By Golly, I Think We Found It!

For a few years now,

Crista has been looking for her "thing".

That one thing she loves to do more than any other.

We've tried several different activities

from gymnastics to art

but she never really wanted to stick with anything.

Until now.

She's been asking for a year now

to play soccer.

She says she loves it

{although she's never played a game...

or even watched one for that matter!}

But she has been insistent that

she loves soccer.

So I signed her up

and tonight was her first practice.

 

 

 

We got there a few minutes early,

but we were one of the two

only

cars at the whole rec department.

Kind of strange, right?

I called Jake and that's when we realized

I was over a half-hour early.

Better early than late!

And we know that there's always a silver lining...

 

so the girls got some great playtime

in the park area,
the one that we NEVER get to visit.

I scored some points for that one :-)



 

Once her teammates and coach got there they hit the fields!

She was the only one on the team who's

never played before.

And after a slight hesitation,

she joined the others

and her spirit and determination

rivaled even the most seasoned player out there!

The coach was wonderful,

taking extra time to

teach Crista the fundamentals as they went along.

 

And you're probably wondering about Addie Grace, right?

She did a little of this...

 

...and a little of that.

 

 

But mostly, once she saw

this precious baby,

she just kept inching her chair closer and closer.

She just LOVES babies!!

Addie was a good sport

and watched her big sis

play the game that she "loves".

And when Addie got a little bored,

I handed her my camera

and she had lots of fun

all her own! 

Not too bad for a 3 year old, huh?!

But the absolute best part of the practice...

 

She kicks.....

 

...and she SCORES!!!



 

I asked Crista how she liked her first soccer practice

and she said,

"I loved it!!!"

and she can't wait for the next one!

I'm thinking,

we just may have found Crista's "thing"!