Sports Mania

My little soccer stars are having a fabulous season! 

Katie is on the 6th grade CYO team for Holy Family.  (You don't have to go to the school to be on the team, you just have to be a member of one of the five participating parishes).  It is great for her to be with her friends for two practices and two games per week.  She has a great coach, and a nice group of girls on her team.  She scored her first goal ever, a few games ago!

Megan is on the U9 local rec team with mostly Holy Family kids.  Again, it is great for her to be with her friends for the practice and the 1-2 games per weekend.  Her team has the same coach as Katie's, and has a very talented group of soccer stars.  Megan usually scores 1-2 goals per game.  She is so quiet and focused, and driven to score!

Jessica is on the U6 local rec team with a mix of girls.  We asked to be on a team with girls from her school, but I guess no one else signed up, so she's with another school.  It's fine, everyone's very nice.  Chris is her coach!  Jessi is an amazing little player.  She takes her position very seriously, especially as goalie or defense.  She will not let that ball go past her!  When she's forward, she scores several times per shift.  I don't think she's particularly athletic or talented, but she really gets the game and what to do, whereas most 5-6 yr olds don't.

Jessica is also trying T-ball this fall.  We found a short little "fall ball" league, with her good friend Danny, and Danny's dad as the coach.  Again, she is amazing at t-ball!  She has never played, but is very determined to learn the game.  She loves playing catch and watching the Tigers now!  "They are just like t-ball, mom!"  She is a very focused little kiddo.  Her first game was this week, and she hit the longest balls of the night - two to the pitcher's mound, and one past the pitcher's mound!  Ha ha!

And she's safe!  (There are no outs in this league, though)

I love this one!  The batter doesn't know where to go.  Jessi is nearly home.  And the diving catch is really a kid who tripped over his teammates!  Ha ha!

Jess in the outfield.  She loves practicing catching ground balls and throwing them to first base.

She hits just like Miguel Cabrera!

I have no idea why there's a kid running behind her!

Jess towers over the other 4-6 year olds.

And all three girls are in ballet this year, too.  No pics of that, yet. 

We have a big race coming up this weekend, the Brooksie Way in Rochester Hills. Chris is running the half marathon for the 6th year in a row.  Katie and Meg are running the 5K.  Jess and I will be cheerleaders!

Our fall sports mania is crazy, but mostly tons of fun.  The weather's been great, and we love being outside.  We love hanging out with our friends.  And we love cheering each other on!