Max and Sam's Fall Soccer Season

In addition to both playing fall baseball (on different teams), Sam and Max each played soccer.  So, counting Jack's soccer and peewee soccer that both Sam and Jack played after school twice a week, we were very busy this fall, to say the least.  It was so stressful--the craziness of getting back into the school schedule combined with 3 soccer games on Saturdays, 2 baseball games every Sunday, soccer practice on Tuesdays and Wednesdays in the evening, baseball practice on Wednesdays and Thursdays in the evening, and PeeWee soccer every Monday and Friday at 1:00.   It went by in a blur, and I vowed to never over-schedule us like that again.  From now on each kid needs to choose one sport to play at a time.  It is so hard, though, because they are all so athletic and they love to play sports.  I love that they are active, but the time commitment is too much to handle!  That being said, watching my boys play sports is always so enjoyable.  Soccer is one of my favorites to watch and one that each of my boys are really good at.  In fact, Sam and Max both got invited to try out for the travel soccer team.  This was quite an honor and a compliment as the league only selects a few of the top players to try out.  After much discussion and consideration, we declined the offer since the travel soccer league is a huge commitment both in time and money.  I don't think either boy is ready to just play soccer (they love baseball too much--and I am not doing both again!)  Here are some highlights of Max and Sam's fall 2015 soccer season...