A year after the dome collapsed, it is finally open again and soccer is no longer in the smaller, darker dome. Don't get me wrong - the proximity to home was great at the other dome, but photos were very challenging!
Please for the first time ever, these two get to play on the same team! Henry is turning 4 during the session and Thomas hasn't aged out quite yet, so they get to play together! I think Henry was more excited about this, but Thomas seemed ready to show his little brother the ropes.
Randomly, we managed to get jerseys that had their ages on them. I thought this was cooler than anyone else. Plus if I had switched where they were standing it would have been my age! Darn for not thinking that before taking the photo...
Henry seemed a little apprehensive about playing big boy soccer, but I kept reassuring him that he would do great!
Of course, Henry is Henry - so there were lots of goofy faces and actions. Haha - I love this kid and his mannerisms! Also, I wasn't paying enough attention to the pre-session emails. They were giving everyone soccer balls this time, which is fine and all - we already have 3 at home. But they are no longer providing socks and I totally missed that. Poor guys had to play in their dinky socks they wore in... "/
Thomas' at least partially covered his shin guards. But then his shoe came untied. They were a mess with footwear and it was totally my fault. Sorry guys! :(
Since the dome *just* reopened, it's not actually fully completed. There is usually a tall net that runs around the perimeter of the fields and protects the people using the track from stray balls. But not today! After the first few runners had to dodge errant soccer balls, Matt took it upon himself to stop the balls from going on the track. Such a thoughtful guy!
The boys actually both did really good today! Henry managed to keep up with the pack and seemed to be having fun. He did catch on that the coach would throw in new balls when the old one went out or made it to the goal. I had to convince him that he shouldn't just stare at the coach waiting for the "new" ball and should actually go after the ball in play. But overall - awesome first day playing with the big kids! :)