Soccer Star!

Okay, so Brenden may not be a "soccer star" yet, but who knows what the future will hold?! It's definitely early in the season, but we're encouraged since the first practice appeared to go fairly well.

We were very excited that Brenden was old enough to sign up for soccer this spring so we could encourage his athletic abilities and social skills. (Bobby has been waiting for this day ever since he heard that we were having a boy.) This year, Brenden is playing for Hillandaile's soccer league and his team is made up of 3 and 4 year olds. Bryleigh and Mommy are his cheerleaders, and Daddy is his soccer coach. So far, it's a family event.

We didn't really know what to expect from this first practice, especially since soccer "practices" can be a little rough at home sometimes. We have found that it can be hard for a 3 year old to focus, not be distracted by other things (like grass and cones) and to not use your hands...but that's okay he is learning! ;)

During the practice Brenden did not cry (very exciting) and participated for almost the whole time. He did worry about his ball and struggled with kicking the others. He also got "very tired" before practice ended and begged to stop. "I so so tired Mommy!" He was definitely super excited to be playing with his best bud Avery and seemed to like meeting new friends as well.

We're hoping that the rest of the season goes as smoothly as this practice and we promise to keep putting up pictures from the games and practices throughout the season. For now, though, we'll leave one last one of possibly his favorite moment of the night...SNACK time! ;)