We'll Need Wider Door Frames

Andrew and Steven are playing soccer this season, and I always love watching the kids' soccer games. Steven is still learning the sport, but Andrew is pretty comfortable with it. We didn't sign him up in time to get on a Select League team, so he's just in regular recreational soccer. In yesterday's game, Andrew scored two goals as Left Striker in the first half, and then stopped a bunch of shots on goal as goalkeeper in the second half.

Well... we're going to have to widen our door frames, and get Andrew some neck supports to support his growing head. Actually not; he takes it all very humbly in typical quiet, unassuming Andrew fashion. But after the game yesterday, his coach told him that he was a GREAT goalie. In fact, his coach told him, he would be the best goalie in the Select League if he were in that league. Even though Andrew cannot be in any Select games, he's going to try to get permission to have Andrew work out with his other, Select team. The coach says he's never seen a kid anticipate where a shot will go like Andrew does.

I told the coach that it comes from Andrew's baseball experience, where Andrew can track a fly ball like no other. I'll have to post some pictures of the kids doing soccer, but for now, I'll post one of Andrew pitching. Never thought I'd see this die-hard Angels fan in a Dodgers uniform, but that was his team this Spring. Here he is in a windup from the pitching mound, in a game earlier this year.