Landini at kick off.
Instead, the other team had 3 more guys than us which meant they could rotate in rested guys, whereas all our guys had to play for the entire hour.
That made for a whole lot of running!
Landon had several good shots and close calls, but none of them went in.
This isn't a picture of Landon, but isn't the angle of this kid running amazing?
I love this picture of my mom!
Adam and Amy's girls had spent the night so they were there with us, which meant Megan did a whole lot of talking.
Poor Bella! I guess Tess was comfortable though.
Whitney wore my mom's sun glasses for awhile.
Our team was down 3-0 at the half and they were feeling seriously defeated. The coach did his best to motivate them with a pep talk, but it didn't take.
Randy trying to help Landon regroup and focus and half time.
The final score was 5-0 despite our best efforts. It was a sad state of affairs and made for the saddest post-game cheer and "good game" exchange ever.
This is the first time they've ever gotten trophies, but they weren't happy about getting 2nd place.
Post game congratulations and adoration, though he wasn't ready to receive them.
Ah, a smile!I think it would have been a less painful loss had they not tied and beat that team already. We have no idea how the other team had improved so much in just a couple weeks' time, but they were definitely improved. I suggested steroids as a possibility, but it's unlikely.
**How do you feel about 2nd place?
Did you have trophies as a kid?**
Did you have trophies as a kid?**
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15 comments:
Dang it. It would have been fun for them to win... I enjoy when the games are competitive... the heightened emotions are tough but still better to get 2nd trying really hard than by default.
I love that picture of your mom, too. What a pretty, pretty lady.
I think your question at the bottom is very funny. I don't know that I've ever thought about how I feel about second place. I don't like it as well as first, but it is markedly better than third.
I also like the picture of Randy focusing Landon. What a great interaction photo.
When did you start featuring porn on your blog? (10th photo)
Snicker.
Pornography outside, at a family park is SICK AND WRONG! Like that guy can't feel the wind on his cheeks? Sorry - he knows!
SICK! The horror if your littles saw such a thing! Oh my!
I feel badly for your Landon! It is hard to try so hard and give it your all and then still loose. I love the photo of him and Randy. I would enlarge that and put that it his room. It speaks volumes of love, dedication and support of a parent!!
Sadly, I had no trophies as a child as I was pretty much not into sports.. skateboarding didn't count nor did non competetive swimming or boogie boarding.. Sigh.
My littles LOVE their trohpies (otherwise known as golden dust collectors...)
You have accomplished much today!!
That is a painful loss for sure. Still, it's pretty great to get to the tournament and get a trophy! I've never had one of those.
The picture of Randy psyching him up is so sweet. And the one of everyone trying to cheer him is pretty tender. Great documentation!
I laughed out loud about you suggesting steroids as an unlikely possibility, ha!
second place hurts for a bit- but really it's a great accomplishment (unless it's just two teams involved?)
HOooray for a GREAT season & so much family support! incredible
HOoray for women's conference!
It doesn't matter if you win or lose until you lose....
I could feel Landon's pain in this post. You could tell he didn't like being congratulated when he didn't feel good about the game.
The bum cleavage is THE WORST.
2nd place is good but it doesn't always feel that way...
I love our soccer league because it is low-key (they don't even keep track of the score for the younger kids), and everyone gets a trophy. It's a recreational league, not a competitive one so it's just about the kids learning the basics of the game.
Um, yeah the bum shot is definitely horrifying!
So many great pictures in this post though--your mom, the one of Whitney is pretty, and love the one of Randy reassuring Landon.
I think Landini is very handsome in those pictures....he looks more grown up with his short short hair. Too bad they did not win. Especially if you have a competitive nature....you are too funny about the police being notified......daring.
I blog hopped on to your very cute blog. I am a newbie blogger.
The bum cleavage police should be notified right away!
I'm glad your windows are clean enough to judge others clearly. This very nice man is my neighbor. I'm sure he'd be thrilled to see his picture up here for all to see. Just out enjoying a soccer game and someone decides it's o.k. to publically ridicule.
Anon- she's not judging, merely documenting an unfortunate sight to behold. At least his face isn't showing...
I LOVE the photo of Randy counseling Landon, it's so great. And the team photo where everyone looks appropriately miserable but Landon is forcing a smile.
Anon has nerve!
I was just showing Luci the picture of Whitney and she noticed Mr. Crack in the photo below, oops! What a terrible sight to see. Luci said how gross.
My kids love thir little trophy collections.
I think that Anonymous made President Monson's point exactly. Jill, I think that you were just fine in what you did. I don't think that you are a bad person because you pointed out something that was offensive to you and to many others. I don't think that you were judging that person at all. I think the point that President Monson was making is that we, as women, tend to put others down to build ourselves up and it should be the opposite. We should build others up and help them and step out of our box in order to build ourselves up.
Oh come on. There's no excuse for crack. Home boy could feel the wind on his backside. Please.
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