Saturday, March 12, 2016

Unicorns V. Dynamos, Mom Brings Out the Big Camera

Going up against a team with a name like this gave me the foresight to bring out my big ol (not working great these days, but still fancier than a phone) camera.
Coach Chris helps Cutie Patootie Emily get her shin guards on before leaving

An Already-Ready Addie takes advantage of a few outside moments to swing

And who's this big girl? Lil Sis!

C'mon! Let's go to soccer!

Cool as a Cucumber

Who's that handsome man? It's Coach Chris!

Clark joins in the drills, he's ready to show these girls how it's done! (And Emily does some sort of excited dance!)

Cute soccer players!

Kickin' the ball with Dad

Go Unicorns!

Yep, these Dynamos knew what they were doing

But we worked hard to keep up with them!

Go Emily!

Chris gets them ready to charge!



This picture perfectly represents Annika's attitude on the field. "Give me the ball!"



Elizabeth charmed her way into getting an early snack, she has Miss Sonya wrapped right around her finger



Girls in way-too-big shirts sometimes leads to shirt play


Cheer Tunnel!!





Woo Hoo! Go Unicorns!

The game after this one was against the Dolphins, and I didn't take any pictures for some reason. Then the week after that was a scrimmage against ourselves, and all the parents took to the field as well, so I was too busy playing to take pictures. That was pretty fun! The kids got such a kick out of playing with their parents. The last game was on Halloween, and Emily was so sick, and trick-or-treating in Niwot that morning totally wore her out, so I took her home for a nap and let her skip the game.

We're looking forward to playing again in the fall. Unfortunately, we'll be without Jenna and Alexis as the Robbs are moving back to Ohio at the end of the school year (a fact that makes me tear up every time I think it). The Homolkas will be with us again, though, and Kiara and Annika have already requested Coach Chris.

Unicorns vs. Zebras

In a mythical game in which unicorns sparred off agains zebras, who would you pick as the winner? The zebras have stripes, but they don't have magical horns.

Elizabeth tries out Coach Chris's whistle. It works well!

The overcast sky was a nice break on this October day. The girls always got so sweaty and hot running in the sun!

Elizabeth got digging in the bag and tried on Emily's shorts, got herself some sweet shades, and almost got into the sunscreen (thanks, Clark, for coming to tell me about that one!)

Game Time!

Our third game was agains the Roadrunners. DeeDee came to watch with Callie and Annie, and Emily and Addie were super excited to have a big audience!
Elizabeth got right to work cuddling up with Clark

Addie took a little break from practice to give DeeDee a big hug

More sideline shenanigans 



We had discovered by this time that Annika was our ringer. This girl loves going after the ball, she's fast, and she's determined to score.
Yep, the cheer tunnel is definitely the best part of the game, and when grandmas and cousins are part of the tunnel, they're just that much better!

Go Unicorns!

The second week of soccer, we played the Hello Kitties. I took a few pictures during practice, and then the videos are from the game.

Emily goofs around with Annika while Chris gives soccer tips to Kiara and Addison

Look at these cuties getting ready for the big game!



Get that ball Addie!