Oh my goodness. There really aren't words to express to wonderful it is to see your children playing in their first sporting event.
It is that, 'I'm-so-proud-to-be-their-mom' feeling.
It is that, 'I-don't-even-care-if-you-have-more-hand-balls-than-kicks,' feeling.
It is that, 'I-love-watching-you-learn-something-new,' feeling.
It is that, 'butterflies-in-your-stomach-every-time-they-get-the-ball,' feeling.
It is that, 'tears-your-eyes-when-they-score-their-frist-goal,' feeling.
It is that, 'I-want-to-go-run-onto-the-field-and-hug-them-but-Im-gonna-play-it-cool,' feeling.
It is that, 'My-kids-are-old-enough-to-play-soccer?-life-is-going-to-fast,' feeling.
I thoroughly enjoyed starting this chapter of our lives.
Leighton:
Oh my goodness. I was proud of this offensive machine! He played offense so well, scoring 3 goals! He was quick, had good coordination, and knew exactly where the goal was. Every score, he turned toward dad, ran straight to him and gave him a jumping high-five.
McCabe:
Oh my goodness. I was so proud of this defensive machine. Without any coaching at all, McCabe was the best defender in the bunch. He stopped sooooooo many goals, the outran everyone to catch up and steak the ball away, he got in between the other teams offender and their goal almost every time, and in the words of his proud father and coach, "He naturally knew what to do on defense, he knew his angles, he did so great on defense!" As for offense, his one shot on goal missed by our 6 inches, so he caught up to it, used his hands to move it in front of the goal and proceed to kick it in, only to have an opponent block it centimeters before rolling into the goal.
The fans:
Here we are cheering, laughing, and holding back tears of joy behind sunglasses!
The League:
One of my favorite aspects of this league is that it is put on my our church, so we know almost every coach and at least a couple families on each team. Here they are slapping hands with Coach McGargill and the Red Pandas who had the Gray family on their team too.
Refreshments:
This may have been one of their favorite parts of the game!?!?!?
Playground Buddies:
They played on the playground for a while after the game. Oh my dear boys. I love every waking moment of life with them. Love it! Love it! Love it!
(I may post this many picture every game!)
