GOAL!!!!

Yep, it's official . . . I'm a "Soccer Mom!"  I have fold up chairs, a soccer ball, and muddy cleat prints in my minivan to prove it.  All I need now is a bumper sticker!  

This post is about 2 weeks late, but we've been busy with life.  Hannah had her first soccer game two Saturdays ago.  It was a night game and she donned her bright green jersey and neon socks and joined the rest of Team Bubblecious (yes . . . Bubblecious) under the lights.  I had been having an ongoing conversation in my head, sort of downplaying the whole soccer experience this year . . . oh, they're 5 and 6 year olds-- this is just for fun . . . I'll just sit back and watch at practice and games.  Haha, yeah right.  I screamed my head off!!!  I don't know why I thought I would not get totally caught up in cheering for my child, who is playing the sport I played for my entire life (OK, well from the time I was 4 through high school and then on college intramural teams . . . so maybe not my whole life . . . but you get the gist).  It was awesome, fun, and totally cute to see Hannah out there on the field.  She and her teammates had a good game.  They lost 3-1, but had a total blast!  Hannah did a wonderful job on defense (sort of a sweeper role)-- clearing the ball and protecting the keeper (who by the way rocked--falling on the ball at times. . . so cute!) and handled the ball pretty well when she was on offense.  The highlight of the night (as you may have guessed by the title) was when Hannah scored the first and only goal for her team.  Guess where I was . . . in the bathroom with Madeline.  I was heartbroken.  Jonathan said she had a breakaway of sorts and shot from a short way out.  Apparently the coach then ran to Hannah and picked her up over his head. She pretends to be embarrassed about that part. 

Not only did I miss Hannah's first goal, but my camera battery died . . . that never happens, as I am fanatical about checking and charging my camera battery .  And, I change my white balance and ISO so frequently that I am usually very careful about checking the settings prior to shooting.  However, I was so caught up in cheering that I forgot to check the settings before I snapped a few shots prior to the battery dying.  Oh well.  We have two games this week, so I am sure there will be many photo opportunities.

 

 Walking in to the soccer complex.

 

Warming Up.

 

Pre-game huddle.

 

Madeline sporting her "Go Team Bubblecious!" shirt.

 

The tiniest Bubblecious fan!