First Soccer Game (or Orange Socks ROCK!!!)

Last Saturday was Little Wild Man's
1st Upwards Soccer Game.

(I LOVE the his orange socks!)

As you will see in the pics below,
it was a HOT and HAZY day.

But we still had fun.

The games started with a
"run in"of the teams
and introductions of the individual players...

As you can see,
Little Wild Man led the pack!

(This "parade of players" was such a neat way
to make the kiddos feel special!)

All the kiddos got play time on the field...

Sure, Little Wild Man had moments when
he let his nerves get to him...

...but he DEFINITELY got into the spirit of the game...

(See him and his buddy joking around on the field-
I am SO THANKFUL he has
the opportunity to play with some other BOYS-
He is surrounded by girls in the 'hood...)

Here he is...

...throwing in the ball like a pro!

This picture just SCREAMS beginner soccer, doesn't it?

This is the first time the kiddos are experiencing a
"penalty kick."

(I love how the little girl to the far right is chewing on her shirt-
and the two little boys to the left are
just ADORABLE!)

I'd say,
overall,
this was a SUCCESSFUL day!

(Especially compared to how Little Wild Man
started his soccer "career"!)

Soccer Star...someday...

Yesterday,
Little Wild Man
ventured into the wild world of organized sports...

...by participating in his 1st
Upwards soccer practice.

He has been talking about playing soccer
for a while now
(AND baseball AND basketball),
so you would think he would have been bounding
out onto the field when we arrived at practice,
right?

Nope.

He froze.

He cried.

He clung to my leg like a baby monkey.
SOOOOOOOOOO....

Wonder Mom got to participate in the practice to!

However, once they started kicking the ball...

...Little Wild Man mustered up some courage...

(Please note in the pic above that
Little Wild Man is chewing on his fingers-
his nervous response to pressure.)

...and got out there...
...to show off his mad skills!

Since this was his first EVER practice...

....he had his own cheering section.

Some more of Little Wild Man's
adoring fans...Hooray for soccer!