Farewell to Fall Soccer 2014................

I am not going to lie the last three months have been INSANE. For some ridiculous reason we signed all three of my kids up for three different soccer teams. I have travelled to lots of fields and watched my children progress for the last 12 weeks. This past weekend was the finally and what an ending it was.

Our day started at 6 am. We had to be at the field by 7:30 am for an 8 am game and it was FREEZING......



Note the frost on the field......

This face melts my heart every time.

 

He was making laps to stay warm.



Jackson's game was up first. Sadly they did not win but he gave it his best shot. After 12 weeks he was well conditioned and his leg was ready to make contact for the score.

 

 

I love to watch him play. Some days I am totally amazed at how much he has learned. Sometimes I would hear other parents talk about what a great player he is. It was fun to tell them, "That is my son." One day he won't let me kiss him to pieces and will roll his eyes when I tell him I love him before a game. For now he is just my boy who thinks I am still cool.

 

Love my boy.....

 

As soon as Jackson's game was over we had to pack up and head to another field a few miles away, for Madelynn's last game of the season. I have truly enjoyed watching her play. Sometimes I am standing there in the moment and it takes my breath away when I remember how far we have come.

 

 

Yes she is my mini me.

Group hug before the game.

Then the group hug fell over......LOL!!

She mastered the throw in.

She was ready to give it all she had.

Waiting on the ball....

She was never afraid to just dig in and play.

 

Madelynn worked hard through the season. At the beginning of the season, the kids would just run out on the field when they were ready  to play; subbing themselves. It was kind of funny. Other days the kids would get bored waiting for their turn to play. I watched Madelynn hang upside down from the bench entertaining herself until it was her turn to play again. By the end of the season, she didn't want to be taken out of the game and tried her best to score.

 

When Madelynn's game was over we had enough time to stop home, grab a sandwich, get Kaitlynn changed and back out to the field where Jackson played earlier in the day. This was the game I was most nervous about. Let me tell ya Kaitlynn and her teammates brought their A-game. I was so proud at how well the Lady Hurricanes had played.

 

 

I love to watch her play.

 

This year Kaitlynn told me she wanted to play goalie. I almost fell on the floor. In my most composed voice, I told her the decision was up to her coach; she needed to talk to him. She asked, for about half the season she played goalie for part of every game. She was good. I could not believe how far her little body could punt the ball. I just watched in awe. The parents on her team were very supportive of the decision.

 

For me as her mom, the best moment was when one of the opposing teams head coach tracked us down after the game to tell us what an amazing job she did. We mustered out Thank You and I walked away shaking my head stunned at how well she played. This season was an amazing experience.

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the tournament this weekend, Kaitlynn played the first half as the goalie and nothing got past her it was great. She was all over the ball. In the second half she was the most aggressive I have ever seen her. Some of the parents asked me what I fed her. I told them I asked her to show me how bad she wanted to win. She showed me. It was one of her best games.

 

 

 

 

 

 

When Kaitlynn's first game was over we had enough time to stop at the store, go home and let her have a brief rest. We then left to go to basketball. Yes I said basketball. The first practice for Kaitlynn and Jackson's basketball season was in between Kaitlynn's soccer games. After both practices we headed back to the soccer field for a night game.

 

Sadly Kaitlynn's team lost. They put up a good fight and I was very proud of how well the girls had done. Kaitlynn's coach passed out trophy's to the girls and spoke about how proud he was of them. When that was over Kaitlynn came and buried her face in my coat and cried. She wanted to win so bad. She had poured everything she had into that game and wanted it so bad she could taste it. But the win just didn't come.

 

By the time all of this was done we stopped to get a quick bite and went home and all crawled in bed. I am very sad the season is over, but excited to see her play basketball as we move forward. Thank you to everyone who came out and supported the kids and watched them play.

 

Onward we will go to KEEP MOVING FORWARD.

 

TTFN~