Intro to Soccer

Early in the morning on July 4th we got up and headed to the park for soccer camp! One of the daddies in our playgroup is a coach and he offered to run a workshop for all the toddlers. So much fun!

Peter started kicking balls this week. I just have to cheer him on yelling "Kick Kick Kick!!" and he will dribble the ball around the field.

Coach Doug did soccer drills back and forth the field, but Peter wasn't much for the structure. He just wanted to run around haywire back and forth. We think he will be a goalie though because he kept wanting to pick the ball up with his hands and he was fascinated with the net.

Peter's best buddy Jack was there with his mom and dad. He is Peter's age and we go to a lot of the same events together.

Getting ready to race!!! Note: Peter just wants to break free and run!!

The boys being boys. They love their sticks! There was also a big thunderstorm the night before so the field was really muddy. Boys like the mud, too!

Coach Doug handed out little soccer medals to all the kids. Peter liked hanging out with Coach Doug, he was a cool guy.

Peter's medal!

Gotta power up after all that running! Lots of juice, eggs, and whole wheat bagels.

Our soccer friends from the Meetup Moms of Tucson.

We had a great time and it was a fabulous memory! Peter was exhausted and started to walk really slow and fall down. He ended up sleeping a lot of the day away.

We didn't wind up doing much more for July 4th. We grilled hot dogs, watched the Capital Fourth on PBS, and let Peter sleep off his long morning. After Peter went to sleep John and I took the baby monitor to the pool and we went for a dip in the hot tub under the moon. Not a bad day overall. Happy Independence Day everyone!


Here's a slide show of some of our favorite moments and some of our friends. Enjoy watching our fun morning! (Forgive me for using a baseball song, there's not much in the way of soccer songs out there!)