SOCCER!

We had a fun soccer season this fall. Warren, Lucy and Blaine all played this year. We joined a new league this year, Kick'n Kids, and I am so glad we did. It is a really low key league that only holds practice once a week and that practice is right before the game on Saturday. All of the games are played at the same time, on the same day and at the same location. Perfect for a family like ours who would like to have multiple children play soccer without the sport taking over our lives for two solid months. The kids all enjoyed playing. Warren really made a lot of progress in his understanding of playing positions, passing and being aggressive this year. He really gets the sport now and that makes the games fun and exciting for him. This was Lucy's first time playing. She did good with getting out on the field but didn't want to be in anyones way so she usually stayed clear of the crowd surrounding the ball. Although during the last game she got the ball twice and just ran with it. I was thrilled, it was so cute. The funny part was the coach had to stop her both times when she ran, off the field with it. She was so intent on taking the ball and running with it she wouldn't look up. She just ran in a straight line and didn't notice where she was going. Blaine said he enjoyed soccer this year but it would be hard to tell by his lack of desire to be on the field. If it was time for someone to take a turn to sit on the sidelines his was always the first to volunteer. It was when he discovered the position of goalie that Blaine finally decided it was ok to be on field. He was definitely happy to stand in the goal and cheer for his teammates. Just don't kick the ball his way. They all had a great time and that is the reason we do it. So I consider this soccer season a great success.