Spring Soccer

With Spring always comes soccer. This year we were especially busy with four of our kids playing. At least Derek & Brynli were on the same team, so that cut down on the number of games we had.  

It was Sadie's first year playing and she did great! She got off to a slow start, but once she got the hang of it she was an animal. Her first game she was a little nervous and didn't know if she wanted to play, so she sat out the first few minutes. She had been playing for just a little bit when it starting hailing hard (gotta love Spring soccer). Everyone just grabbed their kids and their stuff and headed for their cars. Needless to say she didn't love soccer after that first game. Good thing she tried it again, because once she scored she thought it was pretty fun. She's pretty competitive and really liked to score. I think all of her time watching her big brothers and sister payed off. Most of the kids didn't really get what they were suppose to do, but Sadie kept getting the ball and scoring. She was awesome! Of course the most important part for her was the treats at the end of each game. Good thing they always had plenty of treats. 

Aubrey got to watch lots of soccer games. She is our future soccer star!

Here are Derek and Brynli playing (I even got them in the same shot). It was great having them on the same team. They both did awesome! I think Derek was the high scorer on his team and Brynli scored a few times too. They also both are getting pretty good at passing the ball, and Brynli has the best throw-in of the team, with Derek at a close 2nd. I was so impressed with both of them. Then both play very well. It is fun to watch them play and keep getting better.

 It wouldn't be complete without a picture of Kamryn's soccer. He played on the same competitive team that he has played on since he was 9. He is getting really good at his defensive position, and really knows how to use his head. He plays teams from all over the state, so we have to do a little traveling with him. His team played well and seemed to improve this year, unfortunately they played in a higher league than they have in the past and they lost all their games (except one where the other team forfeited). As Kamryn's coach said, "They were the best 0-9 team in the state".  Win or lose we still enjoy watching them play and Kamryn did great!