How Marmots Play Soccer

Madame 4-yr-old is playing soccer this spring (so-called spring--it was 32 degrees at her game Saturday morning). Preschool soccer is so amusing. It more closely resembles rugby than soccer, as the wee ones have a tendency to bunch, kicking each other's ankles and knocking the ball against one another's shins until someone accidentally kicks it free. The next portion of the game (after freeing themselves from a scrum) depends on whether or not they remember which goal is theirs. Often they do not. Sometimes at the beginning of a half, the whistle blows and they all stand and look at one another until an adult convinces one of them to kick the ball. It's fantastic. And, of course, they look so cute out there. Especially when they dress themselves like this.