Soccer Tournament Time!

Last fall my parents had made plans to come visit us specifically so they could see the kids play soccer. Unfortunately my dad got really sick and they were unable to come. Thank goodness Xander had a soccer tournament the Saturday of their visit and they could at least see one of the grand kids play. As soon as we finished with the Easter egg hunt, we quickly got everyone ready and headed out the door since the tournament was over an hour away.  An early start for a beautiful spring day but for soccer it's worth it.
Ready to cheer on the Boca!

Xander' team played three games total.  The first two games were tough and they ended up losing them both. 

Funny moment from right before the second game - the boys were gathered in a group watching the players from the team they were about to play warm up. They noticed there was a girl on the team but their coach told them to treat her like any other boy player. One of our players, Nick, who is apparently quite the little Casanova, said that he was going to kiss her instead. She ended up being one tough little player out there!

This is how Noah passes the time at tournaments - with his head under his sweatshirt playing his DS.

Xander's four-leaf clover that he found and insisted would bring them luck in their next game.

And it did, at least a little. They all played much better in the third game and it didn't hurt that we played a team that was more our level of skill.  The game ended in a tie!