My Nephews...

I have two nephews who are both great athletes. They are in high school and middle school, and both are balls of energy. One thing I love to do with them, and we have done this for years, is make up silly, fun games. One of the favorites of all time is a game we call "Countdown." One of us "sets the pace" of our counting backwards from 100. That is, gives an example of how fast the backward counting should go. The next person sayd "Go!" And the third waits awhile as we each silently count backwards, and then, at some point, says "Stop!" The goal of the game is to see how close to the same number (backward from 100) that we can get. After we stop, we each say what number we were on at that moment. There have been times when we have all been on the same number, so when that happens, we all yell and laugh hysterically. I've been to my nephews' sporting events, and cheered them on. We have all kinds of fun. I've tossed them footballs, played catch with them, and even witnessed one of them throw the "pretend" Million Dollar football toss into the basketball hoop from many yards away in the backyard. The guys are a lot of fun. Oh, they can be a handful at times, but that's okay. That's how family is, especially two growing nephews who are learning about the world with each new day. I love my family.