So hot, they're blue...

It's September which means the beginning of another soccer season so our Saturday's for the next two months you can find us in baby blue cheering on the Flamethrowers. Exactly. We decided that they are so hot - they're blue. 

Ryan is once again coaching the team and I love watching him almost as much as we love watching Rad. Seriously, such a gift to watch them enjoy something they love together. 

A few things have changed this year in U7 - they are no longer co-ed (unless a female player requests to be on a male team), the fields are bigger, the goals are wider, and they have an official on the field. 

They still don't have goalies (which Ryan is not a fan of) and the coaches can still be on the field directing play. 

Their huddle is pretty precious…

flame, flame, flame, flame, Flame, FLAME, FLAMETHROWERS!! 

;)

They all had to adjust to the bigger field, but even with the extra space there were times when the ball was stuck in the middle of everyone. 

But once it got loose…. 

#7 was headed towards the goal!

Landry was clearly impressed.

Luckily he had his entire fan club there to cheer him on!

(Thanks, HMMs for coming to cheer on our Rad-man! He LOVES his sign!)

We have a good team again this year and I'm starting to recognize families from each year. It's fun to be  in this community of parents and get to cheer on kids from near and far. Cameron and Radley are on the same team again and Alyssa and I decided that they have to play together until they graduate high school. Most of the kids on our team live close to our neighborhood, one player is in Rad's RE class at church and another is in the DL program at his school. I am so excited about all the connections we have with families on and off the field. 

Each kiddo played hard out there - whether this was their first game or third season and Ryan was beside them the whole time coaching them and encouraging them. 

They are so fun to watch and I love seeing all the skills that they are building on and off the field.  

Can't wait to see what the season has in store!