The Orange Traffic Cones

The boys started soccer in September. They got these fabulous flourescent orange uniforms. When they were trying to name the team, the parents had great names, one of which was the orange traffic cones. The kids decided on the Tigers. I put them on the same team to make it easier for us to get to all the games, this means 3 year-old Luke is playing with 5 and 6 year-olds. They are both getting warmed up to it and doing great now.

Hey boys, the ball is over there. Like I said they are warming up to it.

They also get to play with cousin Nick (Randy's sister Julie's son), he's the one kicking in this picture ^. It is fun for them to be able to play with their cousin, and to see them so often.
Jack is a good mentor, he tries to remind Luke when the ball is coming to kick it and which way to go.
Even though he is 2+ years younger than everyone on the team, Luke is still bigger than half of the kids.

When our aggressive little Luke is feeling nervous, he just follows around Jack and stays right on his tail, then when they are in the middle of the bunch he will hold on to Jack jersey. What a good big brother to protect him.
Great kick Jack!
A little embarrassed by his mother's endless cheering.

Luke is very proud of his uniform, we have a hard time getting him to wear anything else during the week. Church could be interesting. (do you think cleats are inappropriate "dress shoes"?)