Soccer Season!

I mentioned before that our boys had started soccer and, oh my word, it is the cutest thing to watch little kids play soccer.  This is Patrick's second year playing and his abilities from last year to this year are amazing.  Last year we'd be yelling from the sidelines, "Patrick, watch the ball!  You can lay down when it's your turn to sub out!" or, "Stop!  The ball's already out of bounds!" type stuff.  It was incredibly entertaining to watch but I might have mentioned that soccer wasn't his thing a few times.  But this year, he is jumping right in and being really on top of things with the ball and since he's tall and fast, the team relies on him a lot to get the ball out of the whole mob situation that always happens when little kids play soccer.

Aiden slipped a couple times at the first game and since the other kids laughed at him, he was ready to quit.  After some explanation that everyone slips at some point and we just have to practice running in weird shoes, he was ready to at least go practice with us.  And after 30 minutes of running around our yard and practicing making little goals and kicking the ball back and forth, he became excited again to go out and play with his team.

This is an exciting part of parenthood.  I've mentioned that it hasn't always been easy for me(nor would I say it is now!), but I love this part.  The part where the kids start getting involved in things and I get to drive them to soccer practice or music lessons or school events.  I love watching them interact with other kids and get excited over various activities and overall just grow into their own little human beings.

Later that day, at home, Aiden said he was in love with that little girl.

And because the boys didn't get enough play time in during the game, we stopped at the playground before leaving.

In June, the boys are supposed to start baseball(by the request of Aiden) and I'm excited to see which sport they start gravitating towards.