Father/Son Panthers Game

Every year Carter eagerly looks forward to our church's Father/Son trip to the football game.  He has had his uniform laid out for days.  And he finally took off his Marine utilities, so I can wash them :)  This is the first time they have gone in November.  The weather in NC could have gone either way.  they lucked out with 70* and bright sunshine- a perfect day for football...

They had to get up at 6:30am to leave for the stadium.  Carter was so excited to play they broke out the football at the rest stop...

 

The highlight for him was having so many players for a pickup football game.  They had a great time tailgating and playing in the parking lot.  Carter was quarterback, coach, ref, and receiver.  No one could believe a 5 year old had this much knowledge of the game.  Little did they know he watches Sportscenter everyday :)

 

 

His opponents figured out pretty quickly it wasn't too hard to stop a 40lb running back.  Just lift and flip...

 

Taking it all in in the stadium...

 

He's never been able to just watch a game, he has to reenact it at the same time...

 

The Panthers had a great game (after a pretty dismal season) and beat the Falcons.  It was a wonderful day for everybody.  They were all happy and exhausted when they arrived home.  Carter said, "I had the best time, but now I need to sleep for two days!"