Samuel wrestled again this year with the Wasatch Wrestling team. I was a bit worried because last year he was really good- but he was so little that he got to wrestle kids a year or two younger than him. When you are five years old wrestling 3 and 4 year olds it is really easy- even if they are the same height as you (they do this younger league by height not weight). This year he has grown a lot and is almost average size. He would be wrestling mostly kids his age this year. Which meant although he was use to creaming everybody this year might be more challenging. People are really into wrestling here in Heber. Their Dad's usually wrestled and are wearing some kind of wrestling coach sweatshirt, the kids come in singlets and wrestling helmets that are not required and their Dad's yell to them from the side of the mat about moves they practiced at home. This is not us. We don't really know anything about wrestling. Sam wears soccer clothes, and it is usually me that is in his cheering corner of the mat. So it came as a surprise when Sam basically threw every opponent around like they were a rag doll. There were a few kids that held their own with him, and I think Sam even got pinned one time in the entire season. But it is mostly Sam pinning the same kid over and over and over in their three minute round while we try to not cheer to loudly because the kid he is wrestling is crying because Sam hasn't let him up. It is pretty fun to watch as a parent when your kid is really good at something. The best part is when Sam isn't the one in control he is still all smiles and happy. Also it is pretty awesome when the very wrestling serious Dad consoles his kid when they didn't even stand a chance next to Sam as I walk off the mat with Sam in my cute shoes and none wrestling lingo.
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