Soccer...finally!

We finally had soccer games this morning. Jeffrey and Josiah have missed their teams' first two games because we've been out of town. Jeffrey's team (the Gators) got outscored 5-1, but Jeffrey scored the one goal. He played goalie a little bit, and decided that he didn't like it so much. He is needed much more at forward. Actually they could have used a few more Jeffreys in lots of positions on the field. There wasn't a huge amount of hustle shown by the other guys on the team. Oh well, that's life in Rec League soccer!

Josiah's team (the Eagles) lost 1-0. The score came on a wierd call by the official (and I'm NOT just saying that! :-) ) that gave the other team a penalty kick very close to the goal. At one point, Josiah dribbled the ball nearly the entire length of the field and got a shot on the goal, but one of the defensive players got it just before Josiah kicked it into the goal. By the end of the game, most of the parents knew Josiah's name. Josiah thought it was cool. He said in the car on the way home, "Mom, the lady who handed out snacks knew my name! And people were calling my name on the sideline. I thought it was the coach, but it wasn't. It was other people who knew my name!"

Way to go boys!!
Jeffrey and Josiah after the game.
Josiah loves soccer!
Jeffrey really is enjoying soccer as well.
A "double header"!