Friday, May 14, 2010

Just Call Me "Soccer Mom"!

Soccer is pretty much going to be a given in our household, whether our children like it or not. Jared comes from a long line of soccer players and even played on our university team for a year (it would have been two had he not rolled his ankle two days before try-outs in our first year! But that's a whole other story....). So, now that Xavier is finally of soccer playing age, there was no question that we would enroll him in a spring session. Jared visited our local community center about a month and a half ago and we finally heard back two weeks ago that the season started on the 3rd! We were very excited for this milestone in our son's life - and he couldn't stop talking about his first game all weekend!

That night we ate a quick supper and got dressed and ready to go before piling in the van with lawnchairs and the stroller. We were one of the first ones to arrive and unfortunately, our coach was nowhere to be seen. The field that we were at was huge (two full sized fields back to back, which meant enough room for 4 games for kids this age). There ended up being six teams there altogether, and thankfully our coach finally showed up! After introductions and handing out the snack schedule, they got started! Jared got roped into helping the kids practice for a few minutes at the start (which he loved!). And then they played! Our team is pretty large, so Xavier only got a couple turns out on the field, but he had an absolute blast chasing the ball around! He doesn't quite get the concept of the game yet, but I'm sure after a few more nights, he'll be getting in there and going for the ball with gusto.

As for me, I am now officially a soccer mom and expcept for the fact that it's prime woodtick season and I HATE those things! - I am really looking forward to heading to the soccer field twice a week for the next two months.

2 comments:

  1. awe so cute!! I remember K's first time playing, he enjoyed it so much! I hope you guys do too!

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  2. *YAY* That's awesome :) It looks like X (and Daddy) had lots of fun!!

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