Soccer Season

Yesterday the boys had their first games of the season. They should have started weeks ago but Mother Nature wasn't feeling like soccer at the time.

Tanner has played for several seasons, and is all over the soccer thing. He's often been one of the best on his team, but he's going to have to work a little harder this time since he's a growth spurt behind a few of his teammates. Playing on a bigger field also makes a little guy kinda tired, even for a Destroyer. (Tanner's team is the Destroyers...naturally.)

This is Jordan's first time playing soccer and his games are much different than Tanner's games. Jordan's games resemble a cartoon more than soccer. Jordan turned 5 in February so most of his teammates are probably around the same age, they are the Flying Frogs. They dance, and spin, and fall, and hop, and run just to run. They huddle together like they are magnetically connected to each other. They move like a school of fish, and kick wildly in any direction. When not doing any of those things, they stand still and stare off into the distance until they are pummeled by the rest of the team that doesn't realize there is a person standing in their way. Many goals are by accident, but they are celebrated all the same.

Excluding the occasional ball-to-the-face everybody seems to have a good time. Jordan likes to run, and even if he never lays a foot on the ball (which is somewhat possible) at least he's enjoying the wind in his hair.