A Sad Little Moment

Yesterday, we got invited to go to the park with some friends in the afternoon. The boys were so excited to go! When we got there...they played and played. After a while, Tracen saw some older boys (abt 9 or 10) playing football so he came and asked if he could play with them...nervously, I said yes and told him to go ask. He did and they were nice and put him on a team. He was THRILLED!   But being so young...he didn't know much of what to do and just ran around with a smile on his face.  I went back and was interacting with Logan, when one of the moms (of the boys playing football) came up and said, your little guy is upset.  When I got to him he collapsed into my arms and was sobbing uncontrollably.  I asked him what was wrong and through sniffles and tears he managed to tell me that they boys weren't ever throwing the ball to him.  Sad right?  I was heart broken for him, but I didn't really get angry at the boys...it was such a tender moment for Tracen.  I couldn't calm him down and so we left with the promise to wake up Dad and play football when we got home.  On our way home amid tears still streaming down, I asked Tray if he wanted to stop at a little local cookie shop...so we drowned our sorrows in cookies :)

I feel like I need to document more of these little moments so that one day I can look back at them.  There will be many more football games and I am sure many more tears...life is such a learning experience and sometimes the best lessons are the hardest at the time.  It is hard as a mom to watch your little buddy so upset and know that it could have been prevented through one little pass of a football.  And so we learn and hopefully these little experiences will help Tracen be the one to be like Jesus and include everyone when he plays.

And just for good measure...so random photos of my little Stud!

Check out that look...lol

Grrrrr....being a PIRATE!