First (Real) Soccer Game!

Nate's second season of soccer began two weeks ago, and I don't know who was more excited, him or me! I didn't blog about it up until now, because the practices have been pretty uneventful, and a few have even been cancelled due to rain. But this past Thursday, he had his first REAL game! And I say that because the league he was in last year (click here to recap) was just a Junior League, with the focus on being comfortable with the ball, learning basic rules, and having fun. They didn't play real games, just scrimmaged amongst themselves and did fun drills.

So....

This year, Nate has practices on Tuesday nights and games on Thursday nights. They are held at an awesome soccer complex, but unfortunately, it's quite a haul from our house. No matter though, it's worth it because Nate LOVES his team! Two of his best buds from school, Mason & Anthony, are on his team, along with 3 other kids. (Two of them are girls and for some reason Nate thought that was hilarious. I quickly told him that girls can play soccer too! Hello, I played from age 5-20!!) 

Their team name is the Eagles and the coach is a sweet college girl named Elle. Nate had a huge cheering section for the game on Thursday, because Greg left work early to come surprise him. And Greg's parents (Mum Mum & Granddaddy) were also on their way in for a weekend visit and surprised Nate by meeting us at the field! Of course Miss Hollywood was in tow as well, and enjoyed playing with Mason & Anthony's siblings on the sidelines.

I love how you can barely see any skin on the boys' legs. The shirts are super long, as are the shorts and socks. Cute little midgets!!

Strategizing with his buddy, Mason

Peptalk from the coach

They rotate between playing 3-on-3 and 4-on-4. Which was nice because then each kid got to have a few minutes to have a breather on the sidelines. Check out my boy cheering on his team from the sidelines. Love!

Here's the dream team, all 4 boys in at the same time. Nate told me they scored a total of "9 points" but I'm not sure that's accurate. Nate did manage to score 2 goals though!! To view a quick clip of one of Nate's goals, click here.

Daddy talking to Nate & Mason on the sidelines. Who knows what they are laughing about!?

Team photo! Go Eagles!!