Group Photo, originally uploaded by cheryl.
The season is quickly coming to a close. Connor will be extremely disappointed. The twins will be ecstatic. And that's pretty much standard for our house - what one boy loves, the other two do not. What another loves, the other two do not. And so on.
Sunday was our scheduled (okay, our make-up) picture day. In fairness, it rained last weekend. A lot. Just like it's rained much of the season. So I won't even start on the my personal opinion about the league scheduling. That's another post for another day ...
The boys were asked to arrive early. That was good and bad. Most of the team did assemble about 15 minutes before our scheduled time slot. But then the boys just spent that time running around, chasing each other and climbing trees. In the 80 degree heat. You can bet there were some sweaty, blotchy little boys for photos. I guess that just means we'll see how good at retouching the photographers are, right?
The twins were not at all pleased with our day. Josh was working, so it was just me and the boys. And that meant that all of us had to go for pictures. We went early enough that the boys at least got to play on the playground for a while, but not long enough in their opinion (there is no long enough, of course).
They screamed. They tried to escape. Xander begged for Connor's scooter (which he doesn't yet know how to ride). They drank an entire Gatorade in seconds and then wanted more.
Fun times.
But Connor enjoyed it. He ran around, laughing and playing with his teammates. All the boys were smiling and happy, and that was a great thing. Despite a less than perfect season, despite some serious league issues, the boys are still having fun as it all winds down.
And that really is what matters most.