So, here we go! Another year over and it seems like it just flew by! Looking at my most recent posts, I can't believe I let so much time go by again without an update. But to our credit here, we've been crazy busy!
The girls are still heavily involved with 4H, Soccer and Basketball, the later of which will begin in January. And yes, Amy and I are coaching for their team once again! This time though we have a little bit of help from a third coach this season. This is a good thing, being that my current work schedule only allows me to be available for every other practice and game day. Amy won't have to worry about coaching a game by herself now. Although I don't know why she worries, she's an awesome coach and really doesn't need a lot of help!
The girls really killed it this year in 4H, gaining more experience, awards, plaques and trophies! Hope showed a pair of Barred Rock hens and brought home the big trophy for her birds! She's very proud of that trophy and we are very proud of her! Plus it's nice to know we have a pair of prize winning birds in our flock! Charity also took Reserve Grand Champion for her Buff Silkie.
As for Soccer, the girls were on their first Travel Team this past Fall! I must admit that I was a bit reluctant to let them play on a Travel Team. I honestly didn't think they were ready for that. Turns out, I was the only one not ready for them to do that. They, on the other hand, were very ready. This time around though, due to my work schedule, Amy had to assist coach their team with two other fellas who were just absolutely outstanding coaches and great with the girls. Even though this was their first time coaching an all girls team, lol. The girls played for the St. Joe Pumas U12 girls team and they ended up taking first place in their division with a 7 - 1 record! They started out a little rough and a few of those wins were a bit ugly, but by their fourth week into the season, you could see the progress they had made since their first game, which they got stomped 6 - 1. That same team they played that beat them that first week, they turned around and beat them a few weeks later 3 - 1! Turns out, this was also Faith's season to shine. Faith loves to play the Goal Keeper position more than anything in the world. She actually had to fight for that spot this season and won it hands down with a more than spectacular play against Hobart, were she jumped higher than I've ever seen her jump before to stop a high ball going into the Goal. She caught this thing in flight and drop kicked it down the right sideline! Uh, it was a beautiful play and I almost cried right then! From that point on, her team sang her praises all season and you knew right then that she was their main Goal Keeper and they weren't going to trust anyone else there! We were so proud of her! Out of the 8 week season, Faith only allowed 4 goals! She was outstanding! Hope also scored her first goal this past Fall as well! Talk about another great moment! That was the second time I almost cried during a game! Charity has gotten considerably better as well! Her speed and agility have much improved, and she came awful close to getting her first goal last season as well! I can't wait to see were they take it in the Spring season!
Well that does it for now! Don't know if I'll get the chance to update again before years end. So have a great Christmas and a Happy new year!
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