Soccer Star!

Annabel LOVED soccer this Spring season! Teams in our new league are neighborhood based, which I really love. The teams are also gender based, so Annabel is on an all girls team, which we also love because she gets so much play time and a real chance to shine. Teams are also grade based- so these are all girls going into Kindergarten with Annabel at her school next year! She will go to school knowing a handful of girls already! So fun! Annabel was so excited to play soccer this year. We even treated her to some soccer cleats this season- pink ones!

The season went by fast. Our Saturday games had pretty crazy weather- some really warm and some super cold (see picture of Daniel below, wrapped in two blankets!), but we always enjoyed watching. Annabel really did great this year. She is an awesome defender and she can run the field very well to catch up to the ball and get it away from the other team. She does great keeping her eye on the ball and takes the chance to get in there and get the ball or help her team out, passing the ball. She did especially well with break-outs where she managed to get the ball and take it all the way down the field, very nearly scoring goals- so exciting. Daddy was assistant coach and did great with that, making the girls all laugh and have a great time as he always does so well. We are already signed up for the Fall season! Go, Annabel! We are so proud of you and your hard work!