Matthew's soccer team had their very first game today! Matthew had been looking forward to it all week, although I'm not entirely sure that he understood what a "game" was. He has only had two practices and the practice he was supposed to have this past Monday where the coach was going to go over game information was canceled, so the Bean pretty much was playing blind in the way that he really had no idea what was going on/supposed to happen. We had talked about it, but like me, Matthew is a hands-on learner. Their componenets, the Animals, did win, but I know once Matthew and his teammates get the hang of it they will be unbeatable ;) Coach Matt asked the kids to show up early so they could practice kicking the ball into a goal (their first time ever using a goal)
The Ref did a safety check on the players to make sure they all had on their shin-guards and cleats
Matthew was a starting player...although at this age the coach's goal is to make sure all the kids have the same amount of field time
The weather was perfect! Meredith just chilled and watched the going-ons
Matthew played well-at least when he wanted to. He was off and on with his playing. At times he would be really into the game but at other times he would just stand in one spot paying attention to anything but the game (which I have to admit was extremely frustrating for Matt and me)
He is number 3, but if you ask him "he isn't 3, he is 4"
The whole gang showed up to be a part of Matthew's debut as a soccer champ
I'm proud of my little man and will always be proud of him for just putting forth effort, trying his best, and having fun
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