countmein
June 13th, 2009, 10:47 am
I went and purchased soccer shoes for Kirsten, my very petite 4 year old, yesterday. OMG! They are only a size 10 in little, little kids shoes and they are just tooooo cute. They look like baby shoes. With the shin guards, the soccer socks, (which I had to fold completely over, otherwise they cover her thighs), and those little shoes on, her feet look even more tiny than they already are. I will have to charge up the batteries on the camera and see if I can post a picture. I cannot wait to see her during soccer camp. She is still too young to play on a team, but they only need to be 4 to participate in the camp. She is a little-bitty thing, but quite "passionate" about anything she does. She will be one of them out there scrapping for the ball.
My 6 year old got his first pair last year and they were a size 13. He is not a scrapper though, much more laid back. He had fun last year, running up and down the field with the other players. I am glad that he got the coach that he got last year. This guy was very good with the really young ones. Caleb will have him for a coach again this summer, thank God. I remember putting Caleb in his first karate uniform. He looked so little compared to the other kids. He earned his orange belt with stripe this month. Karate has been good for him.
My 15 year old will be playing soccer on the High School Girls summer team again. She enjoys the game. She was taking tennis lessons a couple of summers ago with one of the college players. She enjoyed that, but then she started in karate. She is going to try to test for her red belt next month. If she passes, or I should say when she passes, she will only have one more test to take and then she will be able to test for her black belt. They are studying Tang Soo Do, btw. I am not sure if I am going to put Kirsten in karate this coming fall. I think that she would really enjoy something like gymnastics more. She is a daredevil and loves flipping around on anything she can find. It will be a scheduling nightmare, seeing how the only two gyms that I know about are in the opposite direction than the karate studio. But as a parent, you do what you have to do. I am still watching Corinne, who is only 2.5, to see what she might "get into". If I had to guess, I would say she is more the dance type little girl. Wait and see.
Are there any other soccer parents out there? Tee-ball? Football? Did your heart melt when you first put those shoes and gear on your little one?
My 6 year old got his first pair last year and they were a size 13. He is not a scrapper though, much more laid back. He had fun last year, running up and down the field with the other players. I am glad that he got the coach that he got last year. This guy was very good with the really young ones. Caleb will have him for a coach again this summer, thank God. I remember putting Caleb in his first karate uniform. He looked so little compared to the other kids. He earned his orange belt with stripe this month. Karate has been good for him.
My 15 year old will be playing soccer on the High School Girls summer team again. She enjoys the game. She was taking tennis lessons a couple of summers ago with one of the college players. She enjoyed that, but then she started in karate. She is going to try to test for her red belt next month. If she passes, or I should say when she passes, she will only have one more test to take and then she will be able to test for her black belt. They are studying Tang Soo Do, btw. I am not sure if I am going to put Kirsten in karate this coming fall. I think that she would really enjoy something like gymnastics more. She is a daredevil and loves flipping around on anything she can find. It will be a scheduling nightmare, seeing how the only two gyms that I know about are in the opposite direction than the karate studio. But as a parent, you do what you have to do. I am still watching Corinne, who is only 2.5, to see what she might "get into". If I had to guess, I would say she is more the dance type little girl. Wait and see.
Are there any other soccer parents out there? Tee-ball? Football? Did your heart melt when you first put those shoes and gear on your little one?