EXCITEMENT!

Talk about EXCITEMENT! These little Mermaids are so excited about playing soccer and learning to play together. It's only been a few weeks, but the girls are really starting to work together as a team - they cheer each other on - they give each other hugs when they see each other and when they're leaving practice or games - and give each other "high fives" when they've made a good play. In this picture the girls are working together screaming for the MERMAIDS!

It's pretty funny because her coach, Coach Eric, has gotten himself into a position where he probably will have to deal with it the entire season. Initially the girls tried to take off with the goals and Coach Eric chased them playfully and then the goals "ate" the girls. They have SO much fun. Well, this past week's practice he added another "fun" game the girls like to play. I guess a couple of them were just tired at practice and then they were playing so aggressively that a few of them got bruises and bumped into one another. . .so, Coach Eric decided that he would let the girls "FLY."

This practice went really well - Kenzi is really learning to play the game and is figuring out how to defend her goal. She's running real fast, and is working to get in front of the one with the ball so that she can work to take it from them. This video really shows how well she's doing in just such a short few weeks. You can also hear how her teammates cheer both girls on while they're playing! We're obviously very proud of her and happy to see that she's having so much fun!