Soccer

Harper started soccer this year (yes, I am an awful mother for just now posting this in December when he started in AUGUST!!) But none the less, I get to talk about his entire season in just one post! He was so excited the first game, he didn't quite know what he was getting himself into, but he was ready to go. (Notice his cheerleaders :)

He was all geared up and so excited to have a sport of his own!! I am sure going to dance lessons his entire life would get rather boring!

It was probably the hottest day ever!!! But they were all ready to go. They got their yellow shirts and they named their team the Hornets. They did a cute little buzz and yelled Hornets before each game.

They had games on Saturday and Sunday. The would practice/warm up for 30 minutes and then have a game for 30 minutes. It was pretty entertaining.

Harper pretty much looked like this the majority of the games! He was NOT aggressive. He barely even ran actually. But he enjoyed going and that is all that mattered. He would never go after the ball and when Matt asked him why he wouldn't kick it during the game, he said, "They weren't giving him a turn." Awwww - what a sweet boy he is! He knows to take turns! I went to all Saturday games and Matt took him to all Sunday games. Matt really enjoyed taking him to the games, and even though it was so hard for me to let go, I did so that they could have Daddy son time. Matt gave him pointers and Harper got more and more confident. And he actually made 1 goal!!! He never really got close, but one game he was on his A game and got one (of course it was on a Sunday game and I wasn't there, I hate that I missed it, but oh well). It gave Harper something fun to look forward to and he is already asking when spring soccer is going to start.

Here is his team. They had a big team of 8 kids and during the games they only played 3 at a time. So he got lots of water breaks. One game he came up to me and said he needed to go to the bathroom. I told him he needed to stop drinking water so he wouldn't have to go and then he said, "but they keep telling me to go get a water break so I have to drink!!" What a little rule follower - he was only doing what he was told. But the water bottle was empty and a trip to the restroom was needed!

Harper did such a great job and I am so proud of him getting into a sport. He was actually given the MIP award - Most Improved Player. This was Coach Frates first year coaching and he said that Harper making his first goal was one of his proudest moments and that he changed so much since the first game. He was so shy and quiet and then at the end he wanted to "take it down" everytime (Matt had to explain what the coach meant when he said that to him, and once Matt told him, Harper was so ready to "take it down" everytime!) Great job Harper!