Soccer Jonah

Jonah's team is called the Werewolves. There are 8 boys on his team and two volunteer dads for coaches. His soccer uniform is his Halloween costume too. (How economical! I wonder how he got that idea. Disclosure: I don't sew)
He has been having so much fun--I am thrilled with this soccer league. It was even worth spending an entire weekend hanging out in the basement and handing out boxes of uniforms to all 36 teams in his age group. But really it is all about the uniform and throwing them right in there for 3 on 3 games. They do have short practices first--but only about 1/2 hour or so then the game starts. The only part I don't like is peeling off those sweaty shinguards afterward. Last week I caught him dancing on the field--such was his delight at being part of the game. So far the weather has been nice every time. They play over by the Hudson River in Riverside park, which is a long skinny park full of cyclists and kids and dogs and trees. We also find splitting up the kids on the weekends and one of us going with each of them is a great thing...