Well, last week was our first game. The boys were super excited to wear their jerseys and play a game. We got to the field early and they practiced kicking into the goal. Parker kept running over and drinking his Gatorade. I told him to slow down-I was worried he was going to have to use the bathroom in the middle of the game. Little did I know that he drank almost the whole bottle and ended up throwing up right before the game started!! WOW!! What a start to the game! It should have been a clue as to where we'd go from there!
We had all (in-town) hands on deck, Bebe, Pop, LeLe, Guncle, Kerrigan, Doug and Lori....it was time to play! The opposing coach blew his whistle and the game began! It was a complete disaster!! We have 8 players....One never got out on the field, two stood completely frozen on the field, 3 cried almost the entire time (this is where C and P fit in) and the other two ran around like little ants....it was classic 3/4 year old toddler soccer.
Parker cried the entire game. When I asked what was why- he said it was because he didn't get to score the first goal!! He began yelling, "I hate soccer! I wanted to play baseball! I told you I didn't like this sport!" Carson cried for much of the game too-- his reason was that he wanted me to kick the ball instead of him! I tried bribery, toy confiscation...not much luck at all. I did finally get both boys to stay on the field for a few minutes at a time. Parker started throwing himself into the pack of kids trying to kick the ball. He hit the ground hard several times. And continued to cry. We lost about 20-0. We had a rain out this week (a bit of an answered prayer for someone I'm sure!) Better luck next week, I hope:)
Our 1st Practice
Game Day Warm-up
Last Picture Before the Game (and the crying) Began!!
