Herd Ball

This past Saturday Carter made her soccer debut! We missed the first game due to Clint's wedding and the week before they didn't have enough kids to play, so she had been anticipating this day for a while now! It was picture day, so we arrived early, and had to wait on the game before hers to finish. It was pretty warm. Carter got a little inventive and found some shade...





Emme found some too...

Soon it was time to "warm up" (although we were already pretty warm)...





After a few minutes of kicking...






the Mighty Scorpions were ready for action...



(or maybe just a drink)...


and a little rest...



The kids play 3 on 3 and Carter started the game on the sideline, I just know she is thinking "Put Me In COACH!!" (or maybe she is just enjoying the shade, yeah, that's probably more like it)...


When she finally hit the field she did a great job of keeping up with the herd...



At this age it's a lot more like "Herd Ball" than soccer...


they all just run around in a big group around the ball...



eventually someone breaks free and kicks it or scores a goal. Carter like to hang on the fringes, I can imagine it's a little intimidating...


jumping into the herd means your probably going to get kicked and shoved around a bit...


I think her day is coming...


but for now my girl gets an "E" for EFFORT! I can just see those wheels turning and she is doing the best she can. I love that something deep down in her has the desire to try so hard. Sometimes a smile says it all...


and she's kinda' into the snacks...