Season's End

Saturday was Kari's last soccer game, and Sunday we celebrated at the team pizza party. Kari is very disappointed soccer is over, which is a far cry from August when she sobbed because she didn't want to do it (glad to know we did the right thing this time in "pushing" her to try something). She learned and grew a lot throughout the season, became much more confident and aggressive on the field, and scored 5 goals in her last game! She's already talking about next year. I also have to add that Greg and Mike did an excellent job coaching. Never having done this before, we didn't really know what to expect, but the guys got a ton of positive feedback from the other parents, many of whom have been doing soccer with their kids for years. They're both great dads, so I knew they'd be good at coaching this level, but I didn't know they'd be great! They taught the kids the basics of soccer but made it a lot of fun and did a lot of encouraging. We'll see if they're up for it again next year, because we've got a couple younger brothers who sat on the sidelines for two months and are anxious to play.
These are all photos from Saturday's game. As you can see, Kari was constantly in on the action. The middle row shows one of the goals she scored and then running back to Coach Mike for a big "ten." Rain or shine, Kari always had a large cheering section at her games. Thanks so much to all of you who came and cheered her on! And thanks to the Millers for doing it with us! We had a fantastic first soccer experience.