Tuesday, September 16, 2008

I'm officially a "Soccer Mom" now. Brandon has team practice every Tuesday, skills training every Wednesday and a game every Saturday! He's been enjoying it. I like the small team format for practices - it's a better opportunity for us to get to know the other parents since there are only 6 kids per team. On Saturday the kids play actual games, unlike the group we had him in last year. It's fun to cheer the kids on and they have fun competing. This is Brandon's team with Coach Dave. Brandon loves coach Dave.
During the games, each team only plays 3 kids at a time. There are no goalies as the kids seem to have enough trouble getting the ball into the goal as it is! Most of the time they miss the mark and chase the ball AROUND the goal!Brandon cheers on his teammates from the sidelines...and has a snack.
Laedyn took over Nick's chair and insisted on holding Brandon's ball. I guess we need to get her a chair of her own now!

Monday, September 15, 2008

RAZORBACK TAILGATING
at War Memorial Golf Course in Little RockAs usual, I'm a bit behind...but we went tailgating on the 6th with Nick's friend, Rich. Brandon gamely tried on a snout, but didn't like it. I was lucky to get evidence.
Mark came along too.
Rich entertained Brandon by playing catch with him for awhile. Steelers football??? BOOOO! (Sorry Rich, beings Cleveland area natives requires some animosity to the Steelers - we have to cheer the Browns!)
I think someone needs a little guidance on football throwing technique...
We brought along some toys for Laedyn. Looks like she was fully engaged doesn't it? Well that lasted about 5 minutes - then she was off and about and into everything! As usual...
Eventually Rich's son, Jackson, arrived. The boys had fun playing together the rest of the time we were there. The boys thought it was great fun to be way up on top of the truck & Laedyn was happy under the pickup cover for awhile. What an adventure!
Rich's truck didn't have a cover & he moved all the kids into the truckbed. Great containment option for kids & no danger of falling from up high.
There were cupcakes to eat, so the boys had to do some begging for everyone's amusement!
As people started filtering away to go watch the game, there was a little more open space for the boys to play. A valient effort by both boys.
Laedyn wanted to play too.
We all had alot of fun. Thanks for the invite Rich - we're looking forward to the next game in Little Rock! All that running (not to mention the walk to the party) tired everyone out.