Soccer Saturdays are Back!

I can't put into words how much I love Soccer Saturdays.  I think it's special because we play on teams with friends, Doug and I are both so involved and the kids love it. 

Last weekend we had our first scrimmage.  Marlie was up first at 8:00am! Last year her season was a bit rocky so we've been getting real excited about this year.  We weren't sure which Marlie would show up for the game but the feisty one did and it was awesome!

Marlie is on the Fairy Ponies again with Coach Greg and Coach Dad.  She has lots of friends and new classmates from our school on her team.  I'm pretty sure we got beat 20ish to zero in our scrimmage but our team definitely wins the cute award!  Marlie almost scored twice (I was standing by the goal on one of them and had to fight the urge to kick it in!) and blocked two goals on defense!  She was running like crazy and not afraid to get up in the mix.  She likes playing defense and most of the time you will find her blocking the goal.  She takes that very seriously!

And to be honest, the girls probably enjoy sitting and eating their snacks the most! Here are Marlie and Mallory.  The color of their hair is gorgeous.  They are just too cute! I doubt they were even talking about soccer. 

 Thanks to Coach Greg and Coach Dad for being so great with these girls! Marlie we are so proud of you for doing your best!

Then at 2:00 it was the debut of the Sharks! Most of our group is back with a few new kids.  On the way to the game Matt said, "Dad when I score my first goal I'm doing the airplane"...

I likely had the biggest smile on my face when he scored and I saw this.  And I'm so thankful that Millie took this picture as I was way too excited to try to take shot.  The boys played well and ran hard.  They are on bigger fields this year so they are going to have to learn to work together to move the ball down the field.  I was so proud of them.  Matt scored 6 or 7 goals and was happy as could be.  Coach Dan pulled Matt out towards the end of the game to rest and Matt was not happy! He wouldn't sit down or grab a drink...just stood by his coach waiting to go back in. 

What makes me so proud of Matt is that he tries SO hard at everything.  He is not the best athlete on the field, but works the hardest.  He is not the smartest kid in class, but tries the hardest.  He would be into trouble just like all the other boys but does everything in his power to behave...and I know it's not easy for him.  I am thankful that God is watching over him and helping us to shape him. 

My new favorite numbers are #1 and #17.  There is no question where you will find me on Saturday mornings.  You will likely hear me from where you are cheering for these super cool kids.