Well, like all things blog-related, this is late making it, but we have successfully completed our first season of organized sports! This fall the kids played soccer, and they really enjoyed it!
We signed them up with AYSO (American Youth Soccer Organization). Their “team” was really just a huge group of boys and girls in our area who were all 4 or 5 years old. Every week we had one practice/game night. When we arrived for practice, the kids were split up boys and girls. They would practice for the first half of the evening and then be split up into teams of four to play a game. The four-person teams were different from one week to the next. The main goal of the season was not to teach the kids all that much about soccer, but rather to have them out on the field having fun.
Here are a few shots (okay, a LOT of shots) of the kiddos having fun:
Jonathan #14
Can you tell how much the uniforms swallowed my kids? Especially Jonathan! The shirts hung down to their knees and the shorts hung almost to their ankles.
Thomas was always falling down, but he often seemed to be doing it on purpose. I know many of you and not surprised to hear that!
Zachary #16
By the end of the season, the boys had really made some progress. In the final game, all three of them scored at least one goal!
Reagan had a lot of fun, but I think she enjoyed the social aspect of it more than anything. She just liked running around and playing with girls for a change!
Carter played too! (In fact, it was Josh and Cris’ idea in the first place!)
(Notice where Carter and Reagan are sitting!)
We had a lot of fun playing soccer this fall. I’m sure it won’t be the last season we play. Thanks to all of you who were able to come out and watch! The kids loved having an audience they actually knew!
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