Ethan's game began at 10 a.m. and Courtney's game was at 12:20 p.m. We made a lunch, got our big thermos full of ice water, loaded all the chairs into the van and got the kids ready. Bryan rode his bike in to work and then we left and met him there.
We got to the field in time for Ethan to take some practice shots and play around with his team. It was a hot morning so he was sweating by the time the game started. His little team did well. There are 7 of them and 5 have played on the same team for the past 2 years. The game ended in a 4-4 tie and the boys were pleased with themselves. Their uniforms are burned orange with flames on the sleeves so they are the "Incinerators."
We then drove to the park for our picnic lunch and to let the kids play on the playground until we had to go back to the soccer field for Courtney's game. We had a lot of fun but I could tell that Courtney was starting to get tired. But she was so excited to play soccer that I hoped she wouldn't have a melt-down.
When we arrived at the field we were pretty early, so Courtney, Bryan and Ethan kicked the soccer ball around until it was our turn. Courtney's team only has 4 little girls on it and they play 3 on 3, so those little girls are working hard. But when Bryan started their warm-up Courtney lost it and ran to the sideline crying. DRAMA!! She didn't want anyone else to use her soccer ball and was upset that Bryan had let someone else use it. We got her calmed down and she was in, ready to play when the game started. The ball was kicked and, as usual, the girls ran in a little clump around the field. Then Courtney got pushed down...and LOST IT!! She ran to the sideline yelling that she got pushed and how upset she was. Bryan substituted the other little girl in and she did well for a few minutes and then she left the field crying. The remaining two little girls did a great job keeping the ball moving. I finally calmed Courtney down and told her that soccer was a physical game and that she just needed to try her hardest. That made her feel better and she went right back in and had a great time. After a while all 4 girls wanted to be in the game and they had so much fun.
After the game we went to my parent's house to watch the BYU game. The kids watched a movie with Grandma while we watched the game...which was good, by the way.
During the 3rd quarter, we had to leave to run home, get changed and wait for the babysitters to show up because it was Ward Temple Night.
Needless to say, we all slept well last night but it was a fun day!
2 comments:
I LOVE the attitude displayed in your sweet little girls pictures. Sports are so much more fun when you get to watch your own "wee- people" play the game.
When I was younger I used to ref the little girls soccer games. They were the funnest because of all the drama and the little clumps of players.
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