I'm officially a Soccer Mom

I never ever thought I would say those words.  Katie is playing soccer again this season, she played in the fall and now in spring. I guess that officially makes me a soccer mom. She really seems like it and enjoy it. We tried to get her to sign up for baseball this season with Jonathan but she was adamant about playing soccer again. Of course there is always the chance next season she will decide to try something else out.

Last spring when she played soccer she was in the youngest age group, 5-6 years old. It was a much smaller field with no goalie and the coach running on the field with them as refs and telling them what to do. This season she is in the 7-8 age group and it is much different. A much bigger field, which means more running, a goalie, refs and the coach on the sideline. The kids are also more experienced and know more of what they are doing. Seriously it is a shock to see just how different it is! Katie seems to be handling the change good but unlike last season she isn't the biggest kid out there. That helped her last season as the other kids were scared of her, lol.

I guess though I should change that title to soccer/t-ball mom since Jonathan is playing t-ball. This is the first time he has been able to play an organized sport since here at Eustis they all start at 5 not 4 like Riley did. He seems to really be enjoying it. He is still learning though that playing T-ball in real life is a lot different than playing baseball on the wii, lol. He is the youngest on his team but catching on really quick. And his coach is awesome, we couldn't have asked for a better coach. He is very patient with them and just has that personality that kids like. He is able to teach the kids in that way that they don't even know they are learning, they think they are just having fun. They had their first game this weekend and did great. Of course at this age they don't keep score or do any outs or anything like that. So we have no idea what team won. But all the kids had fun and hardly any of them stopped playing to pick flowers or play in the dirt.

Because of these sports our weeks are crazy. We have soccer practice on Monday and Wednesday, if there isn't a game that night. Then on  Tuesday and Thursday is T-ball practice, if there isn't a game on those nights. Friday we have off, woo hoo! But after running all week we usually just want to hang around the house. Then Saturday there is a soccer and t-ball game, so by the time we get home in the afternoon we are already wore out. Then Sunday is our day of rest, literally :). But I wouldn't have it any other way. Organized sports are so good for the kids and as long as they are having fun and enjoying it we will keep signing them up for it. Hopefully as they get bigger they find one they love and stick with it.

Now I will leave you with a few pictures of my "babies" playing their sports. So hard to believe they are both old enough now to play!