soccer, last week

We have four soccer games today, at two different sites.  I need to wake Kinley up, encourage a random assortment of kids to get dressed and have breakfast.  In honor of that, here are a few pics from Marcus's first soccer game last Saturday.  Prior to this game, Marcus had been at a campout for Boy Scouts in which the worked on a scout's Eagle Scout project that morning: landscaping around the church preschool in the rain.  Marcus looked pretty scraggly when I picked him up from that.  We fast drove home so he could take a quick, 5 minute shower and change into his soccer clothes and then went to the game.  It was a dreary kind of rainy day and luckily, the rain held off during the game.

Marcus's adoring fans.

Playing goalie.  Marcus played goalie for the entire first half.  They did two halves in this game.  He did a good job,  There were probably 6-8 shots on goal and he let in one of those.  Not bad for a kid who only started playing goalie last season.  

A parent for the other team commented on how good a job Marcus was doing and how fast his reflexes were.  Ok, I was a little proud.

In the second half, the coach switch another few kids to the goalie position.  Marcus got to try out some field play in a defensive position.  The team tied the game 2-2 in a good game.  Much more fun to watch than last year.  Marcus is having a lot of fun playing for this team.

I think he slept well that night.