Our Super Soccer Star!

Ashten has been playing city league soccer the past couple of months and it has been so much fun for us. Aunt Dally plays soccer for Dixie High school, and of course Ashten wants to do what she does. I have to admit that I was a little worried about how it was going to be. Everyone who knows me can easily say that I am a little bit competitive. I wanted to be able to go to her games and not make her feel like she was under a lot of pressure to be awesome. I also know that she got her super fast speed from her mom, ha ha, so I worried about how aggressive and into the game she would be. Well, she is not the fastest player on the field, but she has been so fun to watch. She is always right into the action and even can look ahead to where the ball might be going. The hardest part for me is when she is the goalie. For some reason she loves playing that position and it is so stressful for me. The first time she played goalie it didn't go too well, but every time she missed a block she would look over at us and we would just smile and give her a thumbs up sign. That's what parents are suppose to do, right? This week she volunteered to be the goalie again and I was amazed with how good she did. She was so aggressive and not afraid to jump on the ball at all. She literally did jump on the ball to save it from going in. They didn't score at all on her. I was one proud momma! She has made two goals and has totally loved being a little soccer player. I wish I could say that I have taught her everything she knows, but thanks to dad and aunt Dally's Sunday practices at grandma's house she is turning into quite the little player.