Saturday was Shane's first soccer practice/game. He had been looking so forward to it, but when we got there, he became very unsure and clingy....Rob stayed by his side and after he received his orange (his favorite color) jersey, things started to look up for him. Rob was able to leave his side as Shane joined his team for some warm ups and practice. Have you ever witnessed a group of 4-5 year olds attemping to do jumping jacks?? It is possibly one of the most hilarious things I've ever seen. Shane looked like a newborn bird trying to leave the nest for the first time, but just couldn't flap his wings enough to get himself into the air....ha! Then we had practice dribbling the ball down the field...Ok, it was at this point that I remembered telling Shane that he couldn't quit, no matter how much he didn't like it, he had to stick it out and then he wouldn't have to play ever again if he didn't want to---when I watched him dribble the ball down the field, at a snails pace, while all the other kids left him in the dust, I wondered if making him stick it out is the wisest decision...ha! Bless his heart...He had a good time, the "game" was a riot and he's looking forward to next week. When this is done, he'll know how to play with other kids his age and have a good time outdoors, like a little boy should---it doesn't matter whether he's fast or slow or good or bad, he's still my kid and I'm damn proud of him! :) Go #4! GO SUN CATS!!
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Way to go Shane, we cannot wait to watch him play!
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