They broke the mold...

Bridger got to play indoor soccer last month and boy did he love it!  Well, let me clarify--he loved the outfit (do boys use that word??  Probably not...) I mean the jersey, shin guards, the socks that went all the way up his leg.  He loved all of that.  He loved running up and down the field while doing somersaults (that's part of soccer, right?).  He loved shouting a dramatic "YES!" after he got in a good kick.  He loved the fact that they broadcasted all of his games on t.v. (I know, they didn't really--but he thought or at least hoped that they would.  Who am I to burst his bubble?)

He loved hopping over this guard rail--flipping over it and doing somersaults over it (the kid loves somersaults!).  And after he hopped over, he loved that I would squirt water from a bottle into his mouth and give him a little pep talk (his idea--not mine.  In fact, he gave me a pep talk at the beginning of the season, letting me know exactly what he needed from me.  The 'squirting' water bottle was at the top of his list.)  He LOVED the fact that he got a trophy at the end--even though his team never ever won a game :)  He loves to run serpentine and he loves to stand in front of the goal with his arms open wide....while staring at the ceiling....

I think overall, Bridger had a great time playing soccer--we'll probably do it again sometime.....  But there were a few things he didn't like so much....

He didn't like it when another player came in contact with him.  Being a bad mother, I always forgot to bring the transformer band-aids for those 'internal bleeds'.  When Bridger got discouraged, he would slump his shoulders, hang his head and mope all the way back to me.  There was no hope.  Usually, this performance came after the other team scored a goal.  One time Bridger just collapsed on the ground, after the 5th or 6th goal, he just couldn't take it anymore.  Poor guy :)  Usually we could get his spirits up again, but there were also times when the flood gates would open and Bridger would let us know just how hopeless his situation was....

So, maybe we'll take a little break from team sports for a while....  But I do have to say that Bridger scored a few goals for his team and he was very very proud.

You just never know what you're going to get with this kid!  He has dreams--big dreams :)

And why are they making the same face in this picture????