Thoughts on becoming a "Soccer Mom"

I have now reached "soccer mom" status... The kids both joined the Mam'k soccer league and our Saturdays will now consist of haning out at the soccer field with all the other doting parents. I must say I prefer this to Dan's usual fall Saturday schedule of College Football and ESPN Sports Center for 12 hours ;) Dad had at least as much fun as they did and they adored having him their. Carson LOVES the thought of being on a team. As you can tell from the pics it was 85 degrees and 85% humidity at 9:30am and he was HOT! That didn't stop him from running around and having a fabulous time. He was thrilled that he and Erika happened to both get green team colors--like Notre Dame. This is a first for both the kids and they were great. Erika is very fast...she has the speed...now she just needs to work on technique.






I have to admit something...although I am competitive myself (to a fault). I am not a competitive parent. I want them to win, do well, etc., but it is too much stress so I just hope they have fun. I was very worried that I would become the scary Mom on the sidelines screaming explitives and throwing things at coaches, parents, and kids! It was fun to watch and I did yell a few times (nice things), but overall quite tame. Sometimes I surprise myself. Not to say that the scary parents didn't show up...they were there! During Erika's game we had one Mom that freaked out and screamed at anyone who was close...including the girls! I really can't believe they are so serious. It was a little scary.

The kids each have a team sponsor...Erika's is a local diner. We told her if her team won we would have to eat at the diner in celebration. Carson immediately wanted to know what we would do if his team won. Unfortunately his team is sponsored by Toyota City (Car Dealership)...a new car maybe? I told him so as a joke and he firmly believes that we will buy a new car on the day his team wins. Don't I wish--I'm pretty sure we couldn't even get a discounted oil change!!!!!!