wearing lately: soccer mom

Crazy but true: I have become a soccer mom already. We signed Hendrik up for some rec league kinderkickers this fall, which has been about the most hilarious hour of the week. Two- and three-year-olds in mini shin guards and oversized shirts managing to do about everything but play soccer - spending half their time on the ground (one funny example here), picking up the ball with their hands, crying, etc. And the warmup where they have them attempting to do quad stretches? Seriously the funniest thing.

We got pretty lucky with pleasant weather on Monday evenings for this soccer season - could have been way colder and rainier - but as it got later into October, more layers definitely became necessary for spectating. This vest and chambray combo with sneakers has all the great mom layers for look that has some polish and interest but was still perfect for doing some soccer practice with Hendrik in the yard.

And ooh, did he need a little practice... on our way to the first session, he actually asked me "will the hoop be high?" Ummm, yeah. We had a little learning to do about what soccer actually is, and then when he got out on the field with his pasty complexion and uncoordinated self, it sort of looked like we'd never let him outside before. So he likes to stay in and play legos! There were a lot of tears the first couple of weeks, but by the end he was having tons of fun and got way better at kicking and keeping up with the other kids. Still no actual kicking of the ball during a game unless it happened to come and hit him in the leg, but hey, there's always next season.

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