Boys' first football scrimmage

Our sons, Francis (that's the back of him on the left, #2) and Alex (the back of him is on the right, #32) participated in their first high school football scrimmage on Saturday. Well... mostly they watched their first high school football scrimmage. But they did get into the action for a few plays at the end.

Alex touched the ball once, though very briefly. There was a bad snap over the head of the quarterback. So, the QB's should-have-been-handoff to Alex was more like a volleyball "set." He was wrapped up by a defender as the ball squirted through his fingers.
Francis, Alex and their sister Tori will be attending Otter Valley Union High School in nearby Brandon starting next week (PARTY TIME FOR DADDY!). The school is relatively small but there is great spirit there and the staff sure seems to know what it's doing. The campus is something special - a vast expanse of beautiful fields and woods. And, school officials insist, there are families of otters in the creek not far away. (The only otter I've seen to date, was smooshed on Route 73 along Otter Creek about halfway between home and the high school.)
BTW: The boys are pictured in their practice jerseys. They just got their actual jerseys yesterday. Francis will be #24, and Alex will be #49.