We registered Mason to play soccer this fall. He is so excited! His first practice was last Monday. Since Abbie is not playing soccer this time around, we are borrowing her shin guards. She brought them over last Sunday so Mason would have them for his first practice. He slept in his shin guards that night. And Monday morning, he ended his blessing over breakfast by saying, "Amen for soccer." Nice. 
There are 8 kids on Mason's team. During their first practice, they basically just kicked the ball up and down the field and later played keep-away with Coach John. Seth and I realized that Mason has to learn two rather simple truths:
1. Don't touch the ball with your hands.
2. LISTEN to Coach John, and DO what he says.
Once he gets this down, he'll be good to go. We had the best time watching our little guy run up and down that soccer field. He has practice on Mondays, and his first game will be on September 19. They actually don't even keep score for this age group so it's really just more for fun than anything else.