Open House, 1st day of School, Under the Stars & Kick-Off Classic…

…yeah, it's been a busy crazy week! As we prepare for school and a lot of other events happening this week, we also have family coming in from Texas for the weekend, none the less, it was a great week!

Wednesday, Robert had open house @ BHS, we walked his schedule, met the teachers, we are both excited about this upcoming year, okay at least I know I am. He of course also enjoyed catching up with old friends and getting to see everyone he didn't get a chance to hang out with this summer. Time will tell how ready he really is, after not having the kind of freshman year he wanted academically, I think he is ready for the challenges that being a sophomore will bring, or at least he has us convinced!

Thursday, Emma had open house @ Lanier Academy where she will participate in the Georgia Pre-K program, although she is 5 and could technically start kindergarten, we felt it best for EVERYONE, that she take advantage of this awesome program, it will give her another year to get ready for "big" school, this of course, is for someone who already thinks that school is overrated and is not sure why anyone has to go…yeah that's our girl! After having the summer off you think she would be ready, but time too well tell. Tonight we met up with Emma Manders in the parking lot along with other Buford kids who will be going to school with her, I wish I had my camera to capture the sweet moment when they took each other's hands and walked into the building. Hopefully seeing a lot of friends that she knows will ease her mind and get her "motivated" to start school on Monday!

Friday, 1^st day of school for Big Rob, fun and uneventful. However, Friday night we participated in "Under the Stars", it's an event that the football program puts on for the community, the players get introduced and those who made weight training "clubs" get recognized. Robert did his thing with the team, Emma played with Hannah and other friends jumping in the moon walks, enjoying snow cones and all the other stuff she could get into. I did my thing, helped man the "UA" table and help with sales of football gear. It was a great night, good to see everyone out and enjoying the evening with other community members and friends!

Saturday, Kick-Off Classic...this would mark the 13^th year we have attended this event…wow, where did the time go, seems like yesterday we were there at noon to watch lil Raymond on the 6 & 7 year-old team scrimmage and tonight we will be watching Robert as he scrimmages. This day brings a lot of fun to the community as we get to preview what each age from 6 & 7 year-olds to Varsity show us what they have, in the way of players and their teams.

Tyler giving Robert some pointers...or at least that is what it looks like!
Coach Cutt talking to the boys, his thoughts are the ones that really matter!
His practice number is 69, he is the one with the grey undershirt
doing what he does, protecting the line
talking things over

Camp Buford day 3…

…and one more to go, but for the parents helping feed these boys, tonight was our last night! Over all, it has been a great experience, and something I don't think I will be forgetting any time soon. Lasagna, salad, fruit, & rolls were on the dinner menu, and then we finished it out with pizza and popsicles for the late night snack, since we had two other days and nights under our belt this year, today was a breeze. Day four dinner will be provided by the First Baptist Church here in Buford, the boys will go there to eat, and come back to BHS and finish up a hard 4 days of work-outs with a relaxing evening by performing skits and doing the traditional "pass the helmet". This year I hear Robert will get to play Coach Cutt in his skit, "Pass the helmet" is when the seniors and coaches, get to speak and share with the rest of the team on how Buford Football has played a role in their life and made them in part and/or in whole the person they are today. After tomorrow another Camp Buford will have come and gone and we will be that much closer to starting a new football season! I'll be sure to share every minute of it, we are looking forward to another great season, expectations have been set, and we as the sophomore class are prepared to do what we need to support our upperclassman in meeting all TEAM goals! In the words of Coach Wood, "It's great to be a Buford Wolf"!

Here are a few pics from today:

Awesome Volunteers...serving the boys
Enjoying a break between practices
as with anything in life, it's always fun doing it with others
back to work

BHS Football…

…picture day! I'm not gonna lie, I didn't realize taking pictures of the football squad was such a big ordeal…silly me, what was I thinking. Last year, I think I just dropped Robert off and said, call me when you're done. Things have changed since then, being a bit more involved with helping the team this year; I'm looking at things with a whole new light, especially when helping behind the scenes! From checking in players, making sure names are spelled correctly for the program, helping the photographers with individual shots, writing down the order of where the players are in group shots, and so forth...thanks to all the ladies who helped with today, it was a group effort and everyone did a great job!

I took a lot of pictures myself, thanks to Jenny for the suggestion of bringing the camera. However after getting home, I realized that I would love to have a new camera, I think I have gotten all the use I'm gonna get out of this cheap-o one I have now! But until then, I will do the best with what I have; here are a few snap shots that are somewhat okay:

Brandon & Robert...my boyz...Sophomores '09
O-Line...heart and soul of any football team as the protectors and ones who do the grunt work...its line thing!
"B12" football players!
Brandon, Coach Anthony, & Big Rob
Rob & Catherine
I love my boyz...they are why I do what I do for this program!