Monday opened a new chapter of our lives – a chapter of teams and games and competitive sports.  You see, Lily had her first soccer practice :).  She was really looking forward to it – counting down the days, figuring out what she would wear, and talking about it non-stop.  In one of our conversations she went on and on ab out how excited she was to be a goalie.  He he!

For me, it brought back memories of Little League baseball and YMCA basketball practices as a kids.  I loved playing sports, as I know Kevin does, and so it will be interesting to see if Lily loves the whole experience too.

Well, Kevin got off from work just in time to join us, and the whole family joined Lily in the almost 100 degree heat for her practice.  Here are the highlights . . .

• Lily picking up the ball anytime someone got close to her.
• Watching her practice all her cool moves.
• The fact that her coaches are two girls who play college soccer – they are so cute and fun!
• Having Derek sneak away from us into Lily's practice or swipe balls from other practicing teams.
• When Lily hid in the goal with her ball because she knew nobody could steal it from her there.  (The lady behind me kept laughing and telling everyone about it too.  Lily tends to make an impression – he he!)
• Being very relieved that I remembered to bring water for Lily and Derek (although I forgot some for me – oops.)
• Kevin trying to convince Derek to play football with him, when all he wanted was to steal  soccer balls.

Here's a video of the adventure – it is a little long, but so funny :).

Tonight is her second practice, and she is even more pumped up, because she gets to wear the shin guards and cleats I got from a friend.  Fun times!