Soccer House

It is safe to say, we are a soccer household. Michael played all through high school and is not too shabby. He took this year off coaching but is starting again in the fall. We do watch it. It ranks up there with tennis and football. Although, nothing compares to our house in the Fall during football season. Especially Hawkeye games. I actually really enjoy watching soccer on TV, the Menace or the boys just messing around. It's an action sport, which I love. I will say it again, I am not a baseball fan. Sorry everyone. Baseball is just sort of a bore to me. Don't get me wrong, if I had to pick a team it is probably the Cubs, but I cannot watch baseball on TV. I can survive Iowa Cub games if I am in good company. Just never have been a fan. Give me sports where I know athletes are working extremely hard. You can see the sweat pouring down their faces and make shots or passes that I surely cannot. This evening we had a little game of soccer in the backyard. This is definitely one of Jake's sports. He is a natural when it comes to running the ball down and kicking shots. We played for a good 2 hours tonight. The weather was just right and we were able to just spend time as a family. We did keep him up till 9:30 due to playing for 2 hours. He was just having so much fun. I can't wait to put him in soccer! It's going to be so much fun!!

After we put him to bed, we lit up the fire pit and Michael and I chatted outside till 11 or so. I love that we can do that. It's great! Now we are getting ready to head off to bed. I love being able to spend time as  family. We don't get to do it as often as we would like, but I cherish the evenings we can!

For a good laugh, here is a couple of my all time favorite soccer videos! I tend to watch them if I'm having a bad day and just need a pick me up. They never fail. Soccer has some of the craziest moments and incidents! The 2nd video isn't the best quality but I still love it.