First Soccer Practice

We missed her real first practice last week because of my failed colonoscopy attempt, so tonight we headed to her first practice. Her team is the Pirates (at least as of last word) and colors are gold and black. We signed her up through the YMCA for an outdoor season with 3-4 year olds.

While Sydney has been ecstatic about the idea of playing soccer all week...once the time came to actually play. *sigh* Re-confirmed that we have the shyest kid ever. I was slightly pleased that she at least stayed on the field (glued to Nick's side, but hey, better than being in the van). It was only 45 minutes, and I wish I could say that as time passed she got better... Maybe she did get a little bit better about trying to play, until someone took THE one and only pink ball on the field that she had claimed as hers. We forgot her pink ball at home (big, big parenting failure, lesson learned). So once she found a pink ball at practice, it was hers. Forget the part about the other little girl who actually brought that pink ball. Nope, it was Sydney's ball and the other little girl just didn't get it. But we all got it in the midst of a total and complete three year old melt down as the pink ball went across the field and into the feet of another kid.

Nonetheless, we shall return next week. With HER pink ball.

sister getting into the action