We went down south this weekend to see Chance's grandparents. There is a river by their house that the kids love to play in and this time, we had some skim boards that the kids could use to play on. We only had two boards though, so in between turns, Chance and his brother came up with a game that is a mix between soccer and water polo.
Of course Chance brought his soccer ball to the river, who doesn't? Soccer balls are really good at floating and a few times I grabbed the ball when it started to make a break for downstream.
The boys were having a great time playing the game and it was very entertaining to watch. There were goals, but it was really hard to tell where they were since we were all standing in the middle of a silt filled river. The river was a brown color from all of the sand that the water was carrying. The river is surrounded by beautiful red rocks so the sand is a reddish brown color and it seeps into everything. Your shoes and swimming suits carry home some sand whether you want them to or not. For this reason Chance elected not to wear his implants at the river since sandy implants do not perform at optimal levels. This made the soccer/polo game even more interesting since Chance couldn't hear, but he and his brother worked it all out. Chance used his amazing lip reading skills and as brothers they have their own special language anyway.
The water is a very pleasant temperature and is quite shallow in most places which makes it fun to play in.
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| The River |
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| The boys discuss the rules to their new soccer/polo game |
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| Chance goes after the floating ball to catch it before it gets into his goal |
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| Fancy footwork |
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| Rerouting the ball away from the goal |
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| Chance found a friend at his grandparents house and it hitched a ride on his hoodie |
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