end of soccer clinic

LE was sick for the last day of soccer clinic, so it was just Bella.  At first she did not want to go without LE, but when she saw silly Coach Dan, she was ready to play. 
Each of the kids got soccer medals and Coach Dan sent one home for LE, so the world was right. 
We truly have been blessed with amazing people in our kid's lives.  We do our best to monitor who imparts in thier lives and Coach Dan is one of those people I admire.  I heard him humming Jesus Loves Me the other day during practice and it made my heart smile.  Bella caught it too.

Coach Dan's soccer clinic

  We enrolled the girls in Coach Dan's soccer clinic this past month.  The girls really seemed to enjoy the drills much more than the actual game, so we thought some one-on-one coaching might help.  They loved it.  It is just what they needed to boost their confidence, not to mention special attention from their beloved Coach Dan.  We may not do the organized league again for a couple of years, but instead focus on these clinics.  They really enjoy themselves and they are not quite as competitive as their Mama so would perfer that to not be learned, for a few more years at least.

Heaters

I got the funniest e-mail from our team mom asking about pictures.  She called me the team Papparazi.  The coach asked if I would take a team photo since the other little girl could not be there for our team photo.  She asked if I had any of her son, I started going through the photos I had taken over 600 photos of the season.  Ben and I were able to put together a collage of the team as a thank you gift for the coaches.    

We are winners!

The girls had the most amazing first experience playing group sports. We had the best coaches and Coach Dan at the Y was exceptional. The first couple of games I will be honest, I thought we had made a mistake signing them up at such an early age. By game 3/4 we were so thankful we had. The girls are enrolled in a soccer camp that begins next month. Coach Dan recommended it b/c of the improvement the girls had made and their drive they had for the game. We will see how it goes with more one-on-one instruction. They really love to play, but still prefer to play with their own ball. Way to go Heaters!!

first soccer game

The girls first soccer game was a blast. Landry jumped right in and not once stopped smiling. Bella was having fun until she bit it, then she was a little more apprehensive. She played about 1 minute of the game, until we scored, but then she decided she was finished. LE was in every time the coach asked. Coach Dan does not keep score, but Mommy does and we won 12 -2. Daddy and Landry said she scored, but I missed it somehow, probably b/c I was screaming too much:)