Ty's First Soccer Game

Ty had his first soccer practice and game today! He has been so pumped ever since we bought his ball and shin guards! I was so bummed I had to miss it (I had registered for a craft show before I knew when his games would be), but my parents took him and Keith met him there after his football game. Thank fully Keith and my parents took lots of pictures and video.

Apparently he did really well! The first half the children do practice drills with their parents (or Grandpa in Ty's case). The second half of the hour they divide into teams and have a "game." I put "game" in quotes because there are no goalies or much organization, just a big lump of orange running around a field, chasing a ball.

I wasn't sure what to expect because the big joke in our family is watching Chase play when he was Ty's age--while the "lump" ran around the field, you could usually find Chase and his best friend doing their own thing (usually playing Batman or Ninja Turtles) on the other end of the field, not much interested in where the ball was. I am quote impressed with Ty though. Each play he was right there in the middle of the lump, chasing the ball and many times even kicking it. I can't wait for next week when I can actually see him play in person.