Soccer!

It's that time of year again - SOCCER! We've got three in soccer this year, which makes it busy, but they are loving it! Saturday we had a whole day of games. It all started at 8:30 am with Eryn's game. She is on the "Serpents" with all her friends from her past soccer teams, and the same coaches (Ryan Nielsen and Jared). They just keep getting better and better... in fact, Eryn played her best game ever on Saturday. She usually plays defense, and is really getting more confident in her abilities. I don't get to watch her very often (since usually Bryson's games are at the same time as hers) so I really enjoyed getting to see her in action on Saturday.




Right after Eryn's game, we headed over to Kaitlyn's (of course it was practically on the other side of town!) It's fun to see her team (the "Bananas") play. She does AWESOME! She likes to play forward and has scored a couple of goals this season (she ALMOST scored one on Saturday). The girls on her team are really starting to understand the game and are learning to play their positions and work as a team. Jared is her coach again this year, and Ryan Nielsen (Eryn's coach) is his assistant. They make a great coaching team... the girls are really learning a lot. I loved watching her play!




After Kaitlyn's game, we headed home for a short break (and to eat lunch) and then went back to the soccer fields for Bryson's game at 1:00. Last year was funny, as he was more interested in birds and his own shadow, but this year he kinda gets it! His team is called the "Tiger Sharks." They are still in the stage where they just run in a clump after the ball, but Bryson gets right in there and gets some good kicks in! He scored a goal during a game that I had to miss (I was sad to miss that!) But he was really excited about it. He is having a great time this year! Oh, and what does Hayden do during all these games? He has made some cute little friends (who also happen to be in our ward) and they have the best time running around together!