Soccer

It's soccer time again! We missed out on soccer with Kali this year because she chose to do gymnastics instead. And this may be the last year we do it with Sadie. The schedules are just getting too hectic. It's unfortunate because Josh and I both have a love for soccer. One particular game this season, Sadie's coach asked her if she wanted to play goalie. Of course she said yes. I immediately felt nervous for her knowing that she didn't have a clue about what she needed to do let alone what she could and could not do as goalie. So I ran over to her and gave her a quick run down.

She didn't do too bad considering the first time she went for the ball, one of the kids kicked her hand and the ref didn't do anything about it. If I would have been in her shoes, I probably would have been too afraid to try and stop any more balls. But she kept at it. They still scored a few goals on her, but she gave it a valiant effort.



Sadie also got to play with Weston again this year. I love this picture of the two of them playing defender. I don't think they won a single game, but they ran a lot and seemed to enjoy themselves.

Silver Wolves

Soccer is over and Sadie is really going to miss playing with Weston. She already told me that she wants to play on the same team as him next year. Everyone once in a while she would get a little distracted during the games and tug on him or pull his arm, but he didn't seem to mind. And even though she didn't kick the ball much, she sure did a lot of running. She seems to enjoy the running more than anything else.

Soccer Buddies

Aimee and I were able to get Sadie and Weston on the same soccer team this year. I'm now convinced that having a cousin on the same team is a brilliant idea. They really seemed to motivate each other. Weston was nervous to be there but would go out on the field when Sadie was on the field. And Sadie gets distracted easily, but kept chasing the ball because Weston was. Then they raced up and down the field over and over when they were substituted out. It was cute and Sadie really enjoyed herself.

Soccer Time

Soccer is back in season and judging by this first game, it's going to be a fun year. Kali finally gets to play on a bigger field. They now do throw-ins instead of kick-ins and they also have a goalie. Her team actually practices during the week too. They're starting to learn positions and passing instead of following the ball around like a swarm of bees. I'm glad she's already played for four years now because she's not intimidated by the ball like some of the beginners. She's able to listen to what her coach and Josh and I tell her to do and work on those things. She's a good little player and it will be fun to see her progress throughout the season.

Blue Thunder

This soccer season turned out to be quite a whirlwind. We were asked to coach Sadie's team. I didn't really want to because of the time commitment it would involve, but it was the perfect year for us to do it so we gave in. It turned out to be quite fun. We had a cute group of kids, twelve in all. I suggested the team name of Blue Thunder and all the kids voted that that was their favorite name. I think we lost every game by 20 or more points, but whenever we asked the kids who was having fun, they all raised their hands and shouted, "Me!!!" Soccer isn't really Sadie's forte yet, but I know she looks forward to it because she's always asking when she gets to start soccer. I don't know if it's the uniforms, or the attention, or what, but at least she goes out there and runs around. She's also very proud of the few times she kicks the ball, as are we.

Goal!!!

Kali has had a bit of a dry spell with scoring goals this season because she's decided that she likes to defend her goal more than get up in front and score. That's completely fine with me because she's out there hustling and seems to really enjoy playing the game. But today Brady came to watch and gave her a pep talk about scoring a goal for him. Well it worked. She was giving it everything she had and this picture is right after she scored the goal. She turned to look at us and you can tell how proud she is. Way to go Kali!!!

Go Crabs!!!

Soccer has begun and Kali started it out with a big bang. She scored two goals in her first game and would have scored three had a little boy from the other team not picked up the ball right before it rolled into the net. Thankfully they got a penalty kick from that spot so there was no missing the goal. She was really hustling and it was fun to watch.

A funny side note, the kids voted on a team name and came up with the crabs. Kali wanted to be called the roses, but some of the boys on the team weren't too fond of that idea. I love the name. Go Crabs!!!