"Little Women" Family: Spring Soccer- 2012

Monday, August 06, 2012

Spring Soccer- 2012

We decided to move Karina up to U-8 with Tierra, this season. It was the first season for both of them on a team that wasn't SuperMod (with goalies, different uniforms, and everything.) Karina could actually have stayed on SuperMod for two more years and so she was feeling a little intimated before they started their practices. However she did great and fit right in, just like we thought she would.

I always loved when they went in together! It was so fun seeing two of my girls out there, working together as a team!

Karina did a really great job! She is a player who is fearless and strong, not afraid of even the girls who were much bigger than her!

Tierra also did great out there! She was truly a leader on the team and was one of the top two scorers on the team.

The Barracudas had a lot of fun together-- Karina, Chloe, Tierra, Audrey, Kate, Ali, (not pictured-- Anna and Cydney). Coach Brody was really sweet with the girls. And he even surprised them with medals (I loved how they even had their team colors!) Tia and Nina loved getting medals!! They had a great spring season of soccer!

Riana and Sariah also played on the same team again. (I didn't take very many pictures this season of them... only from one game... and it happened to be the one against the U-13 team, which were one year older. Notice how much bigger they are than Sariah, in that first picture!! And yet, she is holding her own! Go Sariah!) They have been on this team for a couple of years and sadly, this was the last season for the Crushers! Grant has really enjoyed coaching these girls and working with such an amazing group of parents! There is just such a positive attitude among these parents. And we all enjoy hanging out together cheering on our girls! He also really enjoyed his Co-Coach Scott- they worked well together and got along great! (Grant's original assistant coach from the Crushers also took half of Scott's team, when she left to make her new team. That really bonded Grant and Scott to have that in common and they both ended up better off in the end! We were blessed with a great group in the end!) We were sad to see this team end!! We had a big party at Izzy's Pizza to say goodbye. However, the reason we ended the team was actually kind of exciting... so many of our girls were ready to move on to the next level-- a select team called TC United. 11 of our girls tried out and all 11 made it!! Pretty amazing! Not only that but TC United needed a coach for their U-13 girls team and requested Grant as the coach. Pretty cool!! So Kiana, Bella, Peyton, Riana, Alexis, and Emma will all still be together and still have Grant as their coach. Sariah, Natalia, Anna Grace, Morgyn, and Autumn all made the U-12 girls team. The two teams practice at the same time and the same location, side-by-side, which is kinda fun! We will sure miss Katie, Kat, Hailey, Rachel, Francis, and all the other girls we have had the pleasure of having on the Crushers, and we hope they continue playing soccer! We are excited for a new challenge and to see our girls continue to develop as better soccer players!

1) Daddy horsey and all his babies... they don't all quite fit anymore.
2) 2 Crushers and 2 Barracudas... perfectly well behaved... for the moment!
3) My silly kids- I think this is probably a more accurate picture of reality! LOL!!

Meanwhile...

1) "I'm bored, Mommy... bye!"
2) "I'm outta here!!"
3) "Mommy, aren't you coming?"
4) "Come rescue me, Mommy!"

It was a great season of soccer and we had a lot of fun, both playing and watching/cheering each other on!!

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My Favorite Part of The Book of Mormon

3 Nephi 17:21-24

"21 And when (Jesus) had said these words, he wept, and the multitude bare record of it, and he took their little children, one by one, and blessed them, and prayed unto the Father for them.

22 And when he had done this he wept again;

23 And he spake unto the multitude, and said unto them: Behold your little ones.

24 And as they looked to behold they cast their eyes towards heaven, and they saw the heavens open, and they saw angels descending out of heaven as it were in the midst of fire; and they came down and encircled those little ones about, and they were encircled about with fire; and the angels did minister unto them."

http://scriptures.lds.org/en/3_ne/17

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Our homeschool program!!

My style of homeschooling is "public school at home." We began homeschooling on our own, the 1st year. Then we were enrolled in the Washington Virtual Academy (WAVA) for 3 years. Now we are enrolled in ORLA. Our girls are taking several classes at an Elementary School that is no longer used for a typical Elementary School. Instead 450 homeschooling students (K-12) take classes there with certified teachers (you choose which ones and how many) but you do have to be at the school with them until they are 12 (in another room with toys for the younger kids) or sign them out to a friend. Then you fill in the rest at home. For example, my girls take Music, Art, P.E., and Science at the school 2 days a week and then I teach them Math, Language, and History at home, on the other 3 days. The school also pays for an additional $300 a year of curriculum (like the Math, Lang, Hist.) We do have to keep up with a certain number of hours per week. We also have a "home room teacher" that helps us with everything, like deciding what extra things to do at home and making sure we don't miss anything. We are really enjoying this program-- it truly is the best of both worlds! If you have any questions, email me. :)