October 30

After today's practice, Brady's team headed over to Round Table for some pizza and to watch some of the evening's World Series game.

My kiddo was of two minds about going. On one hand, he's not historically one to turn down pizza. But on the other, he --whether he realizes it or not-- deals with fairly significant social anxiety, particularly when he's around kids who a) know each other well, and b) don't know him well.

But we went anyway, and I watched him from a table off to the side. He was mostly quiet, but every now and then, he'd smile or say something to fellow Pleasantonian Ben (who was seated to his left).

I'm proud of him for taking on a challenge and grateful to God for making him brave. After all, small steps can lead to big growth over time.