Soccer Ends

This has been a great year for Jolene in soccer. She was really excited to play and have time with the ball. She was much more aggressive then in years past. She really liked her coach who showed them some new moves and rotated them in often. She was sad for the season to be over, she wants to play again next Spring.

~Park Day~

It has been another great Saturday! Have you ever had a day you never wanted to end??? Well, I have lots of them and today was no different. Ward and I went out to lunch for our Saturday date. I love this tradition we stared a few months ago. Most couples go out on Friday nights, but Ward gets home from work so late, and the girls miss him as much as I do from the long week. We spend Friday night as a family then on Saturday we usually go out of a late lunch, or an early dinner and do any local errands we may have. It is always nice having our family time and getting our one on one time as well! This particular Saturday we went and got Raychel a softball bat. She has been wanting to play softball on a team for several months so I signed her up for softball and Jolene wanted to play soccer again. When we got home from our date we got the girls and headed to the park to play!! Ward and Raychel played catch while Jolene and I ran around kicking the soccer ball to each other. Then Ward was the pitcher, Jolene an outfielder and I was the catcher while Raychel learned how to hit the ball. She did really well!! It will be fun to watch her learn, play and experience the game!!! She can't wait!!!

First Soccer Game

The day finally came!!

Jolene's first soccer game!

She was putting in as goalie after the first little boy

watched two goals roll right past him!

Jolene was determined not to let the ball get past her.

She did it!!

She stopped two goals!!

She was so excited.

It was about "half time" when she looked over and noticed her

daddy had made it to the game! The smile that came across her

face could melt your heart!