Soccer!

Soccer season. What a fun time of year! All four kids played this year. Sara jumped right on the girls U12 team. She had never played any type of sport before. She did great! She enjoyed everything about it...the practices, the games, and of course her dad as the coach! It was very much of a learning experience for Mike to coach girls for the first time, expecially older ones. He left every game smiling whether they won or lost!

Mike also coached Sean's team. There was not so much smiling with the boys, but he enjoys every minute of it, and makes a huge positive impact on every single boys life on his team. He is a tremendous coach and advocate for them. They are so lucky to have him.

Sean and Ryan are both great soccer players. They are athletic, coordinated, smart on the field, and fast. They both love the sport and enjoy playing. Each of them will continue playing through November until a final tournament on the 21st.

Evan played his first year this season. He loved the uniform and he loved the shoes. He also enjoyed the practices. He could take or leave the actual games. He actually refused to ever get out on the field. As much as it should maybe have bothered us or maybe we should have tried a little harder, it really worked to our advantage . Most of our games all overlapped, so he did not mind missing his games to go to his brothers or sisters. There is always next year!