Fitness - Soccer fun

The kids love kicking balls around in the backyard. Gabe frequently talks about going back to soccer camp. So, we decided, on one of our pretty fall days, to go outside and do our fitness activities out there. I set up a little skills course for the kids to run through with the ball. They had to...

 Kick the ball under three hurdles and jump over each of them.

 Then they had to keep the ball in between two ropes on the ground

 which takes a lot of concentration not to lose control.

 and then shoot it at the goal.

Just over!

Daddy's turn

It was a really fun time. We couldn't get Ezra to join in (It was one of those days...), but I'm sure it won't be long before he wants to play, too.

Gabe's Soccer Camp

It was Gabe's turn to go to a summer camp and we decided that he would enjoy a soccer camp. Boy, did he! He loved to run and kick the ball, was very attentive to his teachers and very friendly with all the other kids.

Before the camp even started, he was ready to run.

Stretching excercises

Each day, they ran an obstacle course. Gabe was perfect every time.  Must be all the hoops Olivia makes him jump through at home.

Playing "Red Light, Green Light"

"He drives toward the net,"

"He shoots...."

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!"

As one last excercise, they had to chase a hoop and jump through it while it was rolling. For some reason, the hoop always seemed to curve away from Gabe as he chased it. :)

Backyard Fun

The kids' Great Aunts Bethany and Kelly gave them a soccer goal and a couple of balls a few months ago and I finally got around to setting it up this weekend. They all thought that it was great fun to kick and throw the ball into the net. Olivia and Gabe took turns being the goalie.

She's got the celebration part down. :)

After kicking the balls around for a while, they took a turn playing on the stepping "stones".