Soccer with Beckam (Dahl, not David)

 We signed Beckam up for soccer this year, and he was so excited to play! That is, until he saw the color of his jersey. He was hoping for red like Iron Man but got stuck with girly purple, instead. After an impressive fit at his first practice, and seeing his sister try on his jersey, he got over it and decided he wanted to be "a soccer boy" after all.
 He and Adam kicked the ball around and practiced the fundamentals before his first game to get him all prepared. And when I explained that the other team would try to take the ball from him, he replied "That's okay. I can share!" Sweet kid.
 At his first game, he was excited and even got to do the first kick off! He did great! But he got bored after about 2 minutes....seriously.....and wanted to come out. Then we couldn't get him to go back in. He cried on the sidelines for the remainder of that game, and all but 25 seconds of the next one. We debated whether we should keep bringing him or just bag it. We decided to teach him to finish what he started. We explained that, regardless of if he played or not, he was on a team and they needed him. He could choose to play or sit and cheer for his team. No pressure. That's all it took! He played the entire third game and loved it!
 He's not even slightly competitive (he gets that from me), so he spends his time tickling the other kids, watching his shadow while he runs, teasing the coach, and laying in the grass watching airplanes. To be fair, sometimes he follows the herd around and he throws it in occasionally, and he has kicked it a time or two. We're just glad he's in the game! GO BECKAM!!

His cousin, Reese, is on the team. They are only 2 weeks apart in age so they're pretty fun when they're together. They were having a conversation on the field during a game. So cute!!