Kickin' It

Our little man finally got his wish and was able to play soccer this fall. I have to admit, I was a little (OK, a lot!) nervous about him being too shy to really participate. I think Kindergarten has helped so very much and participate he did! That little boy had a blast. His team was the Cosmos, and they were such a cute bunch. Last Thursday, the 8th was their last game. It was so much fun to watch those kids and see their personalities on the field. Garrett never did score a goal. I think his shyness would take over and he had a little trouble being aggressive and getting to the ball. He probably ran three times as much as everyone else on the field though. See, as other kids ran to follow the ball, Garrett pretty much ran in circles around the group of kids with the ball. The whole time he was giggling and had a huge smile on his face. Maybe someday I'll get the video uploaded, it's quite entertaining. Each game he progressed though and eventually he started getting a little more agressive. However, he'd get the ball then lose it, because he'd stop to line up the "perfect" shot. He came this close to scoring in that last game. Maybe next spring he won't have such an adjustment period. He had a great coach, Coach Hussey, who had the patience of a saint with those little 5 year olds. It was a great experience and we are definitely looking forward to next spring.