So many thoughts were going through my head as we entered our first "sport" as parents. Kali has done swimming, dance, and gymnastics and they can all be considered sports, but this would be the first organized team sport. She started on Monday with her new soccer gear..I have to admit I was a little in the dark about soccer. They didn't have soccer in Ely when we were growing up..so shin guards, cleats, soccer socks, the right size ball..all seemed a little overwhelming for me to buy for our not yet 5 year old daughter. But we got it all figured out.
I arrived at the soccer fields to find it crawling with people..and cars. There is one way in and out of the complex with 16 different fields all playing games at the same time..so hundreds of people leaving and coming at the same time as they start the next round of games right after the first and another after that....it is CRAZY!!
Did Kali love it?? Yes..she did...but was a bit disappointed that she the green jersey color rather than cute pink or purple one..but she seems to be over it.
It has been fun to watch her week..and man she looks old...which makes me feel old!
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she is so stinkin' cute! Way to go Kali!!! What a big girl you are!!! Soccer is so fun to watch. Yes, the fields are mass chaos but it is fun to see the excitement and the energy there. The boys and I will have to come see a game. Let us know when her games are!
Wait till you look back on these shots in a few years - you'll marvel how little she looked! Mitch and I were "coaches" for Becca's 5 year old soccer team even though neither of us could ID a soccer ball reliably. But we spent the entire season soothing crying girls and assuring themt that "no, she did NOT make a mean face at you I'm positive". That - and "run THIS way - THIS ONE is our goal!!!"
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