It is always a sigh of relief when a season of Sports ends, especially with three kids playing. (What are we going to do when Ruby starts playing???) It was another great season, though, and the kids all did really well. We'll start with the oldest - Spencer. Spencer played soccer again this Fall, and he had a great coach. He randomly got a friend of Bryan's from work - Woody - as his coach, and he learned a lot and had a great time. The highlight for Spencer was getting to play goalie, which he did for at least a quarter every game. It was very stressful for us as parents on the sideline (nobody wants the whole game riding on their child!!), but he did such a great job. We were really proud of him. His timing was really good, his instincts were good, and he had no problem diving right onto a ball that was about to get kicked! He had a great season.
Tyler played his first season of Flag Football this Fall, and although he didn't love it as much as his season of tackle, he just loves to be out there tearing around the field. In his first game he caught an interception and ran it back for a touchdown, so the season started off with a real bang! He continued to play hard, and make some great plays, and we just loved watching him. I'm looking forward to seeing him back on the soccer field this Spring, and playing basketball this Winter.
Ella had another fun season of soccer this Fall, and I stepped in as her coach. Wow, was that fun!! I knew it would be, but have hesitated in the past because I worried about over committing. But it was great...usually. We had the same group of girls that we had last Spring, but this year we had to move up an age division. So we went from being the biggest and toughest team out there, to getting our cans kicked each week! And I mean kicked!! It was a humbling experience for the girls, who were used to scoring multiple times each per game. But honestly, they never got down about it, and continued to play really hard against much bigger girls. I was very proud of them, and especially Ella. She was a tough little cookie out there, even after getting hit in the face with the ball...really hard!
And little Ruby...the best sport out there! She spent her Saturdays out at the field, cheering on her brothers and sister (OK, bumming snacks), and she was a little team mascot for Ella's team. This picture of her sitting on the bench at Ella's game is my absolute favorite!!! This is what she did!! She just sat on the team bench, watching me out there coaching, and just being a gem. She was just part of the team!
It is always a sigh of relief when a season of Sports ends, especially with three kids playing. (What are we going to do when Ruby starts playing???) It was another great season, though, and the kids all did really well. We'll start with the oldest - Spencer. Spencer played soccer again this Fall, and he had a great coach. He randomly got a friend of Bryan's from work - Woody - as his coach, and he learned a lot and had a great time. The highlight for Spencer was getting to play goalie, which he did for at least a quarter every game. It was very stressful for us as parents on the sideline (nobody wants the whole game riding on their child!!), but he did such a great job. We were really proud of him. His timing was really good, his instincts were good, and he had no problem diving right onto a ball that was about to get kicked! He had a great season.
Tyler played his first season of Flag Football this Fall, and although he didn't love it as much as his season of tackle, he just loves to be out there tearing around the field. In his first game he caught an interception and ran it back for a touchdown, so the season started off with a real bang! He continued to play hard, and make some great plays, and we just loved watching him. I'm looking forward to seeing him back on the soccer field this Spring, and playing basketball this Winter.
Ella had another fun season of soccer this Fall, and I stepped in as her coach. Wow, was that fun!! I knew it would be, but have hesitated in the past because I worried about over committing. But it was great...usually. We had the same group of girls that we had last Spring, but this year we had to move up an age division. So we went from being the biggest and toughest team out there, to getting our cans kicked each week! And I mean kicked!! It was a humbling experience for the girls, who were used to scoring multiple times each per game. But honestly, they never got down about it, and continued to play really hard against much bigger girls. I was very proud of them, and especially Ella. She was a tough little cookie out there, even after getting hit in the face with the ball...really hard! 
And little Ruby...the best sport out there! She spent her Saturdays out at the field, cheering on her brothers and sister (OK, bumming snacks), and she was a little team mascot for Ella's team. This picture of her sitting on the bench at Ella's game is my absolute favorite!!! This is what she did!! She just sat on the team bench, watching me out there coaching, and just being a gem. She was just part of the team!
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Seriously, what are you going to do when Ruby starts playing???
Good pics of all the kids!
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