Spring Soccer

I am so proud of our kids. I am proud of each of them for different reasons. Carter loves soccer through and through. He REALLY wanted to do competitive spring soccer but unfortunately the competitive team played on Tuesday nights and he had cubs on Tuesday nights and didnt want to give that up so he couldn't do competitive this spring and was a little bummed about it. He agreed to do grassroots soccer again and was even more bummed when he found out that they combined U8 and U9 which meant that Bentley and Carter were on the same team (keep reading for how this panned out!). BUT!! Carter was amazing! He loved it, looked forward to it and rocked it on that field. He worked hard to block shots and pushed hard to score the goals. We're so proud of you buddy!













Bentley wanted to give soccer a go this spring and try it out for his first time. Like I said before, Carter and Bentley ended up being on the same team and despite Carter's initial reaction to being on his little brother's team, they worked SO hard TOGETHER! Bentley never let that bug him and he was so happy to have Carter on his team. They loved being on the same team and it was so fun for Brian and I to watch them play together and strategize together. Bentley's soccer skills really took off this season. He worked hard at the drills and was GREAT at defence. We're so proud of you Bentley!













Penny has been talking about being on a soccer team since January. She has been SO SO excited to give soccer a try! She got geared up and was SO exited for her first practice and game. She worked so hard on that first game although she didn't really understand exactly what she was suppose to be doing. However, at the end of night one, we asked her how she liked it and she responded with... "My legs are too tired" and then for all the weeks following she went without whining but also made it very known that she didn't like playing soccer. She was a great sport and "did her time" but she probably wouldn't choose to play soccer again. In fact, at one game her coach excitedly asked "Who's going to score a goal tonight?!" lots of kids put up their hand but Penny did not. When the boys tried to encourage her to put up her hand she just said "I don't care to score a goal, Im not going to score one"... what an amazing teammate she is! HAHA! All kidding aside we're proud of you Penny for trying something new and sticking to it until the bitter end!













We did Soccer this year out at Red Deer Lake. You cannot beat this view! The drive was a little much but the view, the league and the families made it all worth it.