Soccer Season is Here

We had a lot of rain last week and did some rainy day painting

Goal!  Liam on the soccer field

Aiden on the soccer field  

Liam and two of his buddies from hockey

Luke is in the orange shirt with the purple vest 

Luke is in the middle going for the ball

Soccer season began over the weekend for Luke, Liam, and Aiden.  Much to Finn's displeasure, he is not quite old enough to play soccer yet.  Up until the practice began, Finn really thought he was playing.  He put his shoes on like his brothers, did some push ups in the grass, and warmed up on the field by running around in circles.  We even brought his mini soccer ball so he would have something to do.  It was all good until practice began and Finn fell apart.  Thankfully, he recovered so we could watch his brothers.

We haven't really played soccer since the three big boys were around 4 years of age.  We generally do baseball in the summer, but decided to try something different this year.  We gave the boys the option of picking some sport other than hockey and the consensus was soccer despite the numerous other sports that were thrown out there.  I was really excited about soccer because Luke, Liam, and Aiden can play at the same time, same field, and exact same days of the week.  The convenience of having everyone play soccer and only have to do it two nights a week is a huge bonus in my opinion so I love soccer for that reason alone!  My next reason to love soccer is that it burns lots of energy.  Running up and down the field wore them out and everyone was ready for an early bedtime.  What could be better?