Big kid football

Ben started his first activity today - football (soccer).  The organization that he does classes with has two levels - one is for 2 to 3.5-year-olds, and the other is for 3.5 to 5-year-olds.  He had been doing classes with the same organization in a different location, and he was of course in the younger class.  When he started with that class, he was one of the biggest kids, but not the oldest.  At some point, all the kids anywhere near Ben in size moved up to the next class, but they said there was no room for Ben (and as a new 3-year-old, he technically wasn't big enough anyway).  So his old class was suddenly packed with what appeared to be young 2-year-olds, and Ben quickly lost interest, and hasn't gone at all since early July.  

His class this autumn is in our town (supposedly they were full last spring) and he is in the older group, even though he won't be 3-and-a-half for another month-and-a-half.  Of course he fit right in size-wise, but he did seem a little young.  Ben was the only new kid today, so the other kids had a better idea of what was going on and what to expect.  He was definitely happy to be there.  Everytime the coach asked a question like, "who is the fastest?", Ben shouted out, "me!"  Ben likes his new coach (which is good, since when I said he was going to football he started talking about his old coach) and even though there were only five other children (including one girl) there was another Benjamin.

And thankfully I didn't get any complaints from his big sister, who sat with me, looking at her library book from school and occasionally watching the action.

We're planning a quiet weekend...  Brad is on his way home tonight from Orlando, and will arrive bright and early tomorrow morning.  Next week will be our first full week of school and activities, and I think the kids will need all the rest they can get to be ready!