Soccer

Eli had his first game!  His team is the Orange Crush.  They're orange.  He and Abby are both number 6 on their teams.  Just a funny coincidence.  Eli played goalie his first game, alternating with another little girl.  This is the last year of co-ed soccer for him.  Abby's always been on girls-only teams. 

My little stud:

He did well at goalie.  The coach even took him aside to say he had placed him there because he was about the best on the team at goalie.  They're 7.  Eli did have one of his dramatic moments after catching the ball with his face (kicked by a school nemesis named Alejandro) where he kept rubbing his cheek and opening and closing his mouth exaggeratedly.  For about the last 10 minutes of the game.  That's my boy.

Abby's doing fantastic at soccer.  She's super speedy and getting much more aggressive on the field.  I saw her body check an opponent when she kicked the ball away.  Heard that her coach is pleased as punch about how far she's coming along.