After months of begging us to join her school's soccer program "Happy Feet", Shelby in now on a soccer "team" - The Shooting Stars. Her season started a couple of weeks ago and so far, so good. As expected, there various levels of skill, attention span, eagerness and focus among the six, three and four year olds on the team, but overall - I think they're all great. There are four kids on the field at a time and there is not a goalie.My draw to this league is the fact that all the games and all the practices are at the parks within our neighborhood. With our busy scheduled, the close proximity was certainly a plus.
One of my favorite Shelby quotes to date came on her first day of practice. The coach (our neighbor) passed out the uniforms. Shelby instantly turned to me and said, "Mom, can I try on my unicorn?" It was classic. As usual, it only took her a day to resolve that they are uniforms, not unicorns, but I hope to never forget that sweet inquiry.
Go Shooting Stars!
