Mother vs. Daughter--Soccer Edition

Last Saturday was our final game of the spring soccer season (it went way too fast). We'd had 2 games a week for 4 weeks, so it felt like we were ending right after we started...maybe because we did. At this last game, I gave Randy the camera and told him to "take a lot" so it was fun to see what he ended up with.


Whitney's cheesy grin, apparently she's more cooperative when Randy's got the camera than when I do.


This is a photo of the girls swarming me all begging to play certain positions. It's hard to think clearly when they're all begging to play, but with my trusty clip board I keep track of what positions they play and how long they're in the game.

My clipboard system.

They're cute self-portrait...I just noticed their teeth are exactly the same shape, who knew?

Half-time oranges.

Whitney was very happy my mom made it to her last game. It was particularly nice of her to do that because it meant scrambling to get ready for the day in order to make it on time from freakin Eagle Mountain.


I don't think they had pink-striped cleats when I was a kid, but I would have loved these.


Whitney spent much of the season arguing with me over which position she should play. She wants to be a Forward so she'll be more likely to score, but she's more talented as a Defender or Goalie. She finally listened to me during this game and willingly played those positions. This is an action shot of her as goalie, you can see the ball in the air as she did a mighty throw. I tried over and over to teach her about the importance of working together as a team and going where your team needs you to go, she would agree with me then say, "But I want to be a Forward." Aargh!


We actually had one game where she had tears of frustration and fury when I moved from Forward to Defender. It was so bad that I had to yank her out of the game just a minute after putting her in. Luckily Randy was there that night and able to talk to her on the sidelines, but it was most unpleasant and made me reconsider the "good" I'm doing by being one of her coaches. I may not sign up to help next season, we'll see.



We posed for a team photo after the game, but it was one of those situations where 3 cameras were going at the same time and everyone looked at a different one.

**Any advice about this "issue"?
Do you like her cleats?**

Comment Window Tidbit: We had a super productive Saturday and I loved it! The weather was perfect (70 degrees), and we made progress on the garage, the weeds and our cars. I am filthy and tired...both good signs of a productive day.