Soccer Milestone

After 3 ½ years of playing soccer, Ben made his first goal on Saturday. (In truth, he made quite a few goals his first year playing, but they were all for the opposing team). I had stayed home due to inclement weather and sleeping girls, but Nate called me to share the joy. He said that Ben would get super excited when someone else on his team scored, but when he did, he acted like it was no big deal.

Nate took this picture about 3 seconds before the big moment.

I didn’t want to play favorites (and it was still only 40 degrees outside), so Nate went alone to Emily’s game too. According to his report, she picked up right where she left off last season. She looks like she is being aggressive and runs up and down the field a lot, but we joke about how she tries to maintain a two foot distance from the ball at all times. She is actually a pretty good defensive player and blocked a couple of goal attempts. Luckily, in our super athletic family, she’ll be right on track if she makes a goal two years from now.