#8

When did my Saturdays turn into soccer games, lawn-mower shopping and Costco trips? Apparently today. I'm not sure what is more shocking- that Jackson is old enough to have soccer games or that I'm old enough to have a kid who plays soccer. Either way, it was a pretty adorable morning at the fields. After his game he whispered in my ear, as if revealing the biggest secret, "Mommy, at first I was really scared, but then it was so FUN!" And so are most of the best things in life, little buddy.

 

 

well... hello there, soccer mom.

Tonight JP had his first soccer practice. That's a big time big boy milestone for him and a slightly less thrilling parenting milestone for me- I'm now a soccer mom. And I own a mini van. Lord, help me, when did I get so old? Slightly kidding. On the plus side, it was so sweet to watch him. He was nervous- big time- but we had talked lots about how while new things are scary at first, they always turn out to be the things that are the most fun. There were some quiet tears at the beginning of practice, but he slowly started coming out of his shell by the end and I'm hopeful that each practice will give him more confidence- leaving more room for fun and less for worries. But, that's life, right? Pushing ourselves outside of our comfort zones because we know- we just know- that it's going to be worth it... and I want my little man to learn that much earlier than I did. 

And now if someone could go ahead and give me that same pep talk before my first day back to work in a week and a half that would be grrrrreat.