Soccer!

The day Ryan has been waiting for since last August finally arrived...his first day of soccer practice! Poor guy was desperate to play last year as he watched his sister play (or hold hands with her friend and twirl mid-field, whatever). :) Ryan has been talking about playing almost daily all summer. His coach had them dribble around the cones and he did awesome! I was SO PROUD of him! They ended practice with a little scrimmage {precious} and he totally went for it--including blocking a kick with his chest. He looked like a total natural, until he began crying from the impact. A little sip of water and he was good to go. I can already tell I am going to love watching him play...and that there are hours of {Ryan} sports watching in my future. Bring it on! This is one proud soccer Mama!

Big boy soccer player!



With one of his best buddies, Jack. Ryan is so excited to play with so many of his friends from his old playgroup (and I love getting to reconnect with my friends!).



Jack seems surprisingly agile and naturally good at soccer. Then he got bored with dribbling the ball and found a new hat for entertainment. :) Cute boy. {and yes, it was sweltering hot}