Monday, May 12, 2014

We're nearing the end of the soccer season and finding we don't have the right kind of camera to capture action on the second-grade sized field (which is significantly smaller than a regulation field, but still larger than our camera range.) Edward played goalie for a whole quarter on Saturday without allowing any goals--hooray! As many times as I remind myself that they are 8-years-old and technically not even supposed to keep score, I can't deny that I feel very anxious when he's in the goal. He had several stops and a few he couldn't scoop up, but still managed to deflect with a kick. He was very happy trotting off the field, especially after even his coaches were heard to exclaim "WOAH!" on this cherry bomb: