and so it begins

Last weekend was Bergen's first morning at a 7-week long Saturday soccer camp for 3-year-olds. It was a gorgeous fall morning and as we stood on the sidelines watching our little guy out on the field, I couldn't help but feel like this was only the beginning of what is to be our Saturday morning ritual for the next decade or so. . . watching our kids at some sort of sporting event. It is interesting to think that before we had kids the idea of going to a sporting event every weekend seemed daunting, but now I know how awesome it is to watch a child learn and grow and I find myself excited about this next chapter in our journey of parenthood.

There were about 12 kids there - split half and half girls/boys. Some kids weren't too sure about heading out onto the field without the hand of their parent to help them. . . but Bergen ran right out and was always the first at following directions. They started with stretching, a little running and then began the dribbling exercises. To finish off the morning they played a mini scrimmage. The passed out green shirts that were waaaay too big for these little kids and Bergen was on the green team. Playing against the green team was a little guy that was dominating the field. While the other kids were laughing and playing, he was stealing the ball and scoring over and over. I swear that kid is the next David Beckham (he is the kid below wearing the white shirt stealing the ball from the green team. . . again)!

I also learned it is never too early to be fully prepared with all the gear (note to parents with younger children). How little did I know that some of the parents would be so with it to actually have their 3-year-old come in soccer socks and shin guards. Silly of me to think that at this age all they needed was some shoes and a ball to kick around. . . so needless to say after his first lesson we went to our favorite store TARGET and got him his very own pair of soccer socks and soccer ball. Watch out little David Beckham. . . here comes The Bergenator!!