Ty's Soccer Party

We had a great season, and are sad to see it end.
We are always sad when soccer ends!

Ty was excited because this trophy is really different then anything he has gotten before.

Our party was at Alfy's

Pizza, salad, cupcakes...
Who needs more!

Seriously....too cute for me!
Love that face!

Good job Tyler!

You are just awesome and we are always so proud of you!

You are such a good team mate, any team in your life will be lucky if you are on it!
How in the world, did we get so lucky!

Good job my 7 year old dragon!

For the love of the game...

I just love being a soccer mom!
Kevin loves being a soccer dad!
We love being a soccer family!

Love to watch my son's love bloom.

He gets better with every single game!

He has some slick moves!

This is one of the first goals I have ever caught on the camera.

They always happen so fast, or I couldn't grab the camera fast enough,

or I just put it down.

I caught this one, in all of it's deserved glory!

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Oh look at that move...pure AWESOME!

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Good game Dragons!!!

Look what I got Mommy

I made these....

For this....

A first Soccer trophy for an amazing little soccer player!

After a great VERY rainy season! The kids were thrilled to receive, what was for most of them, their very first trophy!

Their last game was WET AND MUDDY! So everyone was a little cold...and not really in the mood for a long party...

BUT

It didn't stop them from eating their fruit, soccer cookies, and cupcakes!

Here is a proud Maky with her coach, Stephanie.

Good job little girlie....can't wait for indoor to start!!!

A Little Girl and a Soccer Ball

This is Makylie's first year playing soccer.

Turns out, she has followed in Ty's footsteps, and she is GOOD!

She was the little star on her team. She dominated.
And that is NOT because most of the other kids were too busy playing in the mud, playing with their doll, or crying...it is because she is just GOOD!
And....SHE LOVES IT TOO!

Maky is number 3--(ironically, Ty was number 3 this year too, in a whole different league...and their color was the same too. Funny.)
Number 2 and 3 above are, Rileigh, and Taylor respectively.

Everytime you turn and look, Makylie is running with the ball.
I think because Ty has played for so long, and so she just understood the fundamentals already, and took right to it!
At their age, it is just about getting the ball and heading the right direction.
It was a blast to watch!

She would go up against these "big" kids, with no fear.
She is such a little thing...but she sure doesn't play like it!

It was an adorable team. They were all so cute. Their coach was really good with their age group too, so that helped make them all comfortable with the game.

They, obviously, play every position.
Goalie, wasn't so much her fortay....She isn't too into people running straight for her with a wet muddy ball.

One game...it was muddy, wet, and cold. Very early on in the game she took her first fall. She was covered in mud. That did NOT go over well! She ran to me crying and didn't want to go back out to play. It was, I believe the first, and only time, during the season that she ever cried or didn't want to play. If you have ever played with 4 year olds, you know, that is pretty good! I cleaned her off, and hugged her ego...and she did eventually go back out and play. :)
But it was super cute.

I don't think there was a single game, that someone didn't come up to us afterward, and tell us how good she was, or how fun she was to watch.

It really was a fun season. Wet and cold...and very muddy on this not-so-fabulous field.

We are definately a soccer family I believe.

I mean, the kids love almost every sport, including running and swimming, and have shown a lot of skill in all of them...

But I think soccer...

Will be here for the long haul!

My Soccer Star

Keeping with the norm...Ty still LOVES soccer!

We decided to put him on an actual league this year. The idea is that they start young together, and then stay together, year after year. It is meant to develop a sense of team, sportsmanship, and friendship, and to develop each child's natural skills, until they get to the age, where there are actual positions played.
This is his first year in an all boy team.
The Blue Dragons!!!
It is also the first year, that he has been on a team, with people from his school.

He is so fun to watch.
I envision that he looks a lot like Kevin back when he played.

(This was right after he scored a goal!)
He is GOOD! I know I have said it before....but he is! I mean, really really good!
Right now, they play all positions, but in time...I know he will play a forward. That is his skill set!
Every season, he starts out a little timid...to the game, and the people...
Once he figures out that he is an asset, and really remembers what he is doing, and stops being what we call "soft", meaning he plays with some aggression....
He is AWESOME!!!!!
It is sun now, because he is really learning the rules, and the "art" of the game too.
He is just starting to understand that you are supposed to play as a team...making plays, and carrying them out.
I imagine next year, will be the best season, so far, of that sort of thing...because hopefully, as skills improve all around for the kids....their love of the game will develop even more, and they will really learn to play to each others strengths...yet the fun part is, still be innocent enough to really just love the game for what it is....A GAME!


I think it will always be fun to watch the team become cohesive!

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And this last picture...
I feel like it is a futuristic picture.
I envision, seeing this exact same picture when Tyler is, say, 15.
Walking off the field, with his teammates...
Feeling like they just conquered world.
But...
Far too cool to smile at mommy with a camera.

Indoor Soccer

Ty is kind of a big deal in soccer.
He is GOOD!

However, around here...we only have outdoor soccer come summer for his age group.

So this year, for the first time, we decided to give indoor a go.
I wasn't sure if we would like it because it is, well, indoor.
However....HE LOVED IT!

For indoor, there are NO out of bounds....you just keep playing off of the wall.
There is never a rain-out...
No muddy fields...no chasing the ball to the other field....
Just good-ole....SOCCER....

(Granted...the floor is a little harder if you do happen to fall.)

He had a great season.

I would have posted far more...but anyone who knows pictures, knows that INDOOR, in a gym no less, makes for HORRIBLE pictures!
These are literally the best I got all season long!

He plays like a champ, no matter the field.
Indoor, outdoor....doesn't matter.
HE JUST LOVES SOCCER!!!!!

He takes the sport pretty seriously...at least as seriously as you can take it at the Y.

He has come so far in his love for the game...his control, and probably most importantly his teammanship.

This is our coach...coach Juan! (the one bending down) We just love him. He is incredible with the kids, and gives SOOOOOOO much of his time to them!
This is our 3rd seson with him, and Tyler really enjoys being on his team!

For party day...they had pizza....
And I made cookie sandwiches....chocolate chip cookies with frosting in the middle. YUMMMY!
Here are the trophies, and the pictures....
Again....WITH THE LIGHTING!!!

Oh they are such a cute group.
All those boys (and a couple of girls) sporting those lavender shirts!
Gotta love it!

Good season HUSKIES!!!!

We are very proud of you Tyler!