Kyle Plays Soccer!

Kyle plays soccer at recess almost every day, so he decided he wanted to try soccer this year. I was a little sad at first because I thought that meant we would miss baseball season, but soccer ended right in time. And guess what-- watching Kyle play soccer is fun! The league's recreational divison was a little (ok a lot) unorganized, but once the games actually got started it was fun. Kyle reminds me of my brother Taylor in that they're both usually one of the best at whatever they are attempting. He did awesome in soccer!

 If only you could see his calf muscles through those socks. They are rocks! I'm glad he didn't inherit my non-defining calf muscles.

One special aspect of soccer was that Tim helped coach. When we realized how unorganized the league was, our friend helped coach at practices and Tim stepped in at the games. The boys loved it. This allowed for high-fives on the field for Kyle!

Happy boy after a good move. Kyle was great at being aware of his teammates on the field. He had a lot of goals AND a lot of assists. I was proud of him for not being a ball hog.

Bear did his best to survive the games by eating sooo many snacks. I'm a mean mom and won't give him electronics. I think it's good for  him to cheer his brother on!

Needing a hair cut but still my cute Bear:

 And of course, GG came and supported Kyle at his games too. We are lucky to have her near us. The boys love when she can come!

Kyle decided he wanted to do a pattern. Soccer, baseball, soccer, baseball. So we have now moved onto baseball! He did ask Tim why he was better at soccer than baseball, so we'll see how long this pattern lasts :).

Nolan Plays Soccer!

In January I signed Bear up for a short little soccer class held once a week. The coach started off the class doing drills and then had a small scrimmage at the end of each class. It was basically hilarious. Nolan loved going, I'm sure, even though if you ask him if he likes soccer he'll probably tell you, "No, because it makes me hungry." Nolan told Kyle he knew the rules of soccer, "No fighting and no whining."

Stretching. I dressed him in jeans bc the grass was so itchy at the park and stuck all over his other pants!

He usually always has his hands up in the air when he is kicking the ball. It's like he doesn't quite know what to do with them yet.

One of the reasons we signed Nolan up was to make sure he really could be active. When we go to the zoo I can barely force him out of the stroller. It was so fun to actually see him run!

Practicing the header.

 They all just run around with smiles during the scrimmage. It's so cute.

 He's on your team Bear! But great job being aggressive.

 I loved him just standing there smiling.

 Nolan was probably starting to get hungry here. Typical three year olds playing soccer. The ball was rolling right behind him and he had no clue.

Another great thing about this class was that I got three other families to sign up with us! Andrew, his best friend, Lily, from church, and Easton, a friend we met through Kyle's pre-school. This meant I got to see my friends once a week too :). And of course GG was Nolan's faithful fan. He invited her to his soccer class one day and she has graciously come every time after to cheer him on.
 
  The coach did a great job with the kids! He related things to their level and spoke really clearly for them to understand. I was really impressed with his patience. I signed Nolan up again and unfortunately I'm not as impressed with the  program this time. We miss Coach Ryan! It's ok because this will be our last and then we will move onto swimming lessons!

  I have enjoyed having an activity just for Nolan.  I feel like we spend a lot of time driving to and from places for Kyle, so I was happy Bear had something that made him feel included too. My boys are growing up too fast!