Well, lo and behold, if we didn't have our very first soccer game ever this weekend. It was so much fun! I had no idea how much fun it could be to watch a bunch of four-and-five-year olds chasing a ball around a field.
Brendan had a great time and our team...My goodness they were so cute it hurt. But not just cute. They were good!
I mean we have some very good players on our team of four girls and two boys. We've got "Jet" and "Gigi", blonde twins who are quick and scrappy. Their little sister, Noey, who just beams and could be their triplet. Then there's Brendan who, having never played soccer before at all, jumped right into the fray, and had a great time.
Then there's Isaac. This kid has a foot. I mean just a really great player.
We won. By a lot. Our kids scored six goals, I think, to the other team's two. In fairness, they only had three players who showed up for the game and it was hot. One of their players, the only girl on the team, stopped a few minutes into the second half and just stood on the field crying. The coaches stopped the game and we sent two of our players over to play on the other team. We spent the rest of the game rotating players around, although I think we only ever had two of our players on their team at one time.
Toward the end of the game, our team stepped back and let the little girl who cried score a goal. She looked so very happy afterward.
All in all it was great fun and it really made me happy and proud to see my little guy trying so hard and having such a good time. Hopefully he continues to enjoy it and it turns out to be a positive experience for all the kids involved.
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Your title was a tease--I thought you'd bought a Volvo! You SO should. I love mine, I loved my other 2, and this morning when I took it to the dealership for maintenance work, I actually had FUN, and was there for 5 minutes max. I'm such a damn evangelist.
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