Mermaids 6 ---- Kickin' Kittens 4

We had a wonderful time at Mackenzi's 1st soccer game on 9-8-07. The girls got to the field an hour early since they didn't have any practices last week due to the holiday and the weather. It was a bit overwhelming the night before, so Brian and I were praying that she would just have fun at her game. Coach Eric was there with his girls, Ariel and Olivia; then Alyson was there and so was Kate. The girls practiced ahead of time with Coach and Kate's dad helped out some too. They were trying to teach the girls to go after the ball and to try to get in front of the person with the ball so they could take it back from them! It was fun to watch. Kate was doing great defending the goal and kicking the balls away from the girls.

The game started and right off the bat, Olivia scored a goal for the Mermaids. It wasn't long after that that she scored another goal. Then little Mackenzi came along and scored a goal as well! She scored a second goal and then Olivia scored two more goals. Kenzi even blocked a goal from the Kickin' Kittens. She had a great time but by the end of the 3rd quarter, she was pretty hot and tired. She had played all three quarters through. So, she was able to sit the last one out and just cheer for her team. The Kickin' Kittens managed to get four goals against the Mermaids, but that's o.k. The girls had a great time playing and learning the rules of the game. Mackenzi was ecstatic after scoring her two goals. She called Nana and Papa, then Aunt Kari and Connor after her game to tell them how excited she was. Daddy had already called Memaw and Pepaw, so they knew as well.

Today as we were laying on the bed, resting, Mackenzi changed the channel on the tv and said, "Mom, look what I found." I turned around and on the tv she had found the spanish channel with a soccer game going on. She was commenting on how fast they were running, and of course that they aren't supposed to touch the ball! I had to explain to her that when she's older, and there is a goalie on her team, they will touch the ball, but not yet. It was funny! She has that rule down straight!

Despite Friday night, she seemed to have had a wonderful time at her game and looks forward to playing one of her friends at church who we found out is on a different team, Lil' Sis. That is going to be fun!