the byu hawaii men's head soccer coach came to heber and did a soccer camp. it was for ages seven and older. max dressed in his gear in hopes that they would let him attend. when we registered they said they didn't take five year olds and max's face melted. he was so sad. the registrar said, "if you think he can do it, i won't turn him away." i assured her that he would be able to keep up, so they let him in. even though he is so little, he worked so hard. he ran, i mean sprinted, to and from water breaks:)
abe said it was a good camp-- educational and fun. kai, abe and max ended up in the same group. the best part for me was watching how much they care about each other. a few boys from abe's soccer team were at the camp, but when it came to picking partners, abe went right over to max. when it came time for world cup, abe and kai chose to be partners. they worried about max, so the next day they asked if they all three could be partners and they dominated! they even won the boys on abe's soccer team. it was worth every penny watching them give each other high fives and walking off the field together. one time, when they scored, kai bent over and pretended to shine abe's shoes:) they loved it--and each other.
