First of all, the weather had turned cooler. It was very sunny outside, so I wore jeans and a long sleeved t-shirt and made the assumption that I would be warm enough. Mistake #1...it was freezing out on the football field. Other parents were huddled in winter coats and under blankets and I was there freezing my tush off.
Misunderstanding number two: Todd said that Evan's games are 30 minutes. "No problem," I thought. We got there at 9:30 for some warm up practice, the game was supposed to start at 10:00...we would be out of there by 10:30 or so, right? No, I was wrong again. The game didn't start until 10:15 and the 30 minutes is start and stop game time, not 30 minutes continuous time.
Well, here I am taking photos of Evan, freezing and realizing that I am going to be here a lot longer than I thought. I eventually noticed that all of the other parents had brought lawn chairs to sit in. Did Todd tell me that I would need a chair? No, he helps coach the team, so he never uses a chair. I did have a mini-ice chest with two drinks in it, so I ended up using that to sit on as the ground was wet.
Eventually, it is 11:15 and the game is over. I am still freezing, my legs are killing me from sitting on the little ice chest and now we finally get to go home, right? No, not exactly. Then I find out that Evan's team has TWO games to play that morning. Fortunately, the second game is right after the first with no break in between. The games are finally over at, get this, 1:00 p.m. Talk about change of plans.
Anyway, Evan had a great time and I had lots of fun watching him and taking pictures. It all worked out in the end!
Evan getting instructions from his coach.
Geared up and ready to play!
"I think we can take them!"
Evan is ready to play ball!
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