Today was Kylie’s soccer party for the completion of the six week season. It was downriver in Trenton in the church parking lot and Kylie had a lot of fun. I was really impressed with all the things they had there for the kids to participate in. To start they had pizza, cookies, cotton candy, and Capri Sun juice pouches to drink; all of which were very enjoyable. For activities they had a number of large inflatable games for the kids to play on including a large bounce/jump house, an obstacle course, and a big slide. These are the three main ones that Kylie seemed to like, but I think I would have to lean towards the obstacle course as being here overall favorite; she must have ran through that one four or five times in a row and even more than that in total! On the video page there are three videos, one of each of the three activities she seemed to like best. After the party was over we decided to head back to Ypsi and swing in on the Crossroads Music festival. However, seeing as everyone had already had a long day and we all seemed to be pretty tired, we did not stay as long as we typically do and instead came home and called it a night. I was just happy to see Kylie have so much fun, that makes it all worth it to me.

This week was a special week for soccer as today was the only day that Kylie and Delaney’s teams played against each other. The girls were both excited to play together, though they were both seldom on the field at the same time. It was nice to spend the entire time of soccer on one field and be able to watch both girls play. A little sad though because now we only have one week of soccer left for the season. The girls both did very well however, and as usual they had a blast!

Today was the second day of soccer for the girls, and it was not as nice of a day as last week. This morning it was sprinkling the entire time the girls had practice and then their games. It didn’t seem to bother any of the children though. When Kylie was on the field she did great, always running after the ball and kicking at it when she could. We still need to work on her aggressiveness and willingness to get into the cluster and try to take the ball. When it was her turn to be off the field she stood under Daddy’s umbrella and wrapped a towel that Mommy had brought around herself to stay warm and dry off some. A couple of times Daddy skipped over to the field next to ours to check on Delaney and see how she was doing. After a shorter bought of her shyness she appeared to be having a blast as well. It was surprisingly a lot of fun even though we were standing in the rain. Due to the holiday (Memorial Day) there will be no soccer next week.

Today was the first day of soccer, and it was a blast! I got there right as Tiffany was getting ready to take a picture of Kylie in her new uniform (a reversible blue/white jersey with the Goal logo for designating teams) and was able to join the picture, which was a big surprise for Kylie because she hadn’t realized I was there yet. After a few minutes i then went over to see Chris, Tracey, Delaney and Madelyn because they were on a different field. At first the girls didn’t realize who I was, which is sad but considering I don’t see them any where near as often as I would like to also understandable. When the coaches called the teams together I went back over to watch Kylie and see how she did. For the first half hour the team practiced various drills, like dribbling and shooting into the goal and passing; for the last half hour they played their very first soccer match against another team. They would have half the team on the field at a time and rotate out so all the children would have time on the field. While Kylie was playing she had a blast and did fantastic! She went after the ball and stayed with it, she even got a trip in! 🙂 During one of her off times Uncle Chris, Aunt Tracey, Delaney and Madelyn came over; apparently Delaney was a little put off for the moment because soccer wasn’t what she thought it was going to be. In fact at one point she said “I know I would like soccer if I wasn’t so shy.” But after watching how much fun Kylie was having she decided to she wanted to go back and see how her team was doing, and what do ya know? she decided she wanted to play after all. Everyone ended up having a lot of fun and I am really looking forward to next week.

Kylie recently signed up to play soccer for a few weeks over the summer in a beginners soccer class and today Mommy picked up her new soccer gear (which you can see below, clicking will bring you to the gallery). Kylie will be playing in the 3 to 4 year old group and as an added bonus Cousin Delaney will also be in the same league. We don’t know if they will be on the same team but it will be cool that they are there none the less, and Daddy is looking forward to seeing his niece play just as much as he is looking forward to seeing Kylie play. I actually got a sneak peek of this because Mommy took a small video of Kylie “soccering” in the park across from their house, you can see it too here or find it on the videos page.

The soccer camp is being run by Goal Sports and they will be playing in Trenton on Saturday mornings from May through June. So it is a short session but hopefully will be enough for Kylie and Delaney to have fun, make friends, and decide if soccer is something they wish to pursue further. Additionally Goal Sports also has sessions for other activities as well, such as cheer leading and floor hockey, so maybe the girls will get to try other sports as well in the future.

Personally I hope Kylie does take a liking to sports and being active, she already enjoys her ballet and dance in general, so if we can add a sport to her list and maybe a musical instrument then I think that would be fantastic. She already has a guitar and seems to enjoy it, perhaps we should look in to when she can start taking lessons for that, maybe Daddy could even join in?