Connor has been excited with the prospect of his soccer lessons beginning and the first class was finally here on Saturday.  Connor was happy to wear the shin guards even though they were not required for the first class.  We arrived slightly before the class started; he and I had a chance to kick the ball around for a little bit.  When we were told to line up on the orange line to listen to instructions, Connor was excited.  He was just a bit clingy when the parents were sent to the sideline, but he lined up nicely along with other kids.  He seemed to listen to the coaches carefully and did the drills as instructed.  He had his hands in the jacket pockets briefly but soon he seemed more relaxed.  He was one of the more mellow kids there but he performed the tasks quickly though.  He looked up to me, Stuart and Logan every so often and waved to us too.  Once there was some confusing instructions, Connor looked at me with a blank expression but he just followed the lead anyway.   One drill was having the kids putting their heads on the ball while it was still on the ground; it was a funny scene.  Connor is definitely a teacher’s pet; a couple of times he went  up to the female coach and held her hand while they were told to line up.  At the end of the practice, Connor was very proud to give high fives to the coaches and to all of us.  He is looking forward to the next class already.