AJ's First Soccer Game EVER

So today was the day!  The day AJ had been waiting for since KK played her first soccer game: His chance to show us his moves and PLAY SOCCER for real.  Just like KK, AJ joined the YMCA soccer team.  After all this waiting, we expected him to jump out of bed ready to play....

 

Instead little man hid under the covers and said he wanted to skip today.  After his favorite breakfast (he is a bacon and eggs kind of boy), he decided he was ready to go!

 

Here is my boy cheesing big time:

 

 

Now we are blue and white.  When we are the visiting team we are white, when we are home we are blue.  I love that our coach's wife got their names on the shirts - so cute!

 

As you can see from above, it was raining/misty and windy.  March in Texas!  But that didn't deter our team.  It was time to warm up!

AJ doing jumping jacks

Practicing a few kicks...

 

GAME TIME

Here is our cute little team lined up with coach for a quick pep talk.  See #1!  That is my cutie!  (Yes, he is the littlest on the team but (spoiler alert) stay tuned as that didn't stop him).

Right before our first kick off - love that he smiled at me!

Okay so I said he was small, but he is oh so MIGHTY! 

 

The minute the whistle blew this boy o'mine was in the mix of ten players kicking and chasing that ball like nobody's business!  He was so into the game he was jumping up and down at kickoffs and breaks because he couldn't contain himself!

Our little man helping his fellow players out and running along side the ball just in case help is needed.

He was so fast I could barely catch him in a picture!

AJ loved the game so much, when he was taking a break for other players to play he stood on the sideline asking "is it my turn yet Mom?" - he couldn't wait to get back into the mix.  I kept waiting for him to yell "Put me back in Coach, I'm ready"!

Tunnel time!  What a great game!  AJ helped his team score two goals by assisting his teammates and helping kick the ball towards the goal. He never kicked it into the goal himself (yet) but twice he kicked the ball towards a teammate by the goal and they scored.  What a team player!

 

There was a sweet moment that touched my heart during the game: AJ accidentally ran into another player while playing.  He stopped, turned around and made sure the other boy was okay right away.  He came over to tell me that he was being a good sport which was important.  That's right baby!  It's not just about goals.  Love him!

 

Here is a little video of AJ explaining how he helped make a goal - he was so handsome out there.  AJ made us laugh and smile the whole time because he just couldn't contain how happy he was out there - I don't think I stopped smiling the whole game. 

 

 

WAY TO GO AJ! You did great out there! We can't wait to see what the season brings little man! We love you little man!