It's no secret that Erik lives for skiing, but what you might not know is that his love for soccer is a close second. During our first year of marriage Erik was bound and determined to teach me how to play soccer, but every time we walked to the park to play, most of my time was spent watching Erik practice his juggling, kicking, dribbling, and any other kind of fancy moves he could think of. Every once in a while, he'd kick the ball at me and instruct me how to properly kick it back, but for the most part, he was lost in his own game.
To this day, Erik still gets lost in his own game. If there is a ball around, you can bet that Erik can't walk by it without a few juggles or, "Kara, watch this! How long do you think I can keep this ball in the air with just my head?!" When the chance came for Maida and Skogen to play soccer this summer, Erik was insistent that we find a way for them to play, even with three surgeries and a new baby's arrival!
Maida and Skogen have been playing soccer since the end of July. They have come a loooooooooong way! Their coaches have been awesome and we have been very proud of their accomplishments. Erik was unable to make one of the most recent games, so I videoed the game for him with my cell phone (all while watching a crazy toddler and nursing an infant!). As we all gathered on Maida's bed that night after Erik got home from his meeting, and watched the soccer game together, I realized that it might be fun for our out of town family members to "watch" a game, too!
For the grandparents, aunts, uncles, great-aunts, great-uncles, and cousins (and anyone else who really cares about watching 7 minutes of toddler soccer!)...
To this day, Erik still gets lost in his own game. If there is a ball around, you can bet that Erik can't walk by it without a few juggles or, "Kara, watch this! How long do you think I can keep this ball in the air with just my head?!" When the chance came for Maida and Skogen to play soccer this summer, Erik was insistent that we find a way for them to play, even with three surgeries and a new baby's arrival!
Maida and Skogen have been playing soccer since the end of July. They have come a loooooooooong way! Their coaches have been awesome and we have been very proud of their accomplishments. Erik was unable to make one of the most recent games, so I videoed the game for him with my cell phone (all while watching a crazy toddler and nursing an infant!). As we all gathered on Maida's bed that night after Erik got home from his meeting, and watched the soccer game together, I realized that it might be fun for our out of town family members to "watch" a game, too!
For the grandparents, aunts, uncles, great-aunts, great-uncles, and cousins (and anyone else who really cares about watching 7 minutes of toddler soccer!)...
[Skogen is orange and Maida is yellow - at the beginning of the video you will see Skogen pull away from everyone with the ball and Maida is the one right behind him.]
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