On Monday night, I'd taught her to say, "Go Esko!" That didn't work so well tonight because our opponent also was from Esko. That meant both teams were wearing the same t-shirts, so our kids wore red jerseys over their t-shirts to help avoid confusion. I tried to get Sydney to cheer, "Go Red!", but she wasn't changing loyalties. Throughout the game, I continued to hear her call out, "Go Esko!"
I think Sydney saw more action on the sideline than AJ saw on the field. She greeted the 2-year-old brother of one of our other players with a kiss. Her newest technique for flirting: charm the guy by admiring his pirate hat. A little later she set her sights on an even younger guy, announcing, "I go see Derek." (Hanna's 1-year-old brother) Though, it turns out she really wanted to visit Derek's mom, who had a bag of Cheese Nips.
AJ got a lot of playing time tonight. Unfortunately, it took three shifts before he figured out how to play. He seemed very hesitant to chase the ball if other kids were crowding around it. He instead would head to the goal in hopes the ball would come his way.
It was the "you need to help your team mates get the ball" explanation that finally got through to him. Suddenly he was all over the field, inserting himself in the middle of the action. And a funny thing happened. He started getting the ball and scoring. That's him in the red in the photo above, kicking his second goal of the night.
What a kid!
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