Jack plays indoor soccer every Wednesday from 5 to 6, which means we pick up Kate from preschool early and zip up to his soccer practice. Some highlights from this week, which are actually applicable to most weeks:
- The first week I failed to bring anything for Kate to do, which was a mistake that I quickly corrected the second week. Since then I've brought books, card games, stuffed toys. They amuse her for, oh, 5 minutes. And then she wants to get water from the water fountain. And go for a walk (we go up and down the stairs outside the gym where they practice). And get more water. Today I brought her Doodle Bear, and a marker to draw on it with, and I think it kept her busy for about 10 minutes. Spread out in 1 minute intervals over the course of the hour. The highlight was when we put Doodle Bear into her jacket, which she loved so much she had to tell Jack. Who was across the echoey gym playing soccer. "JACK!" she yelled. "LOOK AT DOODLE BEAR!!!!"
- Jack and his friends greet each other before practice like it's been weeks since they've seen each other, instead of at school just two hours earlier. They run around like crazy in the hallway outside the gym before practice, then go in and do it all again during practice. And afterward. Jack guzzles water during practice and all the way home, then sleeps easily at night. Might be all the running around.
- I am not sure he'll keep playing soccer far into the future. Might be too young to say for sure, but I think he's more into just running around with his friends than filled with any great fondness for the sport. It's also interesting that he definitely seems to be a defensive-minded sort, rushing to make sure someone is covering the goal. (Arguably he runs from end to end more than anyone else there.) The competitive nature is there; he just seems to care more about keeping the other team from scoring than scoring himself. This evening he saved a couple of goals and assisted on another in a 3-2 win. And had a blast running around with his friends.
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