Soccer Saturday

I'm glad that I can actually say that it is...the way the season began, I wasn't quite sure it would happen. If you remember, we tried soccer with Joshua when he was in Kinder. but he was too nervous to get into it. When Jacob was old enough to start sports, I really thought that would be the catalyst that Joshua needed to get into it. T-ball was my inspiration for getting Joshua into soccer. He became the team helper and really looked forward to it, so I ran with it and signed him up for soccer...without him asking me of course. Since when do parents ask for permission, when do kids get a voice :) (Believe me when I say this is meant sarcastically, with Joshua I learned very early when he was picking his own clothes out at age 2, with conviction, that he had his own mind and opinion and by the way...that I was in trouble)

So anyway, long story short, the beginning of the season did not look too favorable until I requested to have Jacob bumped up an agegroup and put on the same team. I considered doing it as registration and should have really went with my gut!!! Joshua jumped right in when Jacob joined and loves it. He looks forward to every practice and game.

Love that look...following a goal :)

Jacob is not as into it. Following the Wednesday practice when Joshua is saying "ooh, we have a game tomorrow" (Saturday) Jacob is saying "we just had one". To which I have to remind him it was just a practice. He just kind of does his own thing, lots of tumbles and rolls while others are playing or stretching. He hangs back while the play is happening...and then asks me where all the pictures of him are :) This is what I've got...This picture cracked me up and really goes to show the attention of some of the younger kids in the range :) Last week Jacob said to me, "Mom I just saw Ryan from my Kinder. class." So I said, "Well did you say hi to him?". He said, "No, I don't think he will remember me." That just cracked me up. It is only a month into the new school year and he thinks people from his last year's class won't remember him.

Well this week they played each other...and stared each other down. It was so funny. I still laugh when I see it.