Speed Bump

Another season of playing and coaching soccer has come and gone. We had a lot of fun with this group of boys. They are really learning to play! And guess who has a new pink soccer ball? After 3 years of tagging along to all of Charlie's practices, next fall Iz will get a team of her own! Watch out. Note: Photo credits to Corie English.

Just as quickly as it began, Charlie's first soccer season is over. Whew! For his last game of the season, his team played on the 'big field.' The field is used by Sporting KC for training and practices and was astroturf - the ball rolled fast! Charlie and Dad warming up pre-game. The fan club for this game included Gram and Grandaddy, and Izzy, of course. Charlie had a big day of soccer. He spent the morning in Tonganoxie watching his cousin's play soccer and running around the field while they played. He was just about on E by game time. Watching his cousins play must have inspired Charlie because he was much more alert and attentive during the game than he has been in earlier games. He ran after the ball and got in the mix. There was still some standing and watching, especially as he started to get tired. But a definite improvement in going to the ball and understanding the game between his first couple of games and th...

Our first Saturday soccer game! We made it to the fields at Swope Park and Charlie was given his very own jersey -  probably his favorite part of the whole day.   The Roasterie sponsors the soccer league and Charlie recognized their signature airplane logo. He knows this is where we go for 'kid's coffee' (aka, milk). Charlie was a little shy at the beginning, but he quickly came around and started running and kicking the soccer ball. There were a zillion fields in this soccer park, with the pre-K teams on small fields really close together. Charlie and Izzy were fascinated with the water jug. They drained the team supply before the game even started. How cute are these little guys and girls? A couple of the kids had older brothers that helped instruct and lead the little ones around. Charlie had a big cheering section on this very windy, Spring day. Izzy was a great sport, watching and cheering the blue team on. ...