After plenty of practices - it was finally GAME TIME on Saturday morning at Bender Field. We started the morning with two sausage McMuffins from good ol' Uncle Donald's to make sure that this little man was fueled up and ready to go. They are his favorite, you know! I still can't get over the fact that he eats TWO!
Wayne and Ethan were both SO excited to play - I think they were down right giddy! And Wayne was excited to be wearing his RED socks, because it's his favorite color.
Aww.... the two boys with their COACH! :-)
And here's where the waiting began... it was cold, the previous game wasn't done yet, so some antics and "balancing" ensued...
Here's Wayne with two of his new friends from our team. They were so cute waiting on the sidelines for their turn to sub in!
And here's Wayne, on the field, with his "old" friend. I guess if you've known each other all of your five year lives, you can strangle each other for joy on the soccer field, right? Hey, why not? They are COUSINS!
Wayne got to play goalie by the end of the game, which was his favorite position, and he stopped the ball twice! He is NOT afraid of getting dirty, AT ALL! In fact, he TRYS to get dirty, to show Dad how hard he played. And because when he gets home, he gets to take a SHOWER! That's right folks - bath days are no more, this five year old has ditched them for the shower. And he's following in his Uncle Tyson's footsteps! :-) They are LONG showers!
Wayne was HILARIOUS on the soccer field. The referee was beside herself watching him, saying she had never seen such a funny kid play soccer. Wayne is all about the fun and entertainment - at one point he told me that he had a plan to get the ball so the other team couldn't get it - I replied with, "Yeah, sure, great! Go Wayne!" Let me tell you... His plan worked! He got the ball wedged between his two feet, and squeezed his ankles together. NO ONE could get the ball from him, and the play just STOPPED. The parents were trying to figure out what happened, and all the little kids were trying to get it from him, and he just stood there, squeezing the ball and laughing. "See Mom!?! My plan worked perfectly!"
Another hilarious moment... Wayne and Ethan were playing forward (offense) and suddenly were no where to be found. Turns out they were back with the other team's goalie (who Wayne played basketball with) chatting it up while the ball was in play - leaving their poor teammate hanging out to dry with the other 5 black team members!!! When I asked Wayne what they were talking about, he said, "We told him that they were going DOWN. Down to the worms and the moles in the ground, and we were gonna beat them!" That explains all the giggling we heard!!!
Goalie throw in! (There might be a more technical name for that, but that's beyond my kindergarten level of soccer knowledge!)
Two thumbs up for Dad! Wayne was so excited to tell him about what it was like to play goalie, and then we told him how Uncle Todd played goalie and was GOOD, which made him so much more excited. We miss you Uncle Todd!
Now, at first glance you might think they were screaming. And on second glance, you might think they were just saying they were "coooooooold" and if you looked a third time you might see their poor teammate who is trying to figure out WHAT it is that they are actually doing, but in reality, they were shouting, "GO WHITE SHARKS! GO WHITE SHARKS!" It was SO adorable - they were clear, LOUD, and they did their ex-cheerleader mama/auntie proud!!!
And what would a Rookie League soccer game be without SNACKS! Capri Sun and a donut, gotta love that!
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