Soccer has started

Well, it actually started a couple of weekends ago but this is the first time that I remembered my camera. Jacob has a new coach this year, and about half the team is new also. They are a great team. It is amazing to me to see them play well, intentionally passing to set up shots on goal and such. Not to mention he is pretty darn cute out there too. (Although, 'cute' may not be what he wants me to say about him)

And yes, he has a protective brace on his hand. Last week he took a ball start into his thumb and jammed it or has a small fracture in the growth plate...either way, he was swollen and sore all week. Of course it's not 'cool' to play with it but I insisted. And to my shock I was right to insist if you can believe it...he took another shot to that same thumb on a ricochet and was only a little sore. He smiled later in the day and said thanks mom, it was a good idea to be wearing it. Yeah...I know!!!