Belle has been a cheerleader for a city league football team (players are from both her school and another nearby school) for three years now. She loves it (except when it's hot outside).
The first year she cheered, the coaches approaches the cheer moms about Homecoming.
I'm sorry...what?
Yes. Homecoming.
Why do they do it? I have no idea. No one has left home and come back. They all still live at home, thank you very much. But being they didn't ask us, we went with it.
The boys gave the girls these cute little mums and the girls pretty much all asked, "Do I have to wear this? It's in the way."
As the years have gone by, we all still go with it but this year was different.
The moms (and I give this credit to them, though I guess in all fairness the dads could have hatched this idea) had the boys hand-deliver the mums to the girls' homes this year. And let me tell ya...this was well-rehearsed.
They were obviously told to be gracious (as were the girls). Told to say "Thank you for cheering for us" (as the girls were instructed to say "Thank you" for the flowers and "Good luck this weekend"). They didn't argue about getting their pictures made together to capture the event. All-in-all...it was sweet.
The parents have successfully made this "Homecoming" into more of an occasion to say "Thank you" and practice being little gentlemen and ladies (who can argue with that?).
In all honesty, the kids really don't have any idea of what Homecoming means, so why not make it into something we can all appreciate? Gratitude. Manners. Memories. Grace.
Now THAT'S an elementary Homecoming I can get on board with.
And Shelby? G-I-D-D-Y to have three cute boys show up at her door, excitedly ask for her, tell her she's doing a great job at the games and they appreciate her, then willingly pose for a picture.
Well done, football parents. Well done.
The first year she cheered, the coaches approaches the cheer moms about Homecoming.
I'm sorry...what?
Yes. Homecoming.
Why do they do it? I have no idea. No one has left home and come back. They all still live at home, thank you very much. But being they didn't ask us, we went with it.
The boys gave the girls these cute little mums and the girls pretty much all asked, "Do I have to wear this? It's in the way."
As the years have gone by, we all still go with it but this year was different.
The moms (and I give this credit to them, though I guess in all fairness the dads could have hatched this idea) had the boys hand-deliver the mums to the girls' homes this year. And let me tell ya...this was well-rehearsed.
They were obviously told to be gracious (as were the girls). Told to say "Thank you for cheering for us" (as the girls were instructed to say "Thank you" for the flowers and "Good luck this weekend"). They didn't argue about getting their pictures made together to capture the event. All-in-all...it was sweet.
The parents have successfully made this "Homecoming" into more of an occasion to say "Thank you" and practice being little gentlemen and ladies (who can argue with that?).
In all honesty, the kids really don't have any idea of what Homecoming means, so why not make it into something we can all appreciate? Gratitude. Manners. Memories. Grace.
Now THAT'S an elementary Homecoming I can get on board with.
And Shelby? G-I-D-D-Y to have three cute boys show up at her door, excitedly ask for her, tell her she's doing a great job at the games and they appreciate her, then willingly pose for a picture.
Well done, football parents. Well done.
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| Very happy little girl. Too sweet indeed. Good job, guys. |
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