Summer Sports

This summer Punky participated in both t-ball and soccer.  She liked playing on the teams, but at this age, I think she is mostly in it for the socialization with her friends.  By far, her favorite thing was going to the playground with her friends after the games.

T-ball was a spring sport but with all the rain we had in May, the season lasted through July.  There were a few weeks when we had t-ball on Monday and Wednesday evenings and soccer on Tuesday and Thursday mornings.  It got to be quite exhausting!

I should have wrote this blog post a month ago, but I was waiting for her team photo to come back.  And, now, I've forgotten a lot.  Here's what I want to remember from the summer.

T-ball- The Lizards

Punky's BFFs put together the team, so we knew most of the teammates and became fast friends with everyone.  The girls were so good at cheering each other on.
Although there were a few close calls, no one got hurt (or beamed in the back of the head since they were often times not paying attention at all)!
Buddy loved going to t-ball just as much as Punky because he became friends with another player's sister.  The two would run around and play together the whole game.  Next year Buddy will be able to join the same league so that is something to look forward to!

After the game, the kids took turns bringing a snack to pass out.  Buddy quickly figured this out And (twice!) lined up in ANOTHER TEAM'S treat line.  He even scored a dilly bar once.  I was mortified, and a little proud.

Soccer- The Parrots

The first six weeks of soccer were practice- running relays, drills, etc.  The last two weeks were games.  We missed two games and were late to one (there was a time change that I forgot about).  But it was so much fun to get to see Punky in those one and a half games!  She really got in to soccer.  She stuck with the bigger kids and could run and kick the ball with ease.  I know nothing about soccer really and wouldn't choose it myself.  But I do think soccer might be Punky's best chance of becoming an athlete.

Everyone's favorite part of soccer was their team cheer.  (According to one of her friends, Punky came up with the cheer and taught it to everyone.  If that is true, I am very proud of her.  So creative!)  The team would gather in a circle with their hands in the middle and shout....   Gooooooo!  Parrots!  And then they'd flap their arms and shout "Polly want a cracker!  Polly want a cracker!"  

It was fun to be involved in sports this year.  We were able to meet new friends and get outside.  Next year, we'll have two involved in activities.  I hope we are able to coordinate their schedules and not have two kids in two places at the same time.