I absolutely love to see the boys dressed up in their football jerseys together. Marcus let Rob borrow one of his old jerseys until they got their new ones for this year. I love to see SCRIBNER written across the tops of their backs. I love to see them walking alongside each other with their helmets in their hands. I love to watch Marcus coach and cheer Rob on the side lines.
When the boys had tryouts, Marcus finished his practice an hour before Rob got done. So, he came over to Rob's field. He stood real close and yelled at Rob who was facing another teammate in a drill, "Come on Rob, get him, take him down, PUNISH him!" Other parents were standing close by and gave Marcus some looks and surprised half smiles. Maybe they were surprised to see an older brother so energetically coach his little brother? I don't know, but I love it. I love that Marcus so desperately wants to help his little brother be the best football player he can be.
One time while Marcus was watching Rob, he made an error. Marcus turned to me and sighed, "Now, I know how Dad feels!" That is probably so true. Josh gets into the games so much that I worry about him as much as the boys!
I love that Marcus had a night off of practice recently and because of that he wanted to go to Rob's two hour practice and just watch him. He went just like his dad, too. He wore his big straw hat and took a fold up chair to sit in--front and center of the practice.
I love that the boys can share in this experience together. They can talk about plays, strategies, specific tackles, positions they are playing and how their practices went, and what they could have done different.
I recognize this is a special time in their lives to play football, and a special one for Josh and I to watch them. I couldn't be more grateful.
(Photos from Rob's first tackle football scrimmage earlier this week!)
