That kid is an ANIMAL!

The boys have started Spring Soccer. They both played in the fall and considering they had never played soccer before, they both picked it up pretty quickly. Joey and I got a crash course in the rules and "terms" of soccer (both of us secretly think that "dribbling" only belongs in basketball, but, anyway.) Both the boys had their first games on Saturday, but I'm going to devote this blog to Brek.



Brek has the attention span much like a gnat. He flits from one thing to the next, never truly focusing on any one thing for very long. (Hmmmm, I wonder which parent he gets that from???) At soccer practice on Tuesday, he played really well. But, after the break of each play, he'd show off some karate moves or just dance around in a circle. The kid's got energy to burn!!


Brek dancing with the ball.

On Saturday, as soon as he stepped on the soccer field, he was focused intently on the job at hand. He had one thing on his mind, one job to do, . . . let's just say. . .he came to PLAY.











He ended up scoring SEVEN goals in all. (I know, we're not supposed to keep score, oh well.) After he scored, he would dance around singing, "Oh, yeah, oh, yeah, I scored ______ goals!" (fill in the blank: one, two, three, etc.) After the game was over, he did compose himself in time to shake hands with the other team.



As we were heading over to Bae's game, a parent from the other team stopped me and said, "What is his name?" I said, "Brek". He said, "Man, that kid is an ANIMAL." Brek seemed very pleased with this statement, and did a little celebratory wiggle right there. Later that day, I was on the phone with my mom and we were laughing about what the guy had said. Brek interrupted me and said, "Mama, I AM an animal. .. .I'm a TIGER!