We headed first to the soccer fields for Parker's inaugural "Real Soccer" game on Team Magic. He and his best buddy Danny (above at their first practice) both did great! Danny and a little neighbor friend of ours Emma, were go-getters who kept the pace moving and kept the balls scoring! Parker also put a couple of balls in the net, and that reinforcement brought smiles and high-fives all around.
Parker got a little sad partway through when he felt that his friends weren't "sharing" the ball. Yes, Love, it's a hard pill to swallow, but in 3 and 4 year-old soccer, it's every preschooler for himself! I feel pretty confident that as Parker gets the gist that if he wants to kick the ball he's going to have to steal the ball - even if it means kicking it away from a teammate - that he'll be in there for the score too!
After some much needed juice and teddy grahams, Parker and I headed off to the football field to join the other half of the Plummer clan. Bill and Brady had been able to come to the first 15 minutes of Parker's game, and we were able to make it to the football field by the end of the first quarter, so everyone got a good amount of support and cheers.
Flag football with 5 and 6 year-olds is also a pretty funny site. There are a handful of athletic kids who seem to dominate the game, and the rest basically stand around waiting to be lined back up for the next play. Brady seemed to enjoy himself as part of the Cardinals (though I think he was happiest when he was sitting and chatting with the kids on the sideline.) But he was out there and willing to participate, so we need to be satisfied with that much.
The feeling of Fall has certainly settled upon us, and our Saturday mornings are booked solid for the next few months with over-sized uniforms, grassy cleats, sweaty faces and lots of fun!
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