We decided that Aubrey needed a summer activity to give her an outlet and get some exercise. We threw around a few ideas from swimming, to soccer, to a mini camp and ultimately soccer won out. A co-worker told us about the Lil' Kickers program and her son seemed to like it so I researched and decided to sign Aubrey up. I didn't really know how she would like it, but she likes to run and loves to be around other children so I thought it should be ok. The first session she was so excited. I let her warm up to the idea once we got there by kicking around a soccer ball on the field with her. She seemed to be ok with it so I went to observe from the sidelines and she happily played for the hour. She struggled a little with the exercises, but seemed to enjoy herself so I thought it was a great choice for her. The 2nd session Todd invited his parents, his sister, and her boyfriend to watch and it went downhill. She didn't want to play unless Todd's sister was on the field with her. We thought maybe it was just an attention thing because she loves both of our sisters and loves getting attention from them, so we hoped it would be better the next session. Today was the 3rd session and it was pointless. Aubrey wanted nothing to do with following directions. She would sit down on the field, barely kick the ball, and run away from the others while they played. She also refused to let me leave the field. The coaches are angels and have a great deal of patience, but I could tell Aubrey was wearing them a bit thin today. She said she had fun and was excited to get her hand stamps at the end, but I'm not 100% sure if she really wants to keep going. We'll finish this season out, which is 7 more weeks and then decide if we want to keep going.
Posing before the 1st session
Showing off her stamps after the 1st session
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