The Bobcats Rock!

Amazing as it may seems, three months have passed and today marked the final game of Bretty's Bobcats.



And after a one month training camp and two months worth of games, the National Youth Sports League finally did something useful and provided a real referee for the game...



Up to now, the refs were either some high school kids or parent volunteers from each of the opposing teams.

Bretty has been getting much better as the season progressed. Here he is taking on his man on a play which would lead to a big gain...



Doesn't he just look like a football player? Of course, in this picture, he is busy looking at me holding the camera and not his man...



The block below would help spring the Bobcats running back to a touchdown!



If you look at the picture above, the quaterback behind Bretty has decorated the front of his helmet with the little paw stickers that you recieve from the coaches every time you do something they want to recognize. Bretty has a good number of them as well, but he prefers to put them on the back of his helmet.

Well, the team ran out of paws after last game, so today the kids got something they liked even better. Here are the coaches recognizing players by handing out donuts...



The Bobcats finished their winning season with a snack. So we decided to do likewise and celebrate over a bite to eat at Aloha Kitchen. Malia loved her lumpia...



Of course, when Bretty took a lumpia for himself, Malia proved that she might be tough enough to play football as well. Here she is getting in Bretty's face for having the audacity to eat something that she likes...



When we got home, the kids couldn't wait to take advantage of the warm weather and jump in the pool...



Yes, the transformation is complete. Nalani and Malia have become fish as well, albeit using inflatible tubes. Nalani used to stand on the side and only stick her feet on the steps on the shallow end.

Well, that has changed completely...



And Malia wouldn't let go of me or Cari if she'd get in the pool at all. That's changed...



Of course, Alyssa, Bretty and David still love swimming...



And hamming it up for the camera...



Ah, life in the desert. 80 degrees in April!