Grady's first soccer experience has not been the wonderful family fun we'd hoped it would be. When we asked him this summer if he wanted to play, he was SO EXCITED. He's watched Tanner and Madison play soccer, tball, cheer, etc, and now it was HIS TURN. He was SO EXCITED until that first game, and the other team didn't share the ball. All the years of teaching good manners and sharing everything must have sunk in, and so now we want to backtrack just a little and STEAL THE BALL BACK. It must be very confusing, and Grady just kind of lost interest. It was all I could do to keep him on the field, let alone kick the ball. But, we've trucked along, sticking it out, and being part of the team. Today, we had a breakthrough. Grady STAYED ON THE FIELD THE ENTIRE GAME! Not only that, he KICKED THE BALL!! TWICE!!! It was amazing. He was so proud of himself, and ran off the field into my arms saying "I did so good Mommy!" And he really, really did. :)
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Love it! We are having that issue with Mackenzie about "stealing" the ball, although she steals very well from her sister. Chad and I are quite competitive and have had a hard time, but she seems to love it. She scored a goal at her last game. WooHoo!
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