Soccer Boy

Our life has been so tentative this summer that we haven't known whether we were coming or going. When I first arrived, I spent the first few days in a stupor. I had no idea what I was doing here. I felt like I had no direction, but as time went on and we became busy with summer activities and as we dove into house-searching, things became more clear. Now that we've made an offer and are under contract for a house, we've taken the steps to move forward in life. I've registered the kids for school, and Aaron was anxious to play soccer. Highland doesn't have their own soccer recreation program, so we joined with American Fork. Games are about 5 minutes away from our soon-to-be home. Aaron was so excited for his first game that immediately after swimming lessons he got into his uniform with shin guards, cleats, backpack with water bottle and soccer ball to boot. Unfortunately I had to break it to him that his game wasn't for another 6 hours. I told him to go take a rest and then watch a movie to be rested for his game. He was too excited to rest. He walked around the house asking every 15 minutes if it was time yet. We decided to leave at 5, even though his game wasn't for 2 more hours. We picked up Aunt Emily and Baby Stephen and went to Cafe Rio for dinner. I noticed as we were driving that his eyes were becoming heavy. It had been a long day of waiting for him. We ended up rushing out from dinner to make it to the game on time. We were all delighted to watch him play. He was so happy to be there. Joseph met us there after work and was recruited to be the assistant coach. Aaron was very well received by the coach and other boys. We're excited for a great season!