Soccer Mom

I remember when I bought my black 4runner in 2003 (man I loved that car), one of Justin's friends said 'Oh wow....you guys are going to have to have kids soon...that is such a soccer mom SUV'. Well he was right that we would have kids soon (Kate was born October 2004). The 4runner went bye bye shortly after Kate was born and we upgraded to a larger soccer mom SUV. But this year I officially became a 'soccer mom'.

Justin and I were extremely athletic growing up - it was our outlet...where we felt most comfortable. I played soccer in high school and find it a really genuinely athletic sport. A lot of running, control (not just ball control but self control) and true teamwork. It was also a sport where height (not something I was blessed with a lot of) was not an advantage. We've been playing soccer with Kate for years now just kicking around the ball in the yard and now she's old enough to actually participate in the more formal leagues. So we signed her up at her request and she is on a team of 4 girls. Kate has done really really well at practice and is definitely learning the fundamentals of the game (they won't actually play with a goalie until she's 9 or 10 yrs old).

Today was the first time she wore her shin guards at practice and she just LOVED them. She kept going around the house saying 'Hit me Wesley...Hit me...you can't hurt me..hit me' Her first game is Saturday (actually 2 games in one day). First game is at 9am and second at noon. Now I guess I know why they call it soccer mom...b/c you spend all week toting them to and from practice and then spend all weekend toting them to and from the games. Much fun! Love my girl!