Soccer

 When we asked Ava what extra curricular activity she wanted to do this fall she said soccer so we signed her up for the youth league at the YMCA. She loved kicking the soccer ball outside and running so we knew this would be the perfect sport for her to try.

Her team name is the Monkeys (voted on by the kids) and they have practice every Tuesday and games every Saturday.

Here are some pictures from her first game. They didn't have their game tshirts ready yet so they wore these yellow jerseys instead.

I was so anxious to see how she would do in a game setting and I just prayed that more than anything she would have fun and want to play.

This is her coach, Coach Alyssa. 

She definitely is not as aggressive about getting to the ball and kicking it, like I thought she would be, but she does some kicks in here and there and absolutely loves to play. Unlike some of her other teammates who don't want to go in the game, she is always ready to go in (even if it means mostly running with the pack ;).

Little brother has fun at the games too!

With each game she is getting better and better and we couldn't be more proud of her good attitude and determination. I love watching her play!