Max's final soccer practice

Max had his final soccer practice last Friday. It was a gorgeous evening- mid 70s and sunny, with a breeze. And I actually remembered my camera this time!

We arrived early, and Max had the field to himself for a few minutes



warming up



Max practicing his high kick (he taught himself to do this)



Playing with coach Elliot before the other kids arrive



Coach Elliot does lots of cool tricks. Max adores him.

Stretching before practice

A train lumbers by. The kids all wave.



Everyone dribble your ball!



Everyone sit on your ball!

Everyone trap your ball!

Claire sat with me on the sidelines.

And hammed it up.

More hamming



She brought along some dolls to play with.
This photo reminds me of one of my sister at
 around the same age taken at one of my brother's
sports practices.



Bored? No, just photogenic.

I couldn't resist another dolly picture.



This is Max's first game! Guess which team he's on?



Max going for the ball.

Everybody run!

He's got it.

Still got it. He's definitely a go getter.

The kids all loved the game.

 

Max with his ball, after the game. He was so
excited his ball was used as the game ball.

The kids with their certificates and their coaches, Elliot and Katie

We were all starved after practice, so we headed to Moe's for dinner. The kids love Moe's, and we hadn't been there in a very long time. They had redecorated recently, and the kids enjoyed the new touchscreen drink machines. Very cool.

 Dinner out wouldn't be complete without dessert, right? So we walked over to Spill the Beans. This was their second time there, and the kids were comfortable enough to order themselves.  Claire had plain chocolate, Max had vanilla with peppermint candies.


We can still see you behind that cone, Claire!



Max enjoying his ice cream



A yummy end to a fun evening