Emma is playing soccer this spring. She has loved her dance class so much so we decided that we would see how she liked playing a sport with a ball and team. She loved "dressing up" in her outfit for the game...
It is set up as a practice/game so most of the time the kids are just running around with their balls. For any of you that know Johnny well, you can imagine that him having to watch people play with balls without him was not an easy reality for him......
We finally had to break it to him that he was not going to be able to stay on the field....
I think Emma might like the water breaks the best.......
The kids do drills and practice for the first 45 minutes and then try to play a game for the last 15 minutes. Once the game starts there are those couple of kids that can dribble and take the ball from the other kids. Within minutes one of her teammates is sitting on the ground crying and the rest of them are pretty much wandering around the field deciding if it is worth running or if they should just pick some grass. You spend the first years of a childs life trying to convince them that they should share, be polite, not steal toys from others, take turns. Then you try to teach them how to play a sport and you hear yourself saying, "steal the ball" and "be aggressive" and "kick the ball at the goalie". Hmmmm.....no wonder these little kids run around the field confused....
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I'm loving the banner with Johnny's suspenders. Loving the cuteness of Emma in her cleats & shin guards (oh and of course the oversized shirt). And loving the expression on Johnny's face when he's told he cannot play. Your kids are so sweet.
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