Sporty, sporty

It's been a busy couple of days for sports activities ... and the fun's not done yet. Owen had his second soccer game on Thursday night, a rescheduled match from a rained-out game this past Saturday.

As it was the first time, the game was lots of fun. New to the mix, though, were howling winds out of the south -- nothing to stop them but the Illinois prairie, which was lying down on the job as usual.

And then there was the score.

Owen's team splits in two for each match, with five players on each pitch. While the other half of Owen's team did well, his side excelled at having fun, which, honestly, is perfect.

They ran into the harsh winds, distracted by a tractor turning over soil to the south, and planes taking off from the airport to the north.

Shoot, even Beckham would have had a hard time concentrating. And the chances are pretty good he's practiced soccer during a Spice Girls concert.

We have another game tomorrow afternoon. It should be fun!

The fun continued tonight with Amy's test for her orange belt.

She did great! She whistled through her routine, zipped through the counterattack routines (I love how her classmate is smiling while he takes a chop to the neck (below), and whacked the board with one swift kick. Very impressive!

Best part, though, is her smile throughout. She really loses herself in the activity and is having a great time with the class.

As I've said before, when I married her this was not an activity I could have ever predicted we'd share together ... But I couldn't be more proud of her, or Owen for setting such a good example that his mom had to take her turn.

Breaking the board.

Check out that smile!