There's a ball to be kicked

Today was Arran's first meet-up and practice with his little team, as part of the Petaluma Youth Soccer League.

When he was much younger, two or three (I cannot exactly recall) we had signed him up for Lil' Kickers, but that was a long time ago. It is still sad to me that there is so little physical activity in schools over here and that sports really have to be done in your own time, but it is what it is.

He had really been looking forward to it, which I am sure was aided by his recent watching of bits of games in the recent World Cup. He certainly looked the part in his new shinguard covered, knee-high socks and his soccer cleats.

Our little boy did so great, none of my fears of him being nervous or reticent at meeting a bunch of new kids, were realized. He jumped right in. There is a lot to learn, but I think it is going to be a fun, growing experience for him. Next practice is on Saturday morning.

The girls watched from the sidelines whilst chomping on pretzels, they played on the playground a bit too.

I have no idea how we will manage our schedules when we have three kids doing different activities, I think life is going to get very busy.

My other problem is that before this I wanted  a 70-200mm lens, now I know I NEED one!!!