The Next Pele?

Most of you know that this has been Drake's inaugural year for Mighty Mites soccer. I, of course, have big dreams for my son. Being a former soccer player myself, I can picture him making goals long into his high school years. Matt on the other hand was mortified that I signed him up for such a communist sport (his words- not mine). We are moving into week four...here's some pics of his season so far. 

Game #1 They didn't have enough shirts...he really had no clue what team he was on. 

This kid kept rubbing Drake's head. For good luck maybe??

Not sure what's going on here..but Drake looks happy with the result. 

Look at that form! Dad's getting excited...could Drake be a soccer superstar?

Still Game #1. Drake was playing forward all game! All of a sudden Dad didn't think soccer was so stupid after all!

Go Drake Go! Make that goal! (He did...no one cared that it was on the wrong goal)

Is it my turn now??

Game #2 Drake was super sick. We made him go anyway.  I can only imagine what the conversation is about right now!

The poor kid felt awful, but it was a good day. He got my old soccer number.

Game #3. Interest in actually playing soccer has waned....

A little more....

Drake! The ball is RIGHT there! GOOOO!!!

And yet he stood. I'm pretty sure he didn't touch the ball once this game. But man, look at those cleats =)

Moral of the story. Remember that they are only 3...and soccer is only a game =)

I need a clone...

For anyone that knows me, they know that I tend to take on too much. I like to be the one that does everything and helps everyone. And as I'm scrolling through all of my friends' blogs, I realize that there are more things that I want to do! More things with the kids. More things for the kids. More things to the house. More things for my business. More things with my husband. So. It's decided. I either need to be cloned so that I can get everything I want done...or I need to take a time management class. Because to be honest, 24 hours in a day just isn't enough and since cloning is out of the question for the time being...looks like time management it is. I truly wish I could blog every day, because my kids are hilarious and cute and fun and I have a thousand stories to share (doesn't every mom?) but I'm too much of a perfectionist and control freak (although- I've gotten better about it. Really. I think anyway) to just post a funny story. I have to post the story and a picture. Which means I have to upload the picture from my camera (do you KNOW how long this takes??) and organize the pics into which month it is, etc., etc. Then I need to edit and perfect the picture. THEN I can insert it into said blog. Huh. That's exhausting just to think about. So now you see the problem. Maybe it's not that I'm an unorganized, time management failure. Maybe it's that I'm a control freak. But I'm trying. Trying to let go. Trying to not sweat the little things. So here I go. I'm going to post my first blog WITHOUT a picture. Ugh. My pulse is starting to race...is it getting hot in here???