on blog posts, so forgive me if they come fast and furious over the next few days...

A cough... few... cough weeks ago I hurried up the mountain after work to watch Laney at her first football game! She is on the JV dance team at Signal Mountain Middle School, and oh. my. word.

I seriously died watching. I laughed. I cried. I kept hitting Shelby saying "Did you see that? Oh, she's so good! Look how happy she is!" and being all-around annoying, I'm sure. She was the most precious thing I have ever seen. Ever. So grown up and mature and... coordinated!

Now, a few observations:

• How the heck is Laney old enough for this kind of activity? Isn't she still, like, 5?
• Make up, zebra print uniforms, coordinated feathers... holy moly
• Out of all the Jenkins girls' activities I've seen over the years (swim team, cross country, dance recitals, etc.) dance team is BY FAR the most entertaining one yet.
• If she ever has a boyfriend, I swear I will kill him. Mark, I'm sure you'll beat me to it, but I'll tag team with you.
• I kept catching myself saying "Whoa, he caught the ball! Whoa, he blocked that guy!" and being all-around impressed that those tiny little boys (seriously, they were tiiiiny) actually played a real game of football. How do they know how to do all that stuff?
• I am so thankful this baby is a boy. I would not know how to handle all that craziness! Granted, the football playing may have been just as overwhelming as the dance team, so who knows what we're in for!