Last Upwards Soccer Game

Well, the title tells what this is...the last game of the season. There are rumors that 7th graders might get to play next year. JT is hoping they can because he loves this so much.

Teammates Brandon and Troy running onto the field. This is a lot of fun, the kids feel like pros running out with the parents lined up, giving high fives (but watch out for the kids carrying water bottles...they hurt!). Tyler and JT
Gates and JT during the game.
The whole bunch! JT, you have antennas! When we signed up for the season, I wrote on JT's application to please be put on the same team as Tyler, since Tyler didn't know anyone else and that they were homeschool buddies. The "powers that be" must have thought that to be a good idea, because all but one of the kids on the team is homeschooled. This was such a nice group of boys.
At every game, their is a devotional, Bible reading and at the end the kids get a colored star representing the Christ-like trait they had shown while playing the game. There are 5 or 6 different traits the coaches look for. The kids love collecting the star stickers.