First Blood

With a big blister on his heal, and a little bit of a scraped knee Talmage played his first soccer game ever! I was surprised how excited I was when, as goalie, Talmage stopped several shots. (It actually made me teary-eyed.) He played goalie the entire first half, but by the time the fifth goal was scored against him, he was feeling pretty inadequate. (The other team was much more advanced.) I thought he did great. Dax and Jen got here late last night, and they were there to watch. Grandpa Wells came too. Afterwards, we ate the leftover watermelon I had brought to Bryant's practice. It was a picturesque summer evening.