Soccer Season is Upon Us!

We've made it halfway through the spring soccer season, so I figured it was time to post some pictures!

This is Carter's second season of soccer (first was Fall 2014). We changed teams, and he coincidentally ended up on a team with a long time friend, Carson. They've known each other since they were 4! So, we were happy to have a buddy right off the bat. They're the Goal Getters and they're bright orange! Dad's favorite :)

Goal Getter's first practice with Coach Joel

This is Ella's first season to play, and we requested to be on a team with some nearby neighborhood friends! They're the Zebras, and they love their color.... purple!!

Here is Ella right before her first practice... she was pumped!

 Her team practices at the park at the end of our street.... so nice and convenient to be able to walk there! Coach Christy is awesome and lives just around the corner from us!

 She did awesome at her first practice! No hesitation, whatsoever!

They play on opposite sides of town, and often at or near the same time..... so unfortunately we've had to do a lot of splitting up this season. More than I would like. We take turns s much as we can, but I hate missing their games, or even just part of their games! And I don't like that they're not able to watch and cheer for each other. But, we knew that would be part of two in soccer at the same time. 

First game... 2/13

 Carter is #20

 Ella's first game, also 2/13

 While she had a great first practice, apparently a game is, well, "a whole different ballgame". HA! She wasn't feeling it AT ALL. She didn't want to do anything but stand in the middle of the field and pout. So that is what she did, pretty much the entire time.

 When she had breaks, I did my best to encourage, help, and pep her up! (Eric was with Carter at his game, but I could've really used his help pep talking!).

 In the final quarter, she decided she'd run with the crowd. Small victories!! Happy to see her keeping up and smiling!

 And Cole did pretty good. He mostly hung out on the sidelines with the girls, and only tried to run out on the field a few times! ;)

Week 2, and this time they get to watch each other play!  

Pictures together were necessary before leaving the house. 

 LOVE!

 And with their biggest fan, little bro!

 Eric and I got to go to each game this time, too! So that was nice!

 Warming up

 

 Game time!

 Ella pretty much ran with the pack on game 2 as well. Near the end she started to pout because she said, "they're not giving me a turn".... so we had to have a long talk about the game of soccer and how it's played. For some reason it never occured to me that she might actually be waiting on a turn. HA! I guess we never did tell her that there aren't turns, you just go for it, but still.

 Onto the next field for Carter's game.

 Fun on the goal posts

 Week 3 was picture day at FC Dallas stadium where they took individual and team pictures on the field. How cool is that? Haven't gotten these pictures back yet, but anxious to see them!

Ella's team headed down

 Cool shot of the stadium

 Posing Ella

 Carter's team waaaaay down there

 Game 3 Ella did a little better about trying to go after the ball. No goals, but keeping up and sticking her feet in there a little!

 Cole cheering for sis!

 Hanging on the sidelines.

So we've just hit the halfway point, and had the week off of soccer for Spring Break, but we're back at it this week and weekend. As of now, neither one of them have scored a goal yet. They're just not the super aggressive type, and I'm okay with that! But, Ella does a great job of staying with the pack, and she's pretty much the fastest runner on the team, and even of all the teams we've played. That girl can smoke anyone!! Carter does a great job defending the ball, and has gone for it a few times to take it up the field, to no avail. Their team has played some really awesome teams (for being only 6 and 7), so I don't blame him if he's been a little intimidated to go for the ball. Hoping they both can improve enough to each get their first goal this season! We shall see! Also, need to go through videos and see what I've got. Will post those separately later on.